Time Management

Learning Intention

We are learning about how to organise my time, materials and brain to have quality study time.

Success Criteria

• I know that how I learn can affect the tools I need to manage my time well.

• I understand there are different tools or techniques I can use to organise my time.

• I can use one of the time management tools to help keep me on top of everything I need to do for school and home.

What is time management?

Time management is all about using your time effectively or productively. It is especially important when you need to balance a lot of things like, going to school, doing homework, completing important tasks, doing exercise and staying in touch with friends. Oh, and getting enough sleep!

Setting up a schedule and making it work to fit everything in takes commitment and perseverance. We can often make mistakes in our planning for activities and work in terms of weeks, days and hours AND there are always good reasons for putting things off. When you create a schedule for things, you can revisit it and adjust it if you need to.

Eliminate your excuses

Start by organising all of your spaces. Consider what you should and need to have in order to study or learn in each of these places:

• Backpack

• Locker

• Exercise books for school/ folder & paper

• Computer/ electronic device

• Desk

• Desk Drawers

Consider your supplies and do you need different things for different places:

• Pens

• Highlighters

• Pencils & erasers

• Ruler

• Glue

• Scissors

• Sticky Notes

• Desk lamp

Different Techniques to try

Activity: Let's get time organised

Think about this week and everything you have to do. Use each one of the techniques above and figure out which might work best for you.