Week Planner

Time & Task Management

create a foundation - plan your week

When we have a lot to do, it can feel overwhelming. 

It can seem that there is not enough time in a day, or days in the week to finish everything that needs to be done.

This can lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, hopelessness.

Don't despair!  There is help! 

Create a week planner

A week planner is a foundation to support the structure of your week.  

It will be what you aim for.

When life gets in the way of doing things when they are scheduled, it also gives you information so you know when you can reschedule. It gives you control. 

It helps you put together the puzzle pieces of your week. 

This can change as life events change - new semester, new job, new baby.

Then you make a new Week Schedule. 

This is a picture of a completed week schedule using colors to denote different things (ex., yellow is food lab, orange is English class, blue is work, etc.).

Below is a form that you might like to use to create your Week Schedule.

Put the times in the time column based on the earliest you have to wake up.

Add everything that you always need to do during a week - classes, work, family responsibilities, eating, time for yourself, etc.   

You can use colors to indicate what type of event it is - blue for school, yellow for work, or different colors for each class.  You choose. 

If you would like to print a paper copy of the Week Planner,

click below to access a PDF version.

Week Planner.pdf

You also can use an Excel spreadsheet or Google Sheets to create your Week Schedule, which makes it easier to modify when you move into another semester. 

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For more information... 

Check out the video at the link below for help in creating your week schedule.

The video takes you step-by-step through the creation of a week schedule that includes your classes, study times, work schedule, personal responsibilities, date night, and anything that you regularly do on a weekly basis.  

The focus is to find time for required things AND for things you enjoy doing.  

You do not need to watch the video to complete this module.

This is a picture of where to click on the video to get close captioning (cc) and to make the picture larger (rectangle) or smaller (4 arrows in rectangle pointing to the center)

Pierpont's Structure Your Week Video

Below are PDF options of transcripts of the video above Structure Your Week

Table Version

Structure Your Week Video Transcript Table.pdf

Story Version

Structure Your Week Video Transcript Story Form.pdf
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