First Things First--Scheduling your Time Using a Leadership Tool

Our kiddos are really struggling this year with Time Management! I have done this lesson for several years, but today, I decided to add a Leadership Tool from the Leader in Me, and it's made all the difference. What I did was I provided the students a list of activities to do and they had to put them into the Time Matrix. The one I created looks a little different than what Franklin Covey suggests, because it is in kid-friendly language. Another new spin I put on this lesson was I added Julia Cook's book "Planning isn't my Priority and Making Priorities isn't in My Plan!" The kids love it!!! It helped me introduce the word Priority and really got the conversation started about how to begin setting them.

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Growth Mindset: Extension Activity

Last week, we learned about having a Growth Mindset. This week, I am hoping to go a little further with this topic by using this "Star Wars' clip. I found this amazing website called Step-up 2 thrive . This site does a lot of work with Mindset and is helping me find resources to support what I am doing in the classroom. LESSON PLAN: REVISED TO MEET MY STUDENTS' NEEDS Tell students to do the following: (WORKSHEET PROVIDED ) 1. On the side labeled, On the side labeled, "Things that are hard", list things that you struggle with, or challenge you. In the column labeled, "Things I say to myself about doing these things," have students write phrases they may say to themselves when something becomes difficult. Here are a few examples: I can't Too Hard There's no Way It's too much This is gonna take forever 2.. Show video clip: 3. After viewing clip, Have students answer the following questions...

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My name is Gina Crabtree. I am the proud wife of Nathan Crabtree and a mom to two daughters, Natalie (20) and Allison (16). I believe that if you do what you love it's never really work. Well, I ❤ My job! I am a School Counselor at W.R. McNeill Elementary School. I have had the privilege of working here as the School Counselor for almost 15 years. When I became a School Counselor, I had NO IDEA where to start. I felt so alone, until I stumbled across some amazing school counseling blogs. These ladies were so helpful and inspiring, and really help set the pathway for me to become the counselor I am today. That is why, almost 10 years ago, I started my own blog. My goal is to be a resource for any counselor struggling to find their voice, advocate for themselves, and develop lessons that are engaging to children. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me for anything you might need to help build your program into all i...

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