Planning and Organization

Prioritization is the activity that arranges items or activities in _______________ relative to each other.

• order of importance

• random order

• order of what you want to do

What will you do first?

• Practice a sport/instrument

• Finish a math homework assignment

• Watch your favorite Netflix show

• Just chill

What will you do first?

• Study for a quiz you will have tomorrow

• Finish the project that's due tomorrow

• Play video games

• Clean your room

The question(s) you should ask yourself when you're unable to decide what to do first...

• What do I feel like doing first?

• What absolutely needs to get done today?

• What's for dinner?

• What is the easiest task?

Select the people you think that should keep a planner.

• Students

• Businessmen/businesswomen

• Teachers

• All of these should use a planner

What is (one of) the best ways to prioritize?

• Doing whatever you want to do

• Making a TO-DO list

• Making a NOT-TO-DO list

Which task will you do first?

• Talking to a friend (to talk about your crush)

• An important research project due in 3 weeks

• Studying for a math test (tomorrow- 1st class)

• Reading an article for a class discussion (tomorrow- 5th class)

Spend time on ____ night to prepare for the week ahead

• Friday

• Saturday

• Sunday

• Monday

Write down your homework...

• as soon as it is assigned in class

• when you think to do it during lunch

• at the end of the day

• when your friend reminds you to write it down

When you plan your homework time, which of the following should you NOT do...

• plan toward the end of the day before you leave school

• write down how much time you think you will need for each assignment

• don't look at your planner

• review your planner and the assignments you wrote down