Tag: planning
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If your student struggles with how much time things take, have them track their time for a week.
When your student has trouble managing their schedule, ask them to record how they spend their time over seven days. Write down their activities in 15 or 30 minute chunks. Then they can fully understand where the time is going.
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#1 Tip for Being Successful in High School What Causes Teens to Struggle with Time Management? Building Positive Relationships While Teaching Virtually Top 3 Things To Do in the Middle of the Semester Thanks for reading!
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Why I Started Using a Planner
I started using a planner, or more accurately, a student agenda in middle school when my teachers forced us all to do so. The school provided these student agendas with the dress code printed inside, along with other school rules. Each day, at the end of each class, the teacher had us write down the…
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From Chaos to Calm: Organizing Your Teen’s Study Space
Your teen needs a plan for where they will study and do homework. Take it from someone who often fell asleep reading a textbook on her bed in college. Ideas: Having a stash of basic school supplies will save you a last minute run to the store! Think about poster board and markers as well…
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Planning for Fall! (re-post from 2024)
Yesterday Daniel and I sat down and planned the next two months, particularly weekends. We already had things on the calendar (work days, a craft show I’m a vendor at), but we wanted to make sure we included lots of fun things as well. We also figured out childcare! I have a running list of…
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How to Decide on Target Goals
Do you have a long list of goals? (If not, start here) I would not necessarily narrow down your lengthy list, but choose which are most important to you. These are your target goals. Which of your goals are most important to you? You may want to choose one goal per category (1 school goal,…
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Goal-Setting for Teens
No one wants to spin their wheels like a hamster going nowhere. So take some time now to save yourself time later! Figure out what your teen values in their life, and set actionable goals together! *By actionable, I mean goals that achievable and can be measured. Vague goals such as “get in shape” or…
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3 Things to do Before School Starts
3 Things to do Before School Starts to set yourself up for success! Doing these 3 things before school starts will set you up for success!
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Teacher Lesson Planners
It’s that time of year again! One of my favorite parts of the new school year is setting up a new teacher lesson planner. I like to have a lesson planner separate from my everyday planner. However, I do put school-related events that change or affect my normal schedule on my everyday planner. Then I…
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Planning Summer Fun
Here are three things to consider when planning summer fun: Comment and let me know what your teen’s goals are this summer!