Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 3, Session 4: Setting Priorities, Managing Time | Page 50 of 68Session 4: Setting Priorities, Managing Time
Date: Time: 120 minutes Facilitator(s):
Facilitator preparation:
If you are doing a demonstration of the Motivation activity “Full to Overflowing,” prepare a liter bottle by
cutting the spout off so you have an opening the same diameter as the bottle.
Experiment with the materials for “Full to Overflowing” so you can estimate the amount of rocks, sand,
and water to have on hand.
3.Cut up small slips of paper for the daily activities and “need to, have to, want to” activity.
Prepare Flip chart 1: Stick Figure and Flip chart 2: Using Time Effectively.
5.Make signs that say “Agree” and “Disagree” and post at opposite ends of the learning space.
Study Trainer Material 1: Motivation Theory to understand the concepts to be discussed in the
Application phase.
Materials:
Equipment- Rocks about half the size of a fist
- Dry, clean sand
- Water
- Liter-sized containers (3) for the demonstration in Motivation
- Drinking-cup sized containers (4) for each group of participants for the Experiment in Motivation
- Newspaper or plastic sheets to protect the learning space
- Slips of paper or small cards
- Pens or pencils
- Signs that say “Agree” and “Disagree” posted at opposite ends of the learning space
Prepared flip charts
Flip chart 1: Stick Figure (This was also used in Unit 2, Session 2)
Flip chart 2: Using Time Effectively
Handouts
Handout 1: Need To, Have To, Want To
Handout 2: A Full Cup for Tomorrow
Trainer materials
Trainer Material 1: Motivation Theory
Learning Objectives:
After a self-analysis of their own activities, participants will describe at least three things they do now that
waste time.
After sorting a list of future activities into three categories, participants will identify at least three things
they can do that will help them to use time more effectively and in a manner that helps them make progress
on their action plans to achieve their goals.
After discussion and a categorization of future activities, participants will describe at least one strategy for
being a motivated, self-directed learner.