REAL WORLD LIFE SKILLS TIME MANAGEMENT GROUP ACTIVITY

Students will become familiar with using their time wisely as they experience this exciting and fun activity about time management. This is a story and 4 rubrics to set the expectation. Students will be placed in groups of 3 to work together and accomplish the tasks that are asked of them for this project. This lesson is one of my students favorite and they obtain a tremendous amount of group social skills and overall time management knowledge. This is a sure WIN, WIN for the class.

Overview

Students will become familiar with using their time wisely as they experience this exciting and fun activity. They will have 4 rubrics to set the expectation and an exciting story to prepare them for the assignment. Students will be placed in groups of 3. This lesson is one of my student’s favorite and they obtain a tremendous amount of group social skills and overall time management. This is a sure WIN, WIN for the class and they will enjoy it.

Time

3-4 days

Materials

• Computer and rubrics
• Printing paper
• Poster board and glue sticks
• Markers and crayons
• Rubric copies should be attached together in the following order:
• Items list
• Poster
• Script
• Oral Presentation

Student Objectives

• Students will work together in groups of 3.
• Students will utilize rubrics to determine the activity requirements.
• Students will complete a marketing poster for an oral presentation.
• Students will create professional documents in Microsoft WORD.
• Students will develop an oral group presentation.

Accommodations

Students may receive help using Microsoft Office

WORD when needed.

Guided Learning

1. Begin by having an exciting discussion about how you are pretending to reward them based on their outstanding performance in the business world, so therefore you will be taking them on a cruise for 1 week to the Caribbean.

2. Provide a story about how everyone is having so much fun on the cruise ship laughing and enjoying their time relaxing.

3. Then all of a sudden there was a big BANG and the cruise ship hit a large rock in the water. Everyone had to jump in the water because the ship was sinking. As everyone was swimming in the water, they looked around to see if there was an island close by. Yes, there was, and it was about ¼ of a mile away. They saw a lot of items that were in floating in the water including; chickens, pigs, cows, goats and dogs, fruits, vegetables, suitcases, towels, barrels, etc. and before they could swim to the island, they must start to choose items to take with them to survive.

4. Then surprise, they saw sharks in a distance and realized they had to use their time wisely by quickly choosing items in the water that were beneficial to their survival. Time management plays a huge role in everyday life and this is one extreme example, but important to always be cognizant of time and understand that it’s not easy.

5. Use high voice inflections and excitement to let the students know this is going to be a fun and productive project, plus it provides an interest in students wanting to complete the assignment.

6. Hand out the 4 rubrics and explain each one thoroughly.

• Time Management Desert Island Team List Rubric
• Time Management Team Posters Rubric
• Time Management Desert Island Team Presentation Script Rubric
• Time Management Desert Island Team Presentation Rubric
• Team Presentation For Teacher Assessment Rubric (This is the same as the above team presentation rubric, but the teacher must ensure he/she has is during the presentations in order to grade the students presenting)
• Desert Island Presentation Observation Form

7. Then, place the students in groups of 3 so they can begin their group project.

Independent Practice

Students will begin introducing themselves to their group and reviewing the rubrics while thinking and preparing for assignment ideas.

Walk around the room and ensure students are on task and working well with their group.

Make sure you communicate that they must get along with their group member to accomplish the task that is being asked by their boss. In the business world there is no time to waste and they must work together to get the job done regardless. (pretend you are in a business workplace, so they understand the importance of working together effectively)

Synthesis

Students will share their reflections with their group, discussing their obligations, requirements, and their general practices of time management for the project.

Formative Assessment

· Why is time management important in the Desert Island Items scenario?

· Why do you feel you have to work cohesively in a group?

· What was your key to success in completing the assigned project?

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Instructional Area: Communication Skills

MS.06.05: Apply written directions to achieved tasks.

MS. 08.02: Utilize effective communication skills.

MS.08.05: Create clear and concise oral directions

MS. 08.09: Participate in group discussions.

MS. 08.10: Lead group discussions.

MS.08.12: Make team oral presentations

MS. 09.03: Format professional documents.

Instructional Area: Information Technology

MS.14.09: Demonstrate basic word processing skills.

MS.14.10: Demonstrate intermediate word processing skills.

Instructional Area: Business Professionals of America

MS. 18.01: Participate as a team member.

MS. 18.02: Use consensus-building skills.

MS. 18.03: Motivate team members.

MS. 19.03: Provide directions for completing job/project tasks.

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