LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about strategies for getting and staying organized; describe how being organized can benefit teens’ health.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use a goal-setting process to support health and well-being of self and others.

CASEL COMPETENCY: Self-management

Lesson Plan: Organize Your Life

Getting your school supplies, schedule, and personal space in order is easier than you think. And the payoff? Massive.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Organize Your Life,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

How can being organized benefit you, and what are some ways to get organized?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “Organize Your Life”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following writing prompt:

In HOW ORGANIZED ARE YOU? have students complete a guided journal entry using the prompt provided in the skills sheet. In this journal entry, students will assess their own level of organization, reflect on which specific areas they might need help with (such as completing large tasks on time or avoiding scheduling conflicts), and choose a few strategies from the article they think might help them become more organized. Note: You might have some students who are already organizational experts. If so, you could challenge these students to create and share a presentation with the class about their top tips for getting and staying organized. You might also encourage them to do further research into tools or apps that can help them improve their organizational systems even further.

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