MS.48 Evaluating a Plan
This is a National FFA LifeKnowledge middle school lesson (MS.48, “Evaluating a Plan”) that teaches students how to evaluate a plan, manage their time, and create a personal planning guide. Through a LEGO-building team activity, a time self-study, and definition work, students learn three ways to evaluate a plan and design and implement their own weekly planning guide.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- List three ways to evaluate a plan.
- Complete a self-study to determine how time is used.
- Define a planning guide.
- Create and implement a personal planning guide.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Three identical sets of Lego's. Written directions and pictures using Mega Blocks Lego's from Wal-Mart
- Overhead projector
- Colored markers or pencils
- MS.48.Assess—one per student
- MS.48.TM.A
- MS.48.TM.B
- MS.48.TM.C
- MS.48.AS.A—two copies
- MS.48.AS.B—two copies
- MS.48.AS.C—one per student
- MS.48.AS.D—one per student
- Unit
- Stage Three of Development—DO
- Problem Area
- How Do I Make Things Happen?
- Precepts
- A3: Plan Effectively.
- Key Terms
- Planning guide
- Resources
- Covey, Stephen R., "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, 1989. Morgenstern, Julie, "Time Management from the Inside Out: The Fool Proof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life," New York, NY, Henry Holt, 2000.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.7Evaluating Data–Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.