Time Management: Are There Enough Dollars in the Day
A “Soft” Skills Integration activity from the National FFA Organization that teaches time management by having students treat each day as a budget of $86,400 (one second = one dollar). Students map out their average 24-hour day, convert activity time from minutes to seconds, and assess whether they are “spending” their time wisely through individual work, class discussion, and partner review, supported by a worksheet.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Recognize the importance of effective time management.
- Demonstrate time management skills.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- Piece of paper and writing utensil
- Calculator
- Resources
- FFA.org
- Suggested Use
- Incorporate any of these activities into the class curriculum before and during the following: 1. Team-building activities 2. Collaborative or group projects 3. Icebreaker activity 4. Communication activities
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Collaboration; Communication; Social and Cross-Cultural Skills; Work Creatively with Others
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
Common Core – Language
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.
Next Generation Science
- HS-ETS1-3Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.