If you feel like the number of hours in a day is just not enough
for you to finish all you have to, can you imagine how difficult time
management for your students is? Today, the schedule of children is as
hectic as their parents and teachers. They have to balance several
responsibilities at once - school, home, friends, and their interests.
While time management for children is as hard as it is for adults, learning this skill will truly benefit your students. The best way they can understand the importance of time management and acquire it is if they see you, as their teacher, practicing it in your daily life.
To enable your students to manage their time well you will need to recruit their parents to help in drawing up a schedule to effectively manage the child's time at home.
Here are some practical tips for time management for your students:
1.) Categorise their activities dividing them into chores/errands, schoolwork, social activities, bed time and interests (or other category).
2.) Set rules with your students. Make them part of planning their daily schedule so they do not feel like you are simply giving them orders. One rule you can use is that they need to finish their chores and schoolwork before their bedtime.
3.) Make sure to track how your students are doing. Are they able to follow your rules without any problems? Keep the lines of communication open with parents, and make a change of rules or use another approach whenever necessary.
4.) Set time limits for every activity category. For example, house chores should be done before dinner and homework before bed time or vice versa.
5.) It is also very important in time management for kids that parents and teachers consider the child's needs. While it will benefit them to learn how to use their time wisely, do not force children to finish a task when they are obviously tired, for example, don't instruct the child to complete unfinished work when they first get home from school.
6.) Give positive reinforcement to the students for any time management accomplishments.
Time management for children is not just about teaching them how to plan their activities but more importantly how to make smart decisions about using their time more efficiently. The earlier your students learn this skill, the better-equipped they will be to face their future.
While time management for children is as hard as it is for adults, learning this skill will truly benefit your students. The best way they can understand the importance of time management and acquire it is if they see you, as their teacher, practicing it in your daily life.
To enable your students to manage their time well you will need to recruit their parents to help in drawing up a schedule to effectively manage the child's time at home.
Here are some practical tips for time management for your students:
1.) Categorise their activities dividing them into chores/errands, schoolwork, social activities, bed time and interests (or other category).
2.) Set rules with your students. Make them part of planning their daily schedule so they do not feel like you are simply giving them orders. One rule you can use is that they need to finish their chores and schoolwork before their bedtime.
3.) Make sure to track how your students are doing. Are they able to follow your rules without any problems? Keep the lines of communication open with parents, and make a change of rules or use another approach whenever necessary.
4.) Set time limits for every activity category. For example, house chores should be done before dinner and homework before bed time or vice versa.
5.) It is also very important in time management for kids that parents and teachers consider the child's needs. While it will benefit them to learn how to use their time wisely, do not force children to finish a task when they are obviously tired, for example, don't instruct the child to complete unfinished work when they first get home from school.
6.) Give positive reinforcement to the students for any time management accomplishments.
Time management for children is not just about teaching them how to plan their activities but more importantly how to make smart decisions about using their time more efficiently. The earlier your students learn this skill, the better-equipped they will be to face their future.
Irene Reardon provides free resources, strategies and tips for Early Childhood and Primary (Elementary) Teachers and Tutors on her blog http://www.irenereardon.com. Visit her blog and get access to her free ebook "The Teachers' Survival Guide to the Early Childhood and Primary Classroom".
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