Study skills & advisory
Beat Procrastination: Case Studies and a Plan
Students read about common reasons for procrastination, analyze three short case studies, do time-planning math, and break a project into dated steps.
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Study skills & advisory
Break It Down: Plan a Project Step by Step
Students break a big project into steps, add up the time needed, spread the work across four days, and make a short checklist for tomorrow.
Career & technical ed.
Careers in the Trades: Compare Four Profiles
Students read four made-up profiles of workers in the skilled trades, compare training paths and daily tasks, solve two on-the-job math problems, and reflect on which path interests them.
Arts
Design a Concert Program: Order, Timing and Program Notes
Students plan a 30-minute concert from eight fictional pieces by following ordering rules, adding timings and writing a short program note.
Career & technical ed.
From Vague Wish to SMART Goal
Students learn the SMART goal checklist, rewrite vague goals, and build a step-by-step plan for one personal goal.
Study skills & advisory
From Wish to Plan: Writing SMART Goals
Students learn the SMART goal checklist, turn vague wishes into clear goals, do simple planning math, and write one goal of their own.
Communications & media
Impromptu Planning and Calming Speaking Nerves
Students learn two quick frameworks for impromptu speaking, plan timed outlines for everyday prompts, and match general nerve-calming strategies to their effects.
Health & physical ed.
Plan a Week With the FITT Principle
Students learn the four parts of the FITT principle, analyze a sample exercise plan, and then build their own one-week activity plan.
Study skills & advisory
Plan Jordan’s Week: Build a Realistic Homework Schedule
Students read a sample student’s busy week, add up task times, and build a day-by-day homework plan before planning one of their own tasks.
Health & physical ed.
Plan Your Move: Build a Weekly Physical Activity Plan
Students analyze a fictional student’s weekly activity plan, learn the FITT principle and the talk test, and design a realistic plan of their own.
English language arts
Plot Structure: Sorting the Story of the Missing Cash Box
Students read an original short story, sort its events into the parts of a plot, and plan a plot of their own.
Career & technical ed.
Project Cost Estimate: Planning a Bookshelf Budget
Students plan the cuts for a bookshelf on paper, compare board-length options, and build a cost estimate with tax from a provided price list.