Chapter 5: Planning Time with Shade/Mark/Check

Students identify tasks that are fixed, flexible, or fixed-but-flexible in a variety of scenarios to better understand how these types of time show up in their day. Students use this awareness to learn how to prioritize tasks and develop strategies that support increased focus.

Students create a Shade/Mark/Check Flip Book to guide them in independently using the planning steps introduced in the lesson. This flip book includes key terms—like Midpoint Check-In, Space Markers, and Time Robbers—that students will explore in upcoming lessons. If preferred, students have the option to use a one-page version of the tool by photocopying the Time Planning Guide included at the end of the activity.

Students practice using the Midpoint Check-In to help plan and manage their work time more effectively. They mark Midpoint Check-Ins and apply guiding questions to student scenarios to build understanding of how to use this strategy in their own tasks.

Students practice closing out tasks in a variety of student scenarios. This helps them become more comfortable using the Get Done time marker in their own work, so they can successfully complete tasks, close out assignments, and prepare for what’s next.

Students learn how to use time and space markers together to plan, self-monitor, and adjust their time and pace when working on academic assignments.