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Are you looking for an engaging, comprehensive resource to teach time management skills to your middle school students? This 4-day Time Management Lesson Plan is designed to help students understand how to prioritize tasks, manage their time wisely, and develop essential life skills that will benefit them in school and beyond.

Ideal for advisory, humanities, interdisciplinary, or life skills classes, this resource provides full lesson plans, ready-to-use slides, and student handouts that will guide your students through each step of the learning process. With hands-on activities and reflective discussions, students will learn how to use the Eisenhower Matrix, categorize their daily tasks, and reflect on how they can improve their time management habits.

What’s Included:

• 4 Detailed Lesson Plans: Each day is mapped out with engaging activities, step-by-step instructions, and reflection prompts.
• Interactive Slides: Ready-to-use Google Slides or PDF format that guide the lessons and keep students engaged.
• Student Handouts: Includes a 24-hour schedule, Eisenhower Matrix template, and reflection worksheets for students to track and evaluate their time.
• Real-World Application: Students will create their own to-do lists, categorize tasks by urgency and importance, and reflect on their time management skills.
• Flexible Use: Perfect for advisory, humanities, life skills, or interdisciplinary classes with a focus on middle school students.

Key Features:

• Designed for middle school students (grades 6-8)
• Perfect for teaching time management and organization skills
• Adaptable for advisory periods, life skills programs, or interdisciplinary lessons
• Includes ready-to-print handouts and a full 4-day lesson plan with engaging activities
• Focus on student reflection and real-life application of time management principles

Equip your students with the skills they need to manage their time effectively and set them up for success both in and out of the classroom. This 4-day lesson plan is your go-to resource for teaching critical life skills in an engaging and practical way.

Get started today with this complete time management lesson plan for your middle school classroom!

This resilience resource can help your students develop skills and strategies to adapt to difficult circumstances and maintain their emotional and mental well-being. It focuses on helping the students to build strengths to help them cope with difficulties and challenges in school and thrive in adversity.

Our students' life at school can be challenging and lead to disengagement and lack of concentration and focus.

Creating a positive environment for our students in school could help them build their resiliency to help them cope withand manage the difficulties they encounter. We believe building a positive environment will make our students feel supported, more engaged, more connected to their teachers and classmates, and achieve better academic results.

One of the strengths we want to develop and enhance is resilience.

**Resilience **is the ability to bounce back from difficulties and not let failure overcome and drain your resolve but find a way to rise again. By helping our students boost their resiliency, they experience more positive emotions than negative emotions, are less depressive, have greater resistance to stress, and it also boosts their immune system which leads to good health.

Our resilience lesson includes:

What is resilience and what is not resilience

Keeping positive

Goal-setting

Feelings activity

Problem Solving

Character Strengths

Stress Management

The book contains weekly pages for 36 months with space to write down how much money the child plans to save each day, how much they actually save, and whether they met their goal or not.

It is perfect for parents and guardians who want to teach their children about money management in a fun and interactive way. The book helps children develop a sense of responsibility and discipline around their finances, while also encouraging them to be creative and resourceful in finding ways to save money.

By using this Book, kids will learn valuable skills that will benefit them throughout their lives. They will develop an understanding of the importance of saving, learn how to set and achieve financial goals, and gain confidence in their ability to manage their money. Ultimately, this book will help children to become financially responsible and successful adults.

Book details:

151 Total Pages

Perfectly Sized at 8.5" x 11", Easy to Use!

Printed on hight quality white paper and work with pen, pencil or colored pencil

Great lovely gift ideas for kids!

Best for 4-12 years kids

Help your learners develop critical social communication skills with the Think It or Say It? ABA Program! This digital download is designed to teach teens and adults how to determine when it’s appropriate to say something out loud or keep it as a thought. The program uses Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) techniques, offering structured support to build self-awareness and improve communication skills.

What's Included:

1. Detailed Implementation Plan: A comprehensive guide that outlines how to implement and target these skills using ABA strategies. The plan provides clear, step-by-step instructions on teaching learners to differentiate between thoughts that should be kept private and those appropriate to express in social settings.
2. Flashcards for Discrete Trial Training (DTT): A set of editable flashcards that focus on various scenarios to help learners practice identifying whether to "Think it" or "Say it." The flashcards can be personalized to meet each learner’s unique needs.
3. Visual Aid: A visual support tool to be reviewed with learners prior to starting the program. This visual helps learners grasp the key concepts and provides a clear, visual reminder during the learning process.

Why Choose the Think It or Say It? ABA Program:

• Improves Social Awareness: Learners will become more aware of their thoughts and better understand what is socially appropriate to say, enhancing their communication and social interaction skills.
• Easy to Implement: The detailed program plan and ready-to-use flashcards make it simple to start working on these skills immediately, whether at home, in school, or in a therapeutic setting.
• Flexible and Adaptable: The program’s customizable flashcards and visual aid ensure that you can adjust the difficulty and content to match each learner’s unique developmental level.

Equip your learners with the tools they need to navigate social situations with confidence. Download the Think It or Say It? ABA Program today and start teaching thoughtful communication skills that will benefit learners in all areas of life!

Self-Management Activities | Managing Emotions | SEL Self-Regulation | Behavior Management

About This Resource

★ Topic: Self-Management

★ 57 pages

★ Resource Type – Activity Worksheets

★ Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides - Text Boxes Already Created!)

★ Excellent for Grades 8-12

★ Google Slide Link

★ Detailed Answer Keys | Sample Responses

Items Included:

★ 30 Self-Management Activity Worksheets

★ Detailed Answer Keys | Sample Responses

★ Google Slide Link

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Self-management is one of the most essential life skills students can learn—especially during the middle and high school years, when independence, responsibility, and emotional balance are being tested daily. From time management and organization to emotional regulation and decision-making, self-management affects every part of a student’s life—academics, relationships, and overall well-being.

This resource/activities gives students a comfortable space to think about their habits, choices, and responsibilities in a reflective way. Through realistic scenarios, thoughtful prompts, and guided activities, students practice staying focused, managing stress, controlling impulses, and following through on what they start.

The worksheets encourage small, meaningful steps toward stronger habits, better organization, and a greater sense of responsibility—skills that help students succeed both in and out of school.

This comprehensive Self-Management Activity Packet includes 30 engaging, ready-to-use worksheets designed for middle and high school students to explore what self-management looks like in school, friendships, and personal growth—and how to strengthen it one step at a time.

Key Themes Students Will Explore in These Self-Management Activities:

▶ Understanding what self-management is and why it matters

▶ Identifying personal habits and behaviors that impact success

▶ Practicing self-discipline and accountability

▶ Managing stress, frustration, and emotional triggers

▶ Developing organization and time management strategies

▶ Learning how to pause, reflect, and choose a thoughtful response

▶ Building responsibility through goal setting and follow-through

▶ Recognizing how self-management affects relationships and teamwork

▶ Creating realistic plans to improve motivation and focus

▶ Learning to recover from mistakes with reflection and resilience

Covers Topics Such As:

▶️ Procrastination and staying focused

▶️ Emotional control and frustration management

▶️ Setting and maintaining personal goals

▶️ Organization and prioritization skills

▶️ Following through on responsibilities

▶️ Managing distractions (phones, friends, and stress)

▶️ Making responsible choices under pressure

▶️ Responding to conflict calmly and respectfully

▶️ Building productive daily routines

▶️ Balancing school, work, and personal life

Activity Worksheet Topics Include:

★ Self-Management Anticipation Guide (2 variations)

★ Self-Management Self-Assessment

★ Self-Management in Action: Managing Yourself as a Student

★ Self-Management in Action: Managing Yourself with Social Skills and Responsibility

★ Self-Management in Action: Managing Your Emotions and Behavior

★ Self-Management Split: When You’re in Control vs. When You’re Not

★ Think Before You Act: The Power of the Pause

★ Responding to Rude or Sarcastic Comments

★ The Power of Priorities: Making Smart Choices with Your Time

★ Staying in Control When Conflicts Happen

★ Self-Management Moments: Reflecting on How I Stay in Control and Grow

★ Strengthen Your Self-Management: Staying Focused, Organized, and Responsible

★ Strengthen Your Self-Management: Staying Calm, In Control, and Confident

★ Coping with Confidence: Using Helpful Thoughts When You’re Stressed, Anxious, or Facing Setbacks

★ Building Your Self-Management: A Personal Action Plan

★ Defining Self-Management

★ Pause, Reflect, Act: Developing Self-Management and Accountability

★ My Self-Management Action Steps: Turning Awareness into Action

★ Text Messaging: Managing Emotions and Staying in Control

★ Text Messaging: Managing Reactions When You Feel Left Out

★ How Would You Respond? Managing Stress and Staying in Control

★ How Would You Respond? Managing Frustration and Staying Accountable

★ Think Before You Text: Practicing Self-Control

★ The Easy Way vs. The Right Way: Practicing Self-Management

★ Reflect and Redirect: Strengthening My Self-Management

★ Losing Balance: A Self-Management Scenario

★ Reflecting on My Self-Management

★ Self-Management Inventory

★ Pause and Reflect: Building Strong Self-Management Habits

Answer Keys | Sample Responses Included!

Every worksheet comes with clear, teacher-friendly answer keys or sample student responses to model strong reflection and responsible behavior. These examples make class discussions smoother and help students see what healthy self-management looks like in real life - a HUGE time saver!

Formats Included:

★ PDF (printable worksheets)

★ Google Slides (digital version for paperless classrooms)

Perfect For:

✔️ High School SEL

✔️ Middle School SEL

✔️ Advisory or Homeroom Periods

✔️ Counseling Groups or Individual Sessions

✔️ Life Skills or Psychology Classes

✔️ In-School Suspension Reflection Work

✔️ Health Education or Social Skills Lessons

✔️ Character Education Programs

✔️ Student Success or Mentorship Periods

✔️ Early Finishers or Independent Work Packets

❤️ Why You’ll Love It:

These activities go beyond surface-level lessons — they help students take real, actionable steps toward managing their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Students won’t just learn about self-management; they’ll practice it through scenarios that reflect real high school and middle school challenges.

Each worksheet builds self-awareness, reflection, and personal growth, helping students become more independent, responsible, and emotionally balanced learners.

With realistic examples, relatable prompts, and structured support, this resource helps students build lifelong skills in focus, discipline, organization, and emotional control — all while creating opportunities for honest self-reflection.

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❌ Lesson plans are not included. This product can be used in addition to your own lesson plans and in such a way that best meets the needs of your students.

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Teaching your kids love and compassion is a gift that keeps giving. 

Compassion teaches us about empathy and can improve our relationships with ourselves and others. Through that, children can build character and self-confidence. Fostering compassion in children is also one of the best ways to prevent bullying. With compassion, kids decision-making will be rooted in a deep, caring ethic. 

How can we teach our kids about compassion? 

Compassion is a quality that children can learn over time and through practice. We developed three lesson plans so your young yogis can foster love and compassion in three ways:

• I Love Myself: Use this lesson plan to promote inner love.
• I Love My Community: Build love, trust, and kindness with friends and family through this lesson plan. 
• I Love My Planet: Use this lesson plan to build gratitude and love for our planet!

Lesson Plans for Teachers and Parents

In our Educator’s edition, we provide 3 easy-to-follow curriculums for teachers, parents, and anyone else that works with tweens/teens. Each lesson plan is formatted to teach an entire class, including discussion prompts, group activities, yoga movement, guided relaxations, crafts, and coloring pages.

Printable Heart-opening Yoga Cards

Learn six (6) yoga poses with our Love and Compassion Yoga Cards. Written for kids, each card comes with easy-to-follow illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Use the yoga deck to teach a full sequence, learn individual poses, play games, or leave the cards in your peace corner when kids want a moment. 

This packet includes:

• Three (3) lesson plans to confidently teach a full kids yoga class
• How-to instruction for each activity, written for kids
• Six (6) printable yoga cards
• Six (6) printable coloring pages
• Facilitated discussion prompts, journaling activities, breathing exercises, crafts, games and additional activities 
• Printable journal to reflect on your practice

Love and Compassion Yoga Sequence for Tweens/Teens is a 47 page PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print to paper.

Looking for an engaging and informative reading comprehension activity on Financial Literacy and Money Management? This scavenger hunt is designed to help students practice skim reading, looking for context clues, and learn some useful vocabulary.

It’s perfect for EFL / ESL students at the B2 level and can also be used for native English classes at grade levels 7th - 9th. With low prep, just print and hang, it contains 10 tips on how to do well financially.

The scavenger hunt is designed so that students have to revisit and reread the reading passages multiple times when looking for code words. The answer to each question is located on a different reading passage card. Once students have answered all the questions, they unscramble the letters to reveal the final answer.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

♥ 10 reading passages

♥ answer sheets

♥ mission page

♥ directions

♥ teacher answer key

Options for use:

☻Independent Work

☻Pair Work

☻Sub plan

☻Stations

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Looking for an engaging way to teach financial literacy? Our worksheet makes learning about checks FUN and PRACTICAL! Students will become money masters by:
Decoding Checks Like a Pro:

• Identify key details: They'll learn to read names, dates, and amounts – essential for understanding any financial transaction.
• Become check detectives: Sharpen their observation skills by analyzing the different parts of a check.

Writing with Confidence:

• Master check writing: Students will practice filling out checks, putting budgeting and money management into action.
• Budgeting for success: This exercise helps them grasp real-world applications of financial concepts.

Benefits Beyond the Classroom:

• Future-proof their finances: This prepares them for future financial responsibilities, building a foundation of confidence.
• Life skills that last: Financial literacy empowers students in both personal and professional endeavors.

Don't wait! Equip your students with the knowledge and skills they need to navigate the world of personal finance. Get your worksheet today!

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Critical thinking activity for small/whole that motivates students to take charge of their learning process. Encourages students to discuss their classroom learning successes as well as disasters. Activity will have students discussing learning processes and study skills. Student scenarios given and guided questions with handout chart included.

This Enneagram Test Resource is for middle and high school students to learn about their personality type and results. It includes an introduction, test instructions, reflection worksheets, type analysis pages, personal growth plans, and activities for understanding relationships.

Teachers can use it anytime during the school year for personality studies or social-emotional learning.

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I honestly can't tell you how many students have barged into my office super anxious and full of regret over decisions surrounding their cell phones. This resource allows you to start having open and honest conversations regarding cell phone safety. Images of cell phones with relatable messages for students to relate to. They'll get to read the message and decide if it's safe or not. Students will also get to brainstorm the positives and negatives of owning a cell, and brainstorm rules they feel they should follow in order to be safe and responsible online. Resource comes in colored/black and white versions. Enjoy!

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Save lots of money while shopping using coupons. This colorful, cheerful binder organizes your coupons and makes it easier for you to find just the right coupon you are looking for while out shopping.Teach your students or children in your household the value of saving money by saving coupons. Create your own coupon binder by using baseball card holders that you can find at many dollar stores or office supply stores. You can either use a two inch or three inch binder to set it up and place all your dividers in. There are two coupon sorting sheets available. Rather than flipping through the pages in your binder to insert coupons which can take a lot of time, you can use the coupon sorting mats. Once your coupons are all sorted then you can place them in your binder. Children of all ages can help with sorting the coupons. Many kids can also help out with gathering coupons and cutting them out. Have your students write about ways they can help their family save money. there are a couple of writing prompts that you could use to have your students share ways that they can help their families save money. This does not necessarily mean just using coupons. It could mean saving money by turning off the lights when not in use, not taking long showers, or turning in cans for redemption. Some kids might write about a job they do such as a paper route, mowing the grass or shoveling snow. Some students might choose to discuss buying items on sale at the store and not demanding expensive name brand items."Older students can work on the total amount of savings from using coupons. They can also work on figuring out percentages to show how much money is saved during each shopping trip and totals for each month. If you are interested in this product please download to see a few more pictures of what you will get. This binder includes the following: coupon binder cover front page coupon binder back page coupon binder spine 2inch coupon binder spine 3 inch full page dividers include the following fruits and vegetables dairy frozen foods canned goods meats boxed foods beverages snacks personal care pet care office supplies household restaurants department stores miscellaneous two pages of sorting mats for coupons Monthly Savings Chart two pages of a Writing prompt on ways kids can help their family save money. Prompt is done on two different style writing paper to accomodate younger students and older elementary students. real life picture of the inside of my binder with directions on how to set it up. credit page This product also comes in chevron pink and gray binder covers. If you would like another chevron color scheme, please let me know and I would be happy to design one for you. Coupon Binder Chevron Pink/ Gray During these difficult economic times, it is important to save money. I hope you can save money for your own family as well as teach your children and / or students about the importance of couponing and saving money. This is a valuable lifelong lesson. You can apply this to any age level. Best Wishes! Happy Saving!!! Thanks for looking!!! Please rate this product. Did you know that you can earn points credits towards future purchases on TeachShare just by rating products? .

Identifying Community & Safety Signs are vital in helping students become independent adults. Do your students need help understanding environmental print regarding signs in the community, what they look like and what to do if they see them? These community safety signs literacy unit will help your students learn basic signs found in the community which will improve the life of students and help them to become more independent adults in the real world.

Community Signs Life Skills Level 2 No Prep Unit provides direct instruction in familiarizing students with common community signs found in their environment. These skills will assist your students in becoming more independent in their daily life. There are 30 total self-grading multiple choice Google Slides activity cards where the student identifies the community sign and chooses the correct community sign / environmental print word out of 3 choices. If the student chooses the “correct” slides, they will see a "correct" slide and if it is incorrect, they will see a "try again" slide and they will have an opportunity to try again. There is also a Title Page, Ways To Use Page, and Congratulations page. Additionally, 30 Total Offline, Interactive, self-grading activity cards, 30 Task Cards, and 3 Editable Certificates of Completion are included. Included is a BONUS self-grading EASEL activity!

This is a great addition to any community based education or independent living program. These activities can also support Transition Plan goals in your students IEP.

Perfect for In-Person learning, Small-Group learning, or Distance/Virtual Learning.

✸What’s Included:

> 94 Interactive Google Slides (30 Action Cards with "Correct/Try Again" and "Congratulations Page")

> 30 Interactive Offline Slides – No Internet Needed

> 30 Task Cards in Color

> 3 Editable Certificates of Completion

BONUS: A self-grading digital EASEL version that can be digitally assigned for virtual learning or as a whole group lesson

NOTE:

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✸Please see the .pdf "Access Google Slides" and follow the instructions to download the interactive Google Slides activities.

✸The Google Slides activity is BEST assigned/presented in PRESENT mode, as this allows the students to self-check their answer and keep practicing until they get it correct!

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There are a total of 44 Character Trait Cards which all include a variety of relatable and realistic scenarios for students to discuss and reflect upon. These scenarios explore a number of Character Traits in which the student is encouraged to identify and record.

This is a great exercise to also explore con-current Character Traits in action where two or more traits exist together and not in isolation to each other. These form a core sense of self and personality. These are great cards to explore character development, social awareness, emotional literacy, empathy, compassion and understanding.

The student may require some reflective questioning should they need prompting as to the Character Traits that are in action. Each card includes visual representations of the character traits to support understanding, discussion and reflection.

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This AVID strategy of layering focused notes is the perfect instructional routine to display for any class in any subject area! Layering is a strategy that clarifies the second and third phases of the focused note-taking process by asking students to revisit their notes multiple times, thinking critically with a different purpose in mind.

Why layering?

Each layer added to the notes is completed in a different color, so a student’s interactions are visible to the instructor and to the student. This not only allows the instructor to assess the quality of the student’s thinking and interaction with the content, but it also solidifies learning about the process and the content itself. Additionally, the use of color enhances retention for visual learners.

Instructional Goals

Students will:

• Add layers of thinking to their notes to process and connect their thinking.

• Use colors to show their repeated interactions with their notes.

Materials needed

If taking notes on paper, students will need a variety of colored pens, colored pencils, highlighters, and markers to use for the note-taking layers.

Directions

• Provide time for students to complete each layer by adding to their notes with a different color.
• Work on one layer at a time. Consider whether developing learners need more structure or fewer components to add during each layering session, compared with more experienced note-takers.
• Have students keep a key to indicate what color is used for each layer (they can make their own key or use the example.)

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Do your students know how to properly make entries into a spreadsheet to keep track of their deposits and withdrawals? I have created an Excel and Google Sheets spreadsheet to make it easy for them. Each spreadsheet has 3 tabs - 1) showing them what I created, 2) a blank spreadsheets with headings, & 3) a black spreadsheet so they can follow the easy directions I have provided to create their own. What a great way for them to keep track of the money they receive, spend, and be able to balance their checking account!

On the main thumbnail, please download the specific directions to create their own spreadsheet. It is a learning experience in the area of financial literacy + they are gaining Excel and Google Sheets skills.

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In this lesson, students learn about Red Ribbon Week as they complete a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. Two versions of the WebQuest are included to let teachers print the questions or to provide them digitally as an interactive page in an editable Microsoft PowerPoint file.  Additionally, a word search puzzle (with answer key) is included to use for early finishers or as a part of the lesson.

This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in upper elementary as well.

Materials Required:

· Computers with Internet access for each student (or pair of students)

· Software such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs

Files included:

· Teacher & Student Resources

· WebQuest questions for students - print and digital versions (editable)

· WebQuest Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

· Word Search Puzzle (non-editable, .pdf)

· Word Search Puzzle Answer Key (non-editable, .pdf)

Approximate Lesson Duration:

· 1 (50 minute) class period

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The product - hygiene adapted notes and review includes grooming, skin care, washing your hands and the importance of doing this, eating a balanced diet, protecting skin from the sun - sunburn, your skin and puberty - brief and general overview of what happens during puberty that includes acne, picking acne and what could happen, washing and caring for your hair, using shampoo and conditioner (if needed), how to avoid dandruff and head lice - what not to share with anyone, caring for nails - using nail file and nail clippers, caring for clothing - washing clothing - how to separate, what should be separated, where dirty clothes should go, caring for your teeth - what the teeth are made of, why it is important to care for your teeth, what can develop on your teeth - plaque, what foods should not be consumed to avoid plaque build up, how often one should floss, brush teeth, and visit the dentist, difference between dentist and orthodontist, caring for your eyes, visiting an ophthalmologist, what people use to improve vision if necessary, where light enters eye, diagram showing the parts of the eye, caring for your ears, review the parts of the ear and what each part does, review a diagram that shows the different parts of the ear, where the outer, middle, and inner ear are located, how and why you should protect your ears, visiting an audiologist, measuring the loudness of sound, how some people hear who have a hearing loss, using cochlear implants, hearing aids, and some people who are Deaf don't use amplification, but will use sign language.

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This activity is not just about providing information, but also about engaging parents and students in a fun and interactive way. Instead of just sending home a letter, students will create junk journals about their school, which they can take home. These journals will include important dates, contact information about their teacher, a reading bookmark for reading at home, the school year, principal information, a fun activity to do at home or school, bus number,  and other school information. This interactive approach will help parents and students feel more connected to the school.