Special Education

Teaching Students with Learning and Behavioural Differences
A Resource Guide for Teachers

Appendix 14: Time Management

Time management involves helping students gain awareness of how they can use their time more effectively.

Some strategies

Ask students to document use of their time over 24 hours.

  • The students will divide their day into various activities:
    • rest
    • leisure (watching TV, playing games)
    • school
    • homework
    • family commitments
  • The students will rate their use of time from 1 (a waste of time) to 4 (very useful).
  • The students can then decide how they can improve their use of time.

Ask students to document their time use for a week.

  • Students will monitor and record activities for seven days under the same categories as above.
  • Students should document the number of hours unaccounted for in these 168 hours.
  • Have the students plan a schedule for a week, then have them monitor themselves again.

Ask students to make a "To Do List" to priorize assignments.

  • The students will assign:
    • "must do" for tomorrow (A)
    • "would like to do" for tomorrow (B)
    • "can put off" (C)
  • The students will move B's to A or C, and document the number of A's completed for a week.