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Life Skills

Make a Simple Plan

Overview

Students learn how to organise steps to complete a task.

Learning Objective
Students create a simple plan and explain the steps clearly.

Resources needed

  • None

Lesson stages

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  1. 1 Explain that a plan helps people organise what they need to do.
  2. 2 Model a simple plan, such as preparing for school or completing homework.
  3. 3 Break the plan into clear steps and explain each one.
  4. 4 Put students into pairs and give them a simple task to plan.
  5. 5 Ask them to discuss and agree on the steps in order.
  6. 6 Encourage them to use sequence language such as 'first', 'then', and 'finally'.
  7. 7 Invite pairs to share their plan with the class.
  8. 8 Finish by discussing what makes a plan clear and useful.

Tap a step to mark it as done.

Variations

  • Group planning.
  • Different tasks.
  • Future planning.
More information

Teach: first, then, next, finally, plan.

Allow fewer steps.

Can students organise steps in a logical order?

No materials needed.

Students list steps without order.

Planning improves organisation and independence.