Plan and reflect
Plan My Drawing
Before you draw: choose your idea, shapes and colors. After you draw: look back and set a goal.
Thinking sheet · Plan and reflect
Balance My Day
Color a day wheel to show how much time goes to sleep, school, play, screens and family. Is it balanced?
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Plan and reflect
- Kids practice
- time awareness, healthy habits, fractions of a day
What kids do
“How do you spend your day? Color the wheel and see!”
- Color one slice for each hour (24 slices)
- Color key (pick a color for each)
- I’d like more time for…
- I could take time from…
How to run it
- Use a school day, and try a weekend day on the back.
- Younger kids can color big chunks instead of exact hours.
- No judgment: the goal is noticing.
Talk about it
- What takes the most time?
- What surprised you?
- What would a balanced day look like?
Take it further
Color a wheel for your perfect Saturday.
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