LESSON PLAN – Timeline

Theme – Using Self Presentation Skills

CAREER SKILLS – Career Management

KEY SKILLS – Communication, Working With Others, Improving Own Learning and Performance

WORK RELATED LEARNING – Learning For Work

COMPETENCIES – *ai, *aii, *bi, *ci, *cii, *di, **eii, **eiii, **eiv, **evi, ***fiv, ***Ii, ***kv, ****li, ****mi

SUGGESTED SUBJECT AREA – English, Personal Development

Learning Outcomes

By completing this task students will be able to:

·  Recall key moments in their life.

·  Project future achievements.

·  Discuss and identify what will be required to make future plans a reality.

Preparation and Materials

·  Copies of Info Sheet and Activity Sheet “Timeline” for each student.

·  This lesson could link to lesson plan “Changes I Have Made”.

·  The timeline could be done with pictures and photographs.

Method

  1. Put students into small groups of 4 to 6.
  2. Explain the aims of the lesson using the learning outcomes on the Info Sheet.
  3. Discuss achievements and significant moments in peoples lives – starting with school, getting married, having children, starting work, going to college.
  4. Give out the Info Sheet and discuss the entries marked on the Timeline before asking the students individually to complete their own past Timelines.
  5. Ask the students to share their completed past Timelines in their groups.
  6. Ask students individually to complete the future Timeline showing the steps students would have to take and then discuss in their groups.
  7. Ask the students what they have learned from the lesson.
  8. Summarise the main learning outcomes.

Extension Activity

·  Discuss how at the end of their lives they would like to be remembered. Students write an account – ‘how I would like to be remembered’.

·  Discuss and identify what they require to make some of this happen.

Learning Outcomes: By completing this task you will be able to:

·  Recall key moments in your life.

·  Project future achievements.

·  Discuss and identify what will be required to make future plans a reality.

INFO SHEET – Timeline

Name: Date:

An example of a Timeline:

Moved to

Grandad died Secondary

Born 19….. school

Started Primary

School Got a Moved

Play group dog house

Learnt to walk

Holiday in

France

Swam 10 metres Played for school

My Brother James Got a certificate in a basketball

Was born tournament

Rode my bike without Now

Stabilisers

My Proudest Moment: Getting my swimming certificate

My Happiest Moment: My brother James was born

My Saddest Moment: Grandad died

ACTIVITY SHEET – Timeline

Name: Date:

Past Timeline – Things I Can Remember

Born 19………

My Proudest Moment:

My Happiest Moment:

My Saddest Moment:

Which are the easiest things to remember? Are they the good or the bad times? Are they the failures or achievements?

Future Timeline – Future Steps I Would Like To Take

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