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Managing your time and attention

Personal & Social Development · Self-Regulation & Resilience · ages 9-11

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Nina keeps stopping her homework to read each new message. Which thing is interrupting her attention?
- The pencil Nina uses to write her homework answers
- Alerts announcing new messages
- The quiet desk where Nina has put her homework sheet
Your homework is due tomorrow. A chore can wait until after homework, and a game is optional. Which plan puts both needed tasks before play?
- Finish homework, do the chore, then play
- Play until bedtime, then leave both tasks until tomorrow
- Finish the chore, play, and leave the homework unfinished
Using a timer you set yourself means you are not managing your own time.
Circle one: True False
TV noise keeps interrupting Zoe's studying. A nearby quiet room is available, and an adult says she can use it. Which change addresses the distraction?
- Take her books and notes to the available quiet room
- Stay beside the TV and turn up the sound while she studies
- Hide the TV remote while leaving the sound at the same level
Leo needs help with a project due tomorrow. His teacher is available now but leaves soon. His chore can wait, and reading is optional. What should Leo do first?
- Finish the chore and read for fun before asking about the project
- Read until the teacher leaves, then start the project without asking
- Ask the teacher about the project before the teacher leaves
Noah's time log shows minutes spent on work and phone checks. How many minutes did he record for phone checks?
Answer: ______________
Jack wants to start homework with fewer reminders from his mum. He often forgets the first step after putting away his bag. Which plan could support him?
- Leave the first step unwritten and wait for his mum to repeat it
- Hide his homework bag and wait until he remembers all the steps
- Put a first-step checklist by his bag and choose a start cue
Mia has 50 minutes before bedtime. A project she must finish tonight needs 32 minutes. An optional show lasts 27 minutes. Which plan fits the time and finishes the project?
- Watch the whole show, then fit the whole project in before bedtime
- Finish the project tonight and save the show for another day
- Watch the show tonight and leave the required project for tomorrow

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Alerts announcing new messages · Nina stops working when a new message arrives. The message alerts are the interruption described.
Finish homework, do the chore, then play · The homework is due tomorrow, and the chore can follow it. This plan includes both needed tasks before the optional game.
False · A timer you choose can be a planned cue to begin. Using a start cue can be part of managing your own time.
Take her books and notes to the available quiet room · The distraction is TV sound. The available quiet room addresses that noise; hiding the remote does not.
Ask the teacher about the project before the teacher leaves · The chance to get needed help ends soon. Asking now uses that opportunity before Leo does tasks that can wait.
15 · The number above the bar named 'Phone (min)' is 15. Noah recorded 15 minutes checking his phone.
Put a first-step checklist by his bag and choose a start cue · A checklist places the first step where Jack needs it. A chosen cue can help him begin, with adult support when needed.
Finish the project tonight and save the show for another day · The project fits in 50 minutes, but both activities need 59 minutes. Moving the optional show keeps enough time for the project tonight.