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Design Your Learning Headquarters
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Design Your Learning Headquarters

Life Skills
30 Min
activity

This lesson challenges learners to design and set up their ideal learning space. It encourages practical organization skills, creative problem-solving, and a sense of ownership over their educational environment, preparing them for a productive school year.

The lesson goal is in this spark, your learner will strategize how to organize a personal learning environment, implement practical solutions for decluttering and arranging a space and reflect on the impact of environment on focus and productivity.

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Paper
Pencil
Crayons
Items in room

Learning Guide

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  1. 1

    Introduction5 Min

    • Discuss current learning space feelings.
    • Move on when Student engages in discussion about their current learning space.
    Introduction
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  2. 2

    Explore & Plan8 Min

    • Identify a specific learning area.
    • Observe and discuss existing items.
    • Sketch current space on paper.
    • Sketch ideal learning arrangement.
    • Move on when Student has chosen a space and created a basic plan/sketch for its organization.
    Explore & Plan
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  3. 3

    Discussion6 Min

    • Discuss reasons behind design choices.
    • Move on when Student can articulate a few reasons behind their design choices.
  4. 4

    Activity9 Min

    • Move items that don't belong.
    • Clear out any clutter.
    • Arrange essential learning tools.
    • Move on when Student has completed the physical activity.
    Activity
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  5. 5

    Summary2 Min

    • Reflect on new space and key learning.
    • Move on when Student shares one key takeaway.

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