Week 07 · Friday: Time and Plans (Home Helpers 3 to 5)

Friday: When the plan slips

Freddy the Frog hops onto the den stump. "Review day! But first, a puzzle." He points at Riley the Raccoon, who looks worried.

"My plan said bed at 7:15. It is 7:30 and I just got dressed," says Riley. "The whole plan is ruined!"

Rosie the Rabbit bounces over. "Not ruined, just slipped! Plans slip for everyone." Oliver the Owl agrees. "Stay calm. Do the must-do job first. Then fix the plan."

Plans slip. That is normal.

Even good plans slip. You sleep late. A shoe goes missing. Someone needs a hand.

A slipped plan is not a failed plan. It just needs a fix. Oliver has four moves for a slipped plan.

Stay calm. Rushing makes mistakes, and mistakes take more time.
Find the must-do job. That is the job that cannot be skipped today.
Do the must-do job first. Move or skip a small job if you need to.
Tell your grown-up the plan changed. Then fix the plan for tomorrow.

FIX THE SLIP

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

Riley is 15 minutes behind. What should he do first?

Riley must leave at 8:00. Which job is the must-do?

Riley skipped making the bed today. What happens to that job?

Freddy's review

Freddy the Frog holds up the week chart. "Let us see what stuck."

The short hand is the hour hand. The long hand is the minute hand.
Count minutes by fives at the big numbers, then by ones at the marks.
Elapsed time is the minutes between a start and an end. Jump to the hour first.
A plan lists jobs in order with a time for each. Add a cushion.
A timer turns a long job into a short race. It tells you when to stop.
When a plan slips: stay calm, do the must-do job, tell someone, fix the plan.

Which hand on the clock tells the minutes?

From 7:15 to 7:30, how many minutes pass?

What do we call extra time at the end of a plan?

When a plan slips, which job do you do first?

PUT OLIVER'S SLIPPED-PLAN MOVES IN ORDER.

?Do the must-do job first.
?Stay calm.
?Find the must-do job.
?Tell your grown-up and fix the plan for tomorrow.

WHY THIS EXERCISECalm, find, do, fix. Four moves turn a bad morning into a normal one.

Statement	True or false?
A slipped plan is a failed plan.	?
The minute hand points to the 6 means 30 minutes.	?
Rushing after a slip saves time.	?
A timer tells you when to stop and look.	?
Telling your grown-up about a slipped plan is a good move.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEPlans are tools, not tests. When one slips, you fix it and go on.

Riley planned bed at 7:15 and got dressed at 7:30. How many minutes behind is he?

WHY THIS EXERCISEFifteen minutes behind sounds big. One moved job gets it back.

Rosie cheers

Rosie the Rabbit waves both paws. "You read clocks, counted minutes and made plans! Helpers who plan are helpers who show up."

Write about a time a plan slipped for you. What was the must-do job? What would you do differently with Oliver's four moves?

Review complete, Helper! Tomorrow is Family Helper Day. You and your grown-up will plan a real morning together.