Work Habits

What are work habits?

• Work habits are based in how smart you are

• Work habits are based in how funny you are

• Work habits are based on how hard you work

What are the three areas that your work habits score is based on?

• Dependability, Academic Grades, and Preparedness

• Participation, Effort, and Preparedness

• Participation, Effort and Determination

To get a 4 for your work habits, what should your participation look like?

• Goes above and beyond by helping others; leads by example; encourages others to participate

• Consistently participates in class by asking questions and commenting, follows directions and works with others appropriately.

• Does not ask questions or comment in class, never looks for opportunities to work with others or help the class.

To get a 4 for your work habits, what should your effort look like?

• Consistently puts effort into learning by trying strategies taught in class, persevering through hard tasks, asking clarifying questions, and completing assignments.

• Goes above and beyond to challenge themselves and others to do hard things, volunteers even when unsure, explains their thinking in different ways, and stays on task throughout the class.

• Sometimes puts in effort, tries the assignment, before asking for help, reads directions. Sometimes complains about directions and assignments.

To get a 4 for your work habits, what should your preparedness look like?

• Usually completes homework and assignments, misses deadlines at times, brings Chromebook most times, etc. Is sometimes prepared to learn.

• Consistently completes homework and assignments on time, rarely forgets to bring materials to class. Comes to class ready to learn.

• Goes above and beyond to complete assignments on time, always has materials in class, ready to learn every day.

Why is your daily routine important for work habits?

• If get enough sleep and eat right, you'll be smarter than everyone else

• If get enough sleep and eat right, you'll be able to focus in class consistently and do what you need to do to be successful

• If get enough sleep and eat right, you'll feel very hyper and that will help you do what you need to do to be successful

Which one of these is going to help you be successful with you work habits?

• Get a good nights sleep

• Staying up late playing video games

• Sleeping in class

Which one of these is going to help your work habits score?

• Interrupting the teacher when they are talking

• Listening to the teacher when they are talking

• Spacing out when the teacher is talking

Which of these is going to help my work habits score?

• Not using my time in class to get my work done

• Using my time in class to get my work done

• Leaving ALL my work for home

What can help you have more successful work habits?

• Getting nervous

• Nothing

• Mindfulness / Breathing