Avoiding Crisis Living.
OBJECTIVE: The lesson helps young women learn that through wise planning she can avoid crisis living. Review the teacher presentation and wordstrips (p. 161), and lesson application (p. 162) in the manual for which the following activity illustrates.
TO OBTAIN THE ACTIVITY:
Option 1: Download the pattern by clicking HERE (cost $.50). Then print what you need for your lesson.
Option 2: Copy or print the pattern from the Young Women Fun-tastic! Manual 3 book or CD-ROM.
ACTIVITY: Time Tracker journal
Encourage young women to manage their time and “not run faster or labor more than they have strength.” (1) Read Mosiah 4:27 and D&C 10:4 as found on the motivation poster Time Tracker. (2) Help young women write on their Time Tracker Journal ways they can: •“Establish priorities” •“Eliminate unimportant things” •“Improve work and study habits” and •“Recognize [their] limitations.” (3) Ask young women to try these four ways to help them track their time daily. Encourage them to use a calendar and track their time.
Additional or Midweek ACTIVITIES:
PLAN AHEAD: Gather young women together and say you are making cookies. Do not bring the eggs. Have the young women go to someone’s house close to the church and borrow eggs. If possible, prearrange with a few people to not have the needed eggs. They can then direct young women to another house, perhaps next door. When they find eggs, begin to make the cookies, then say, “Oh, I forgot the milk.” Ask young women to get the milk from a preassigned home. As you sit and eat cookies, talk about planning ahead, making lists, getting things done in order, etc. This could be quite fun if “planned” well.
PLAN TO SUCCEED: Ask young women and leaders to share their ideas on planning for success. Ideas: •Have a place for everything and have everything in its place. •Give away things you don’t absolutely need. •Plan your day in detail with a calendar or planner. •Allow time for flexibility (don’t plan your schedule too tightly). •Take care of priorities first. •Plan time for your family and for service. •Make checklists and check them often. •Plan a healthy diet, exercise, and drink plenty of water. •Plan self-time, time to relax, time to read, and time to think. •Pray and read the scriptures. •Plan a weekly family home evening. •Plan for a career (especially a home career). •Plan and schedule goals and activities.
STRESS REDUCTION: Ask young women and leaders to share stress reduction ideas. Ideas: •Focus on your strengths and how they can help you in stressful times. •Develop a sense of humor—cry, laugh. •Take a break—walk in the fresh air. •Exercise •Listen to music you like. •Talk to parents, family, and Heavenly Father about problems, and really listen. •Accept your school, home, church, and work responsibilities. •Schedule priorities. •Save for things you will need in the future. •Plan your time. •Change habits that cause stress. •Eat healthy—avoiding junk food.
