Case 10 of 20 ยท Planning & Strategy
Puzzlebeginnerโญ 30 XP๐ Mars Colony 2089Project Planning for Kids
๐งฑ Build Plan: Before building with blocks, DRAW what you want to make first.
๐ฏ Your mission
Solve the puzzle.
โก The twist
Start from the goal and work backwards.
What You'll Learn
Key Concept: Managing multi-day projects
Think About This
๐งฑ Build Plan: Before building with blocks, DRAW what you want to make first. Then build it! Did your plan help?
Thinking Steps
๐ Search!
Read the question carefully. What is it asking you?
๐ก Ideas!
Think of TWO possible answers. Don't pick yet!
๐ฏ Choose!
Now pick the best one. Why did you pick it?
๐ช Reflect!
Were you right? That's great! Were you wrong? That's great too โ you learned!
Key Points
Master managing multi-day projects
Apply planning & strategy in real situations
Build habits of planning & strategy
Key Vocabulary
First
The thing you do at the beginning
Next
The thing you do after the first thing
Why This Matters in Real Life
When you get dressed in the right order (socks THEN shoes!), that's planning! You already do it! ๐
Talk About It
Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.
- 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about managing multi-day projects? They're a great audience! ๐งธ
- 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ up ๐ or down ๐!
- 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐จ
Solve the Case
Case 1
1 of 3Party planning: first?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Pick a goal and write 3 tiny steps toward it.
For the dinner table
โIf tomorrow goes perfectly, what happens?โ
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