GRADE 7 – Lesson 15: URGENT vs IMPORTANT

Описание: GRADE 7 – Lesson 15: URGENT vs IMPORTANT 🌱

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Lesson 15 is a further extension of Habit 3: Put First Things First.

The key concept of this lesson is understanding the difference between Urgent and Important.

💡 The Four Quadrants

In this lesson, our activities are divided into four quadrants:

Quadrant 1: Urgent and Important

Quadrant 2: Important but Not Urgent

Quadrant 3: Urgent but Not Important

Quadrant 4: Not Urgent and Not Important (Time Wasters)

⏰ Urgent vs Important

Urgent activities need immediate attention, for example:

Getting late for school

Exam tomorrow

Parents calling you

Important activities help you grow and succeed, for example:

Planning for exams

Exercise

Building relationships

Urgent but not important activities include:

Unimportant messages

Peer pressure

Doing things just because others want you to

Not urgent and not important activities are usually time wasters:

Too much TV

Games for long hours

Social media without limits

🔄 How Activities Move Between Quadrants

Some activities start as important but not urgent.

For example:

An exam after 6 months is Quadrant 2

If you do not plan and prepare:

It moves to Quadrant 1 (urgent and important)

If the exam is very close and preparation is no longer possible:

It may feel urgent but not important (Quadrant 3)

After the exam is over:

Talking again and again about what could have been done becomes Quadrant 4 (time wasting)

📝 Activities (Page 39)

On page 39, complete these tasks:

Identify which quadrant you spend most of your time in after school

Identify which quadrant you spend most of your time on Sunday night

Identify which quadrant you spend most of your time on Monday

Write which friends pressure you to ignore responsibilities

Draw a symbol that reminds you of Quadrant 2

⚠️ Note:
Leader in Me quadrants are different from Mathematics quadrants.

🌟 Key Message

The ideal situation is to spend more time in Quadrant 2.

When you focus on important but not urgent activities,
you plan ahead, reduce stress, and become successful.

Thank you 🌱