Program Days Jan 10-14

January 10–14, 2022

Theme: Planning Styles

Skill Building: Creating Plans

Person-Centered Thinking & Safety

Monday January 10, 2022

Photo by Danielle Macinnes from Unsplash


Today Happens to Be...


Check In

Hi! How was your weekend? Share something you did at home over the first week of 2022.


Introduce the Week

  • Theme: Different Planning Styles
  • Skill Builder: Using a personal calendar/planner and creating plans

This week we will discuss, explore, and review different styles of planning you can use in life. Planning helps us remember important dates and the time of events, and is a great way to track our goals.


We will also start thinking about how a personal calendar can help us feel organized and ready for anything.


Show & Share: How do you plan?

Have you, or someone you know well, used a personal planner or calendar? Did you use it daily, weekly or monthly? Discuss and discover ways your peers might have used calendars in the past. 


Thematic Activity #1: Planning Personalities

Review this infographic of personality and time management strategies. Planning is also called time management.

Presenter Note: Remember you can click the magnifier or use CTRL and the + key together to increase the size of the image on screen.


Can you see your own habits in these descriptions? Are you a Butterfly, a Driver, a Professor, a Creative or a Philosopher? Your personality will shape how you like to plan and organize your time. 


Review the Formats of Calendars

See images below: 


Body Break

Stretch, drink water, and look away from the screen!


Thematic Activity #2: Explore Planning Styles

Below are a few distinct planning styles. Review and discuss. 


Goal Oriented Planning:

In goal oriented planning, we plan time and activities based on an end goal. We use calendars to put in the completion points we need to reach on the way to our goals. Which part of the infographic is related to putting stuff in a calendar?


Optional Level Up

Did you know that a big part of building intelligent robots is teaching them to plan and achieve goals? That is what would make them more like us!


Directional Planning: 

Sometimes while we are working towards something, we use plans that are a map. 

Here are some goal-oriented maps. How can a map help us plan tasks and habits to put on a calendar?

  • Map 01
  • Map 02
  • Presenter Note: CTRL and the 0 (zero) key will make the image the correct size if it's too big.

Task Based Planning: 

Many people enjoy planning by a to-do list. Simply checking off their tasks (or to-dos) for the day is how they like to plan their days, weeks, months, and even a full year! A task planner is someone who likes to make lists of what they need to do at that moment.


Presenter Note: Do you have any examples of to- do lists? Have you ever tried to use them in a plan? This is a good time to share examples of how you may keep track of tasks. 


Spontaneous Planning:

We can be organized AND spontaneous. We focus on what is going on this moment but still keep our eyes on goals for the day or week. Each moment we choose things to do and finish that get us closer to our daily or weekly goals.


To succeed with this type of planning we need to be aware of the clock and what we can do right away.


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Workspace Safety

Have you inspected your work space for safety recently? If you have, what are some safety tips that you would like to share with the group? Let's brainstorm! 


Presenter Note: Use the Annotate option/white board to track responses. 


Work Place Safety Tips:

Prevent Slips

Wear proper footwear, even when inside, and avoid slippery socks. Clean up any spills from the ground right away. 


Prevent Trips

Keep your working space floor clear of toys, bags, cords, or small objects to prevent tripping. Avoid looking down at your phone while walking around the house to prevent falling or walking into a wall.


Prevent Falls down the Stairs

Always use the handrail when going up and down the stairs. Remember to turn on the light and try not to carry too much so that if you stumble, you have one hand available.


Beside trips and falls, we often forget about electrical safety. What do you know about electrical safety?


Presenter Note: Ask participants to raise their hands to give some examples of electrical safety. 


Review this Image of Electrical Safety Tips


What date will you inspect your work space this month?

Share with the group how often you would like to inspect your space. What frequency? Monthly, weekly, every other week? Everyday? Share with us! 


Presenter Note: You can take a poll by asking participants to raise their hand per each frequency above. 


Level Up:


What did we learn/practice today?


What are we doing this afternoon?

Civics & Community Awareness

Tuesday, January 11, 2021

Photo by Miti on Unsplash


Today Happens to Be...


Check In

  • Good morning! How are you today?
  • What's this week's theme?
  • What's this week's skill builder?
  • What did we do yesterday? What planning styles did we talk about?

Show & Share: Our Planning Styles

Today we are going to share our planning styles and how we use them. What's your planning style(s)? Can you give us an example from your own life? Which other planning styles do you like?


Feel free to review yesterday's curriculum on planning styles if you need a reminder.


Presenter Note: By the end of today's meeting, have each client identify one planning style from yesterday's activities that they would like to implement in their plan for 2022. If they do not use one of the planning styles from yesterday, have them describe their own planning style and how they would like to do it.


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Find a Virtual Event in Your Community

Today we want to explore using and finding online calendars for places that offer virtual tours or videos.


Questions to think about while brainstorming:

  • What types of places do you enjoy visiting?
  • Do you like museums or community centers? Do you prefer visiting city halls, county parks, or the mall? Where else do you like to go? 
  • What types of events do you enjoy attending? Do you like sporting events? 
  • What about plays or dance recitals? 
  • Have you ever gone to watch a movie in a park?
  • Or do you prefer festivals and parades?
  •  Anything else? 

Presenter Note: Review places that you attended with participants. Use these places to brainstorm with the participants on places they like to visit.


As a group, decide on 3–5 activities or locations that you would like to research online as a team. Use an Internet search engine of your choice, and explore the websites of local (or non-local!) places and events that you decided upon as a group.


Make a note of any pre-recorded or upcoming events that you are interested in. Are there any that you can try to attend as a group?


Here are a couple links of places around each district to help get you started. Feel free to use these or not — the choice is yours! 


Other examples of places that might offer a virtual tour or live footage: 


Body Break

Get away from that computer screen and move however you like! 


Presenter Note: Ask participants: which places and events did you find today? Are there any upcoming virtual events that you want to attend? If so, write them down so you don’t forget because we are going to explore one of these virtual places on Friday!


What did we learn/practice today?


What are we doing this afternoon?

Well Being and Social Connection

Wednesday January 12, 2022

Photo by Jane Palash from Unsplash


Today Happens to Be...


Optional Tech Tip

Zoom Update: Where and how to check for them on my PC.


Presenter Note: Use the link above to help everyone learn how to look for updates on Zoom. Be sure to press the large Present button in the upper right corner for full screen view.  If you feel like your group may already know how to do this or might want to do it another time, that is okay. The link will be up for a few days.


Check In

  • What did you do yesterday after program?
  • What's this week's theme?
  • What's this week's skill builder?
  • What did we do yesterday?
  • What planning styles have we talked about?
  • What's your favorite planning style?

<Body Break>


Managing Stress

How have you kept active or de-stressed while being remote?


(Possibilities include: yoga, walks, meditation, reading, crafting, creating, etc. The possibilities of relaxation are truly endless!)


Next, check out these two resources on managing stress:


Now, let's discuss how we can manage our stress, stay healthy, and stay positive.

  • What are the best ways to manage stress?
  • What's your favorite way to relax?
  • How does managing our stress relate to making plans?
  • What are some plans we can make to help manage stress?

Life Skills Stories: Working With Stress

Everyone deals with stress at some point in their life and we all react to stress differently. This week we will review a story about how one person dealt with stress and overcame their stress.


Presenter Note: For this week's life skills story, we are focusing on different ways to work with stress and how to create ways virtually that participants can do this. Review the life skills story and ask questions that correspond at the end of the story. 


Reacting to Stressful situations: Odd is Just a Word Social Skills Story


Optional Level Up

Review the list of life skills at the end of the story. How do those skills relate to the story? Why are those skills important, and what should you know about them?


<Body Break>


Covid Mitigation Moment: Social Distancing 

Want to know two easy ways to protect yourself and those around you? Practicing social distancing and wear a cloth face covering when around others.


Social Distancing Explained


What did we learn/practice today?


What are we doing this afternoon?

Rights & Self Advocacy

Thursday January 13, 2022

Photo by Sebastian Hermann on Unsplash


Today Happens to Be...


“Today, I join my fellow Members of Congress to celebrate Korean Americans across the United States and their contributions to this country in all aspects of American life. Korean Americans have been a vital part of this nation since they first arrived in the U.S. on January 13, 1903 and have made immeasurable contributions as small business owners, military service members, faith leaders, doctors, artists, and elected officials. As Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), I have been proud to work with the Korean American community on so many critical issues, from fighting for the reunion of divided families to protecting Dreamers and securing citizenship for Korean adoptees. I wish the Korean American community in California and all across the nation a very happy Korean American Day!”

—Congresswoman Judy Chu on Korean American Day 2020


Check In

  • How are you today?
  • What's this week's theme?
  • What's this week's skill builder?
  • What did we do yesterday?
  • Today we're going to talk about planning for online events.

Optional Tech Tip

Zoom Update: Where and how to check for them on my PC.


Presenter Note: Use the link above to help everyone learn how to look for updates on Zoom. Be sure to press the large Present button in the upper right corner for full screen view.  If you feel like your group may already know how to do this or might want to do it another time, that is okay. The link will be up for a few days.


Show & Share: Online Program

How has online programming helped us? What are ways that being able to “hang out” virtually has helped us stay connected? How we can plan to make virtual programming more accessible for everyone? How does virtual program compare to in-person program?


Presenter Note: Allow participants to share their experiences with attending virtual programming both positive and negative. Please keep note of anything interesting that comes up.


Planning For Virtual Meeting Challenges

Since going virtual, we've ran into a few challenges with our meeting spaces. 

  • What are some common issues that we have had with zoom?
  • Microphone issues?
  • Video Issues?
  • What is the craziet issue you've had?

Identify the top 2 or 3 challenges to pre-plan a How-To Help Action Plan. Examples are below with some tips on how to troubleshoot them as inspiration.


Examples of Zoom Call Issues: 

The Most Common Zoom Problems


Challenge examples: microphone unmuted, video not working, someone getting kicked out of a room, screen frozen, etc.


Presenter Note:

Ask participants to brainstorm different problems or challenges that we run into on Zoom.  After hearing responses, describe that planning and strategizing our reactions to a challenge will help everyone attending program. Being patient and flexible while planning ahead can be a big help!


How-To Help: Action Planning as a Team

After deciding which challenges, the breakout rooms will create a task list for a challenge.


Here's an example challenge: We see Bernie speaking, but his microphone is muted. What steps can we take to help?


Put them in order listing the first thing you do, which is realizing we can't hear Bernie! Your list will be numbered like this:

  1. We can't hear Bernie (or our participant)
  2. Step 2
  3. Step 3
  4. Step 4

Tasks lists don't have a limit, so any step big or small can be added. This will be the foundation of our proposed How -To Help.


Presenter Note: This task list can be created using Zoom annotation. Create a list of other challenging virtual events that occur on one side of the screen. On the other side of the screen, create a list of ways that we can plan to problem-solve these events.


As a breakout team, come up with a three step How-To Help plan. 


What did we learn/practice today?


What are we doing this afternoon?

Knowledge & Fun

Friday January 14, 2022

Photo by Bram Naus on Unsplash


Today Happens to Be...


Tomorrow is National Hat Day. Do you have any cool hats you can wear? What's the story behind your hat? Check out this link to see an evolution of 400 years of hats throughout history.


Big Reminder: There is no program on Monday because of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.


Links to MLK Day Resources:


Optional Tech Tip

Zoom Update: Where and how to check for them on my PC.


Presenter Note: Use the link above to help everyone learn how to look for updates on Zoom. Be sure to press the large Present button in the upper right corner for full screen view.  If you feel like your group may already know how to do this or might want to do it another time, that is okay. The link will be up for a few days.


Check In

  • Do you have any plans or hopes for the long weekend?
  • What's this week's theme?
  • What's this week's skill builder?
  • What did we do yesterday?

Weekly Review

In true Friday fashion, let's review our week together.


General questions:

  • What did we do this week? What did we learn?
  • What did you find interesting or like most this week?

Specific questions:

  • What planning styles did we talk about? (review Monday's curriculum if necessary)
  • What's your planning style or a new style that you want to try?
  • What are some virtual tours, events, or live-cams that we can access in our community?
  • Did you go on a virtual tour or watch a live-cam?
  • What can we do to help manage stress?
  • What's a how-to guide? Why might you create one? How do you create one?

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Virtual Exploration Intro

For Tuesday’s activity this week, we explored a few places in our communities that offer virtual tours or have virtual events occurring throughout the year. 


Before we explore virtually today, what are activities that we would like to explore in the future? How could we do those virtually?


Where can we virtually tour or explore right now?

It's time to explore the places offering virtual experiences from Tuesday's activity. Here are the links again.

Presenter Note: There are resources below to use for virtually touring if needed. They include examples from Tuesday among others. Feel free to use any found on Tuesday or pick from one below. 


Places to Explore Virtually


Virtual Walt Disney World 

Virtually experience Walt Disney World Attractions, shows, hotels, monorails, and much more in a 360 degree interactive video.


Pick a Place

Google's Arts & Culture page teamed up with over 2500 museums and locations from around the world. Locations include the Eiffel Tower, Nasa, and MoMA the Museum of Modern Art. 


The Louvre

Arguably the most famous art museum on the planet, you can find art that includes the mysterious Mona Lisa and Egyptian artifacts all from your home


Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cams

Keeping it a little closer to home, Monterey Bay Aquarium offers live camera feeds of fish, birds, and the ocean! The jellyfish cam is extra relaxing.


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Introduce next week’s theme 

Using planning styles to help us make our own plans and track our goals for the year with a babit tracker


IMPORTANT REMINDER

No program on Monday!


What did we learn today?


What are we doing this afternoon?

Choosing Fun Stuff to Do

Need some help deciding on an afternoon activity?


Spin the Activity Wheel!  


The activities are numbered. These numbers corrospond to brief activity descriptions listen in the linked document below. 


Activity Wheel Details 




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