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Impulse Control Interactive PowerPoint–Executive Function Series (+Task Cards!)
Many bright and capable students don't succeed like they should because of deficits in their executive skills, such as impulse control. By the time these students are in high school, these skills can be so insufficient to meet school demands that it can take many months or years to help them get where they need to be. Starting early is key to helping these students succeed and that is why I have started this series on executive functions. Video Preview AvailableThis interactive lesson on stren
2nd - 5th
Character Education, School Counseling
Executive Functioning Toolkit Bundle: Planning - Priorities and Task Initiation
Teach Executive Functioning Toolkit with a ready-to-use bundle of 9 editable PowerPoint lessons (PPTX) for Grades 4–12, designed to build real understanding and usable strategies. This listing is a discounted bundle of my existing products that work together as a coherent sequence. Use the lessons as a mini unit, a short intervention series, or stand-alone sessions for revision, tutoring, and cover work. Suggested What's Included (9 PPTX files): • ADHD & Time Management – Overcoming Time Blindn
4th - 12th
For All Subjects
Executive Functioning Skills Bundle | Planning, Prioritising & Task Initiation
Teach Executive Function Skills with this editable PowerPoint bundle. It includes 8 coordinated resources that work together as a ready-to-use unit for upper elementary, middle school, high school, life skills, enrichment, and homeschool classes. Students build understanding through clear vocabulary, teacher-friendly slide flow, realistic examples, scenario questions, guided discussion, and reflection tasks. Use it as a full unit, a rotating skills series, sub-plan material, intervention support
4th - 12th
Psychology, School Counseling, School Psychology
Executive Functioning | Task Initiation and Organization, Study Skills
Help middle and high school students build essential executive functioning skills with these easy-to-use worksheets. This resource supports task initiation, planning, organization, time management, and reflection. It is designed to help students start tasks, stay organized, and complete assignments more independently. Perfect for special education classrooms, executive functioning support, study skills instruction, or advisory periods. What’s Included This resource includes 9 student worksheet
5th - 12th, Higher Education
For All Subjects
Executive Functioning Bootcamp | Lesson 4: Breaking Big Tasks Into Small Steps
Have your students ever looked at a big assignment or project and completely frozen because it felt too overwhelming to start?Many middle school students struggle with task initiation, planning, and managing complex projects. When a task feels too big, the brain often responds with avoidance, procrastination, or anxiety. In Lesson 4 of the Executive Function Bootcamp, students learn a powerful strategy used in fields like computer science, engineering, and problem solving: decomposition —
5th - 8th
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS
W.6.10
, SL.6.1a
, SL.6.1b
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Also included in: Executive Functioning Bootcamp | Complete 20 Lesson BUNDLE | Grades 5-8
Executive Functioning: Task Initiation: Grades 3-6
Getting started is often the hardest part of any assignment. This complete, ready‑to‑teach lesson helps students understand why their brains resist starting and gives them simple, repeatable strategies to break through avoidance using tiny, low‑effort actions. Students learn the Brain‑Shift Rule — once they take a small action, their brain switches out of avoidance mode and into doing mode. Through modeling, guided practice, and real‑life application, students experience how tiny “first steps”
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Visual Task Checklist Card | Executive Function Tool, Initiation & Progress, 2-5
Help students start assignments, stay on track, and finish their work with this ( laminatable) initiation self-guided task card, designed to support executive functioning and academic stamina in elementary classrooms. This kid-friendly, icon-based task progress card gives students a clear, predictable routine they can follow independently when a task feels overwhelming or non-preferred. Perfect for IEPs, 504 plans, MTSS/RTI, and general education support in grades 2–5. Executive Function Vi
2nd - 4th
Reading Strategies, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
New Year Reset: Task Initiation & Organization Checklist | Executive Functioning
January is the time to rebuild routines and reset expectations—especially for students who struggle with task initiation and organization. This simple, teacher-friendly checklist helps track how independently students: Begin work Gather materials Complete tasks with minimal prompting Designed for special education, executive functioning goals, and behavior tracking, this checklist supports consistent data collection without disrupting instruction. Help students build independence, account
PreK - 12th
Character Education, Social Emotional Learning
What is Task Initiation? Executive Functioning Skills (ESE Social Personal)
What is Task Initiation? This is my Task Initiation Lesson in my series of Executive Functioning Skills. All ppt's include: Definition/ExamplesGames/Group Activity Classroom discussion prompts Mini assessment of strengths and challengesVideo presentation independent activity Bold colorful graphicsYou can present on white board, print what you need for students, do this in groups, do this independently, and even use for staff in a Professional Development series for ESE points! PPT can be used to
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Character Education
Executive Function - Task Initiation
Executive Functions Task Initiation geared towards students in grades 5-12 or homeschool. Links to videos, activities, articles for more intensive study/discussion, and games. Great material for a ready made lesson or as a supplement for unit study. See my other Executive Function lessons for more topics.
5th - 12th
For All Subjects
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Executive Functioning & Focus Lesson + Privacy Office Classroom Management Tool
Teach your students how to pay attention and focus with this fun interactive lesson and privacy office. Students learn about and practice effective executive functioning strategies. Then create their very own privacy office, work shield, or lap book, which doubles as a focus tool in and of itself! All the while making classroom management easier, too! Build Executive Functioning Skills The executive functioning skills covered include planning and goal setting, organization, time management,
1st - 4th
School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | MAY
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | APRIL
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | JAN
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | FEB
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | MARCH
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | AUG
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Planning & Organizing PowerPoints–Executive Function Series
This interactive PowerPoint bundle includes a mini introduction lesson on executive functions, a full lesson on planning, and a full lesson on organizing. Since many of you already have systems for organizing and routines in place in your classrooms, I tried to make this broad and general enough to fit all elementary students and classrooms. I provide tools and ideas for helping with planning and organizing, and then leave some of the specifics to you so it can fit your classroom. This PowerPo
2nd - 5th
Character Education, School Counseling
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | NOV
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | SEPT
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Time Management Interactive PowerPoint– SEL Executive Function Series
Many bright and capable students don't succeed like they should because of deficits in their executive skills, such as time management. Starting early is key to helping these students succeed and that is why I have started this series on executive functions. This interactive lesson on time management takes this skill down to an elementary level in ways that are useful and accessible to them. Overview of Time Management PowerPoint : Optional Bonus PowerPoint: Introduces students to executive
2nd - 5th
Character Education, School Counseling
Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning | DEC
Make Following Directions Easier with Brain Bites!Tired of repeating directions all day? Brain Bites will help your students stay focused, remember what you tell them, and help them access higher-order thinking skills — in just 5 minutes a day! Does any of this sound familiar? You repeat directions constantly Transitions feel chaotic Students depend too much on reminders It feels like your students just. won't. listen.It's not just you. And it's not your fault. Most of these problems can be
1st - 5th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: Working Memory Activities | Following Directions | Executive Functioning
Get Ready Do Done Executive Functioning Organizers
Do your students struggle with following directions and need a visual to keep them accountable and working independently! These editable organizers are LIFE SAVERS! Edit the organizer real time with your students to tell them/show them what materials they need to be ready for the task, what they will need to do during the task and what it looks like when they are done! As a bonus include a task for the early finishers. This will allow you to be free to work with students independently and in you
K - 8th
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