Executive Functions for Teens. Cognitive Flexibility. with links to activities, videos, games and articles for more in depth reading. Geared towards Middle and High School aged students. Great talking points for discussions. Small group, individual or whole class.
Complete Introductory Lesson Plan for Executive Functions class with links to worksheets, games, and video. Great resource for any age group working on Life Skills, Memory, Focus, attention.
7 Power Point slides for IEP/ARD Meeting create visual information to help parents/stakeholders stay on schedule and on topic. Included are: Cover slide for student information/picture, IEP date. Statement of Confidentiality in English and Spanish, ARD Agenda, ARD Assurances, How to facilitate like a champ, Parent Engagement, ARD Ettiquette Activity.
Executive Functions - Working Memory Lessons. Colorful, fun, engaging lessons to help train and fine tune memory. Can be used with public and homeschool students to work on life skills needed for school years and beyond. Combine with my other Executive Functions lessons for a unit study. Help students with ADD, ADHD, Autism, and other exceptional needs. Or, just improve memory skills for all.
27 Power Point slides explain and show what Executive Functions are. How Focus and Attention can help students improve in school and daily living. Examples of Focus and Attenion, survey -pre assessment, Warm up activity, digital worksheet links, videos, articles for in depth reading, suggestions to improve Focus and Attention and more.
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.
CHAMPS Slides for daily activities. Slides include student expectations for: Arrival, Bell Work, Instruction, Small Group, Independent Work, Testing, Departure. Slides set visual reminder for in person/virtual learning expectations. Slides can be edited and personalized for your students.
Lesson on helping guide students towards mindfulness and self awareness of remote and on campus learning. Add link for Google form to add data collection and assessment for goal tracking to see progress. Great resource for Social Skills, behavior, Life Skills and General Education classrooms.
Executive Functions lesson with several visual learning acitivities. Solutions included. Also includes memory game and short video to break up and enhance learning. Teacher notes and extra links to additional resources added as a bonus. See my other Executive Function lessons to use as a series.
Social Skills lesson on how to appropriately ignore distractions from peers. Included are: breathing exercises, discussion questions, practice verbal prompts, multiple strategies to practice and model, steps to take, techniques to learn, link to a google form for assessment, scenarios to analyze and questions for the class, non examples, and a grading rubric.
Colorful Executive Function Attention lesson. Can be used for remote or in person learning. Complete with Objectives, topic definition, 3 short videos and a digital worksheet to enrich your student's learning experience. Also includes activity ideas to strengthen attention skills that target Executive Function - Attention skills. Many slides can be printed for a hands on lesson.
Interactive Bingo for remote and in person learning showing cool down strategies. Click and drag circles over picture when card is called. Print a copy and use M & M's instead for edible reinforcers.
Unique mini lesson that is interactive and appropriate for remote and in person learners. Shows students how to visualize the appropriate amount of personal space using cute fish in a fishbowl. Click and drag fish.