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Using Play to Build Executive Functioning Skills

May 12, 2025 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Play isn’t an extra when it comes to learning; it’s the natural ways that kids learn! During periods of free time and play activities, children are learning and practicing a variety of different skills necessary for success. They think, plan, communicate, create, initiate, and reflect. While at first glance playing might look like just a […]

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Perseverance Strategies for Kids and Teens

March 17, 2025 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Perseverance is the skill that helps children and teens work through challenges so they can meet their goals. In other words, perseverance is sticking with it! It is one of the most important social-emotional skills that all learners need for success; that’s because we all encounter challenges big and small in our everyday lives. Some […]

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Improving Kids’ Focus With Engaging Activities: Find Your Flow!

March 4, 2025 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Attention is an important skill. It’s the ability that helps us learn new ideas, problem-solve through challenges, and complete important tasks. So often in today’s busy world, it can feel difficult to truly give our full attention where we want it to go. There are lots of reasons why we struggle with attention, but one […]

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Self-Advocacy Scenarios for Teens

February 18, 2025 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Self-advocacy is a critical life skill for teens and young adults. In short, self-advocacy is the ability to problem-solve, speak up, and get your needs met. It’s a skill we all use every single day from expressing our emotions and sharing opinions to asking for help and telling someone “no”. Simply put, self-advocacy is a […]

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Microlearning Strategies to Teach Executive Functioning Skills to Kids and Teens

November 19, 2024 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Microlearning allows kids and young adults to learn bite-sized chunks of information at a time. The idea is for new information to be simple, meaningful, and concise. In turn, microlearning techniques can strengthen understanding of the topics and improve long-term retention. Whether you are an educator, a parent, or a student, the idea of microlearning […]

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Executive Function vs. Executive Functioning Skills: What’s the Difference?

November 6, 2024 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

While executive function and executive functioning skills are strongly related, they are actually different abilities. They each play important roles in helping children, teens, and adults problem-solve and complete goals every day. Understanding the both the differences and how they are related can help educators and parents set the stage for success for our young […]

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Making the Case for Guided Study Halls in Middle and High School

October 22, 2024 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

More recently, there has been a push to fill students’ entire school days with academic instruction. At first glance, this idea sounds solid; we want students to get as much out of their hours in school as they can. However, a completely over-scheduled and packed day misses the mark for middle and high school kids. […]

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Self-Advocacy for Kids and Teens with 5 Simple Steps

August 20, 2024 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Self-advocacy is speaking up to get your needs met. This is a critical social skill for kids and teens to build since it helps them in all areas of their lives from academics and doing well in school to friendships and future employment. Why Self-Advocacy is Important for Kids and Teens Self-advocacy is important for […]

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9 Executive Functioning Skills that Boost Academics

June 18, 2024 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Executive functioning skills are inherently linked with academic skills. From planning to start writing an essay to managing time on a high stakes assessment, students use executive functioning skills every day in every class. This helps make the clear case that it is important to teach, practice, and foster these skills in the classroom. Making […]

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End of the Year Activities to Keep Executive Functioning Skills Strong

May 21, 2024 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

The end of the year is always a great time to reflect on past experiences and reinforce skills you’ve learned along the way. This makes it an ideal time to continue strengthening executive functioning skills like organization, self-control, attention, and perseverance. Let’s face it: Kids and teens use executive functioning skills every day. From planning […]

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πŸŽ‰ Just added this article filled with attention πŸŽ‰ Just added this article filled with attention-restoring activities for kids and teens.

In our distraction-filled world, we are all desperately in need of strategies to help us clear and calm our busy minds.

Read the whole article filled with activities you can try today at my website!
A few instructional practices to teach and support A few instructional practices to teach and support social-emotional skills that kids need.
Use gratitude sentence starters to get students th Use gratitude sentence starters to get students thinking, talking, and writing!⁣
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These are a free activity you can get in my TPT store.⁣
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Spring is coming this week and I have so many idea Spring is coming this week and I have so many ideas for integrating skills into the great outdoors.⁣
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Have you ever tried taking a wonder walk? Just walk together and focus on anything that sparks your curiosity and interest.⁣
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This morning, just taking my dog outside, I saw American Woodcocks doing their display rituals. They make the funniest little peent noises and fly all around, all in an effort to attract a mate. Such an amazing thing to see!⁣
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Wonder if ALL around us and it leads to so much learning. Give it a try!
Taking a few minutes in the morning for a class me Taking a few minutes in the morning for a class meeting or morning meeting is a great way to build relationships and set the tone for success.⁣
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One of my favorite parts is that there are SO many ways to structure this time.⁣
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Start with a read aloud and focus on a certain skill, like self-control or perseverance.⁣
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Read positive affirmations together to build confidence and growth mindset.⁣
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Or you can read a quote of the day and talk about what it means.⁣
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Whatever you choose, those  few minutes of social-emotional focus make a difference.
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