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Executive Functioning Activities to Start the Morning

February 17, 2020 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Use engaging and fun executive functioning activities to help jump start kids and teens in the morning. Simple activities like mindful breathing, brain games, journaling, and exercising, can help activate students’ brains in the classroom.

Filed Under: Executive Functioning Skills, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching, Tips for Teachers Tagged With: executive functioning, executive functioning skills, study skills

Executive Functioning Resources

Executive functioning skills are the brain processes that help kids and teens plan, organize, manage time, and persevere through challenges. Read more about executive functioning skills here, or consider some of the resources below to get started right away. Resources for Older Learners: Introductory executive functioning lessons to target planning, organization, time management, and more. […]

Executive Functioning Resources for Elementary

Executive functioning skills are the abilities in the brain that help kids plan, organize, initiate tasks, focus, and complete tasks. Read more about executive functioning skills here, or consider some resources to get started right away. Resources for Elementary Learners: Use an interactive executive functioning workbook to teach skills from A-Z! Moveable pieces make learning […]

Executive Functioning Skills

Learn all about executive functioning skills from planning, self-control, organization, and perseverance. These are the abilities in our brains that help us accomplish tasks. Simply put, these are critical life skills for kids and teens to be successful in school and beyond! Use these free strategies, ideas, printables, and blog posts to help you! #executivefunctioning #pathway2success

What are executive functioning skills? Executive functioning (EF) skills are the abilities in our brain that help us complete everyday tasks. These skills include planning, organization, time management, metacognition, working memory, self-control, attention, flexibility, and perseverance. Sometimes, it’s helpful to think of executive functions like an air traffic controller in our brains. The EF center […]

15+ Executive Functioning Strategies Every Teacher Can Use

October 13, 2019 by pathway2success 2 Comments

Many kids and young adults struggle with executive functioning challenges. Some are easy to spot, such as when a student can’t focus on a lesson or comes to class without their entire binder. Other EF challenges are less obvious, though. A learner might take two times as long on homework because they don’t understand strategies […]

Filed Under: Back to School, Classroom Management, Executive Functioning Skills, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Study Skills, Teaching, Tips for Teachers

Interventions for Executive Functioning Challenges: Attention

April 15, 2019 by pathway2success 2 Comments

Over 20 interventions, strategies, and supports to help teach attention skills to kids and young adults. Being able to focus and pay attention is a requirement for learning! Use these activities to help students with ADHD and ALL learners improve focus while improving your classroom management. Try attention grabbers, setting a timer, using fidgets, implementing flexible seating, and more. This is for regular education AND special education needs! #adhd #pathway2success

Challenges with focus and attention can become a huge roadblock to learning for kids and young adults. Simply put, attention is critical to learning. If students can’t focus on the lesson, they are going to struggle with understanding the new content. If students can’t focus on the directions, they are not going to know what […]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Executive Functioning Skills, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Special Education, Study Skills Tagged With: adhd, attention, executive functioning, special education, study skills, teaching

15+ Ways to Teach Executive Functioning Skills

April 2, 2019 by pathway2success 2 Comments

Over 15 ways to teach executive functioning skills to kids and young adults to help them plan, organize, manage time, learn study skills, pay attention, and more. Helpful tips and tricks for educators and support staff to help students be successful in middle and high school. #executivefunctioning #studyskills #pathway2success

In many ways, strong executive functioning skills are the foundation for success. These are the mental processes that help learners plan through assignments, organize materials, initiate a task, manage time well, stay focused, try new strategies when stuck, and persevere until the completion of a goal. If you think about it, those skills are important […]

Filed Under: Executive Functioning Skills, Special Education, Study Skills Tagged With: executive functioning, growth mindset, high school, middle school, organization, special education, study skills, studying, teens

Interventions for Executive Functioning Challenges: Time Management

February 18, 2019 by pathway2success 3 Comments

20+ interventions and strategies for kids who struggle with time management! This blog post includes tools, tips, ideas, and printable resources for school AND at home to help young adults and teens learn to use time wisely, procrastinate less, and complete tasks well. Great for students with executive functioning challenges, ADHD, and more. #executivefunctioning #timemanagement #pathway2success

Time management skills are essentially life skills. Kids and young adults need this skills now and in the future. All educators and parents want our learners to be able to work independently, use time well, and complete tasks on time. In order to meet these expectations, students need to learn, understand, and continually practice skills […]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Executive Functioning Skills, Special Education, Study Skills Tagged With: education, executive functioning, special education, teaching, time management

Interventions for Executive Functioning Challenges: Task Initiation

February 4, 2019 by pathway2success 7 Comments

Strategies and supports for executive functioning challenges can make all the difference, especially for students who struggle with task initiation. This is such an important skill, since it’s like the motor in allowing us to get started on all tasks and assignments. When someone is struggling to initiate, tasks take longer and require more effort. […]

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Interventions for Executive Functioning Challenges: Organization

December 16, 2018 by pathway2success 2 Comments

As kids get older, organization becomes ever more important! While it is a critical skill for all ages, kids and young adults are often just learning to develop and strengthen their skills as more responsibilities are added on in their lives. When you think about it, kids and young adults can have a lot to […]

Filed Under: Executive Functioning Skills, Special Education, Study Skills, Teaching, Tips for Teachers

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🧠 The beginning of a new year is a great time to r 🧠 The beginning of a new year is a great time to review executive functioning skills.

These are abilities we all use in varying degrees every day, whether it's focusing on a lesson, managing our time on a project, or organizing our workspace at the end of a class.
πŸŽ‰ Some healthy habits to start the year off strong πŸŽ‰ Some healthy habits to start the year off strong... for kids but also for us as adults! 

❀️ What strategies are you putting in place?

Today I made time to exercise and practice mindfulness.
The new year is a great time for self-reflection! The new year is a great time for self-reflection! Kickstart 2026 with your students by holding some meaningful discussion time. It's also a fantastic way to integrate social-emotional and executive functioning skills like planning, goal-setting, growth mindset, and perseverance.
We can all use some extra coping strategies this t We can all use some extra coping strategies this time of year.

What's helping you stay calm and centered?

For me, my go-tos have been yoga, meditation, and reading.
πŸŽ‰ 5 steps to start the new year: 5 - List five wo πŸŽ‰ 5 steps to start the new year:

5 - List five words you want the new year to stand for.

4 - List four people or things you are grateful for.

3 - List three coping strategies you can use to help you manage stress this year.

2 - List two ways you hope to improve or grow.

1 - Choose one positive statement to say to yourself to start the year.

Use these steps with your students to start the year off strong!

And of course, let me know if you want the link to the whole activity.
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