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The 7 Best Times to Teach Executive Functioning Skills

November 15, 2021 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

All educators would likely agree that executive functioning skills are critical to student academic and social success. These are the skills that help learners plan for assignments, stay organized, use self-control to make good choices, use flexible thinking to solve problems, and persevere through challenges. The issue is usually when and how to make time […]

Filed Under: Executive Functioning Skills Tagged With: executive functioning, study skills

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

12 Games to Practice Self-Control

November 3, 2019 by pathway2success 5 Comments

12 interactive and fun games to teach self-control and build self-regulation skills for kids and teens. Strong skills for self-control are the foundation for success in and outside of the classroom.

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Executive Functioning Skills, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching, Tips for Teachers Tagged With: adhd, classroom management, executive functioning skills, self control, study skills

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

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