Emotions
This is a movie from Disney that has characters such as Anger, Sadness, Joy and Disgust.
What is Inside Out?
This is a set of skills to plan and achieve goals?
What are executive functioning skills?
This is a tool in which you write down assignments, tasks, and other activities in order to remember them.
What is a planner or agenda?
What is active listening?
These are activities that take up a lot of time but are not overly productive and are usually used to procrastinate. Some common ones are youtube, daydreaming, trying to make something perfect.
What are time wasters?
This is an emotion you might be feeling if your heart rate is fast, your brain is thinking quickly and you feel sweaty.
What is nervous or anxious?
This is the ability to start a task you do not want to do in a timely manner.
What is task initiation?
This strategy involves writing down steps to a plan or assignment to figure out where to start.
What is writing a to do list?
This is a technique that when practiced helps you sustain attention longer.
What is mindfulness?
The tendency to delay completing tasks until the last minute.
This is a feeling when you cannot finish your school work in the set time and everyone else is done.
What is embarrassed or panicked?
This is the ability to hold multiple things in your head and be able to recall them in a short amount of time.
What is working memory?
This is when you create a set "home" place for every object in your room?
What is Everything Has A Place?
These basic functions are essential in your ability to focus throughout the day.
What is sleeping, eating, and moving your body?
A method involving tackling the most urgent or significant tasks first.
What is prioritizing?
This is a way to slow down and release tension in your body. BONUS if you can name an example.
What are relaxation skills?
This strategy involves organizing information to help remember and retrieve it later.
What is chunking?
These are intentional breaks from a set task in order to relax your focus.
What are brain breaks?
This technique is when you assess whether a task will take less than five minutes to complete and decide to do it immediately.
What is the five second rule?
This is something I can remind myself when I am feeling bored.
What is "I can solve this problem" or "I am okay even though I am uncomfortable"
The ability to keep trying even when your current way of doing something does not work?
What is perseverance or growth mindset?
This strategy is when you put similar tasks or items in piles to complete similar tasks together. For example, piling all socks together and then matching them.
What is batching?
This involves having someone in the room with you while you complete an unappealing task.
What is body doubling?
These are some ways to remember important tasks or chores.
What are notes, alarms, timers, and verbal reminders?