Executive Functioning 1
The ability to think before you act.
A) Organization
B) Self Control
C) Cell Phones
D) Metacognition
Self Control
The ability to create a road map to reach a goal.
Planning/ Prioritizing
What are coping skills?
Something to manage big feelings.
Name three common distractions for students?
-Cell phones
-Social Media
-Television
-Video Games
-Sports
-Snacking/Eating
What is metacognition? Talk about how metacognition is used when setting personal goals.
Thinking about our thinking & performance. Self-reflecting & self-evaluating.
The ability to hold information while performing multiple tasks.
A) Working Memory
B) Social Skills
C) Sustain Attention
D) Goal Directed Persistence
Working Memory
The ability to create and maintain systems to keep track of information.
Organization
What is one healthy way to manage anger?
Mindfulness, exercise, stress ball
Name something that could help you stay focused?
-taking notes
-making eye contact with the speaker/teacher
-raising your hand
-starting work right away
-using self-talk
What is your strongest Executive Functioning Skill(s)?
......
The ability to manage emotions.
1) Emotional Feeling
B) Time-Management
C) Emotional Control
D) Flexibility
Emotional Control
Describe an example of NOT having impulse control.
Answers will vary....but here's some ideas!
Blurting out, touching/hitting someone, eloping, calling someone names, making strange sounds, etc...
True or False: Planning your week is an example of an executive functioning skill.
True
True or false: Sustained attention does not affect my ability to plan, organize, or persevere.
False.
What executive functioning skill could the game 'Simon Says' help us practice?
Sustain Attention
The ability to maintain focus.
Attention
The ability to change plans.
Flexibility
What does mindfulness mean?
Being present in the moment.
Your cell phone will not stop ringing with messages from a group text while you are trying to finish your Social Studies project. What could you do to avoid this distraction?
Answers vary....
Some ideas though.....
-Put your phone in another room
-turn the volume off
-ask your friends to stop texting you
-turn off notifications for the group chat
As a part of her lesson, Ms. Motzkus plays the 'silent game' and 'freeze dance' with the kindergarteners. What executive functioning skill could she be working on to help her students learn?
Self-control
The ability to begin tasks without hesitation.
Task Initiation
These are the skills you need to control your thinking, feelings, and behavior so you can reach a goal.
Executive Functioning Skills
True or False: YOu can practice executive functioning skills to help improve them
True
Is sustained attention the same as paying attention? What is the difference?
Sustaining attention is maintaining your attention even when you're tired, bored, or distracted
If someone reads the alphabet backwards, what executive functioning skills are they using?
*Bonus points if you can say the alphabet backwards*
Working Memory