Organization
What does organization mean?
Keeping things neat
Does this take seconds, minutes, or hours:
Eating an ice cream
Minutes
What does memory mean?
Remembering things
You're playing a game- what goes first?
Run outside, read the directions, eat a snack
Read the directions
What do we call the structure that is in charge of making sure that airplanes don't crash?
Air Traffic Control Tower
What 3 things do we organize in EF?
Cubby, desk, knapsack
Does this take seconds, minutes, or hours:
Writing your name
seconds
What is repetition and why is it helpful?
Repeating things over and over to remember them
Prioritize!
Computer games, supper, homework, baseball
Homework
Supper
Computer games/baseball
-or a different order- just make sure you do more important things first!
What would happen if you had no ability to remember, manage time, plan, organize.....
You would not be able to accomplish anything!
Why does it help to be organized?
So you can find things easily and quickly
What is time management?
Understanding how long things take so you can plan ahead and use your time wisely
How does chunking help you?
It makes the information smaller, so that you can remember more
List 3 executive functioning skills/topics
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What is the air traffic control tower in our body?
Our Brains
How did YOUR organization skills improve throughout the year?
YOUR answer!!
Why is it helpful to estimate time?
It allows you to plan properly and not be rushed or run out of time for things
What is visualizing?
Picturing things in your head
Adam needs to catch the 4:00 pm bus to get to work by 4:30 pm. It take him 15 minutes to walk to the bus stop. What time should he leave his house by to be at the bus stop 5 minutes early?
3:40 pm
What would happen if we didn't have our 'control tower?'
We would not be able to get things done properly or smoothly- like all the executive functioning skills help us to do
How does visualizing help you stay organized?
You can picture the end result in your head. You can know what you want your space to look like
What does it mean to 'eat your frog!'
Prioritize! Do your most difficulty task first
What does working memory mean?
Being able to remember a few pieces of information while you are using it
What is executive functioning?
The skills we use everyday to complete tasks smoothly
What is something you learned in executive functioning this year?
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