What are the two kinds of memory?
what is long term memory and short term memory
What does it mean to think flexibly?
To go with the flow, shift perspectives, move on
What is a category?
What is a group of items that have something in common i.e. all color red, all office supplies, etc
What part of your brain controls executive function skills?
Frontal Lobe
What is Mrs. O's job title
School counselor, guidance counselor
What do you call something or someone, who distracts you and takes time away?
What is a time robber?
What is a have to and a want to ?
A have to is a obligation or something that needs to be done where as a want to is something you wish to do and has no consequence if you do not do it
How would you define a distraction?
What is anything that prevents you from working towards your goal or from finishing a task
Name the 3 executive function processes(strengths) from the PIE quiz from the beginning of the year
Self-Monitoring
Organization
Memory
Mrs. O's favorite color
What is blue
What is the capital of Pennsylvania? What strategy helped you remember that?
What is Harrisburg, PA Using cartoons or drawings
It is dinner time at home. There is something you DO NOT like to eat on your plate.
What can you do?
Give it a no thank you bite and try it
Eat around it
How would you define focus?
When you are working strategically towards your goal, giving your full attention, etc
Which executive function process will remember from experiences or background knowledge, visualizes before acting (ex. plan in your brain how you will back up then do it)
Memory
How many children does Mrs. O have?
2
What is...
Do have to's before want to's, clock strategy, remove distractions, identify time robbers and savers
Name a strategy you can use to help be a flexible thinker
ask 3 before me, plan B, use a calming strategy or deep breathing, size of the problem
Name some common distractions?
Any electronic, friends, certain environments, any objects, fidgets
If I have to plan a surprise party for a friend, would I need to use executive function skills ? why or why not?
Yes because yo have to organize, plan, prioritize the time, be focused, etc
What career did Mrs. O want before being a school counselor?
Can you identify the part of the skeleton legs from the MEMORY lesson in order? What strategy?
PELVIS, FEMUR, PATELLA, TIBIA, FIBULA, TARCELS
What is storytelling or visualization
Name a tool to help you prioritize your time
planner, daily sheet, weekly sheet, have to's want to's list
Clean up, Customized, Categorized, and continue
Why are executive function skills and strategies important
Hint: think of the funnel, marbles and morning routines
Skills and strategies help you be work ready and resilient for life such as being organized at home, school and work, prioritize time and manage it, self-monitoring your emotions, your work and ability to focus, and being a flexible thinker
How many years has Mrs. O been working at Nottingham School?