Organization
Johnny wakes up every morning at 6 a.m. and his bus picks him up at 6:20 a.m. What should Johnny do to be organized in the morning and not stressed?
If Johnny cannot get up earlier, he should lay out his clothes, have his Chromebook charging, and have his backpack ready! If his house is disorganized, he can have a basket or bin with his items.
Komal has been focused all day long at school, gets home, and immediately begins homework. She cannot focus at home. What is most likely the problem with Komal?
Most likely, she needs a break to help strengthen her focus. She can take a timed break to exercise, stretch, eat or do another activity that she prefers.
Suzie's teacher starts listing off all these assignments that will be due over the quarter. She immediately begins to think in her head, "WHAT IS GOING ON? I can't do all that!". What is a better strategy she can use instead of negative self-talk?
She can immediately ask if this information is written down somewhere and then take a deep breath. What is the first step in the first assignment?
Little Johnny thinks about his science project, but he doesn't know what to do. He decides to wait it out. What eventually happens, and what strategies can he use to avoid this issue?
Eventually, he feels a lot of stress and then weighs on how he views himself. He will get an F if he doesn't develop a plan. He can create a plan of what he will do each day and begin the Pomodoro Method by just starting a task for 25 minutes.
Bob's house is a mess. He is embarrassed by it, but it's not his fault. His mom and dad work a lot, and they have pets that aren't potty-trained. When he comes home, he immediately goes to his bedroom and doesn't do homework. He cares about school, but things are rough right now. What can he control and not control in this situation?
He can control how he manages his time at school. He can also control his schoolwork by asking his teachers for help. He doesn't have to get personal, but he can tell them that it's hard to focus on home, and he needs more help at school.
He can't control his home life, but he could practice mindfulness at home and maybe begin to help with the pets.
Johnny just zones out during the day. He doesn't write anything down and pretends he is listening. When he gets home, he has no clue what homework he has, but he will worry about it at the end of the quarter. How does Johnny begin to feel as the quarter goes on?
Johnny gets more and more overwhelmed and if he doesn't get help from his teachers and/or counselors, things will only snowball. He should ask for help and start writing things down.
Ana is always talking over her friends, even when they are trying to help her understand her schoolwork. What specific strategies can she use to be in the moment and actively listen?
She can Stop Breathe Listen and Respond. Even if she feels her friends don't know how to help her, she can listen instead of getting into her own negative self-talk.
The project you're assigned is the following: "Create your own avatar out of any materials you have available. You cannot purchase any materials". This assignment is due in 7 days. What are the first three steps to this assignment?
Example of Steps:
1) Determine what materials you have at school and at home.
2) Map out each day what you are doing to do
3) Determine who you can ask for help.
Suzie HATES math, so she puts all math assignments off to the last minute. Even in class, she "fakes work" up to the last 10 minutes of class and then tries to do it all. What should Suzie do to avoid procrastination?
She needs to start writing down what she needs to do by steps in order to stay on task. She can also start chunking the work and practicing mindfulness to stay on task.
Suzie's mom works 2nd shift, and Suzie is responsible for taking care of her younger siblings during this time. Suzie is not able to really work on any schoolwork at home. On the weekends, she doesn't have to help out, but she likes to relax during this time. What can she control and what can she not control?
She cannot control the responsibilities that are put on her by her family, but she can manage her time in a way that she is able to do homework during the weekend.