Executive Functioning Intensive, Unit 1.1

Executive Functioning Intensive, Unit 1.1

Teaching executive functioning skills to school-aged students is incredibly important as these skills play a critical role in their overall academic success, personal development, and future life skills. Executive functioning skills act as the "mental tools" that allow students to effectively manage themselves, their tasks, and their interactions with the world.

This unit serves as a strong starting point for delving deeper into each specific skill in subsequent lessons.

Unit Outcome(s):

Introduce all executive functioning skills that will be focus points throughout the program and share their importance for managing time, completing tasks, regulating their emotional and mental states, and achieving their goals.

By the end of Unit 1, students will understand the concept of executive functioning skills, their importance in daily life and academic success, and be introduced to foundational skills within the executive function umbrella.

1.1: Defining Executive Functioning Skills

Present a simple definition of executive functioning skills: "The mental processes that help us plan, organize, manage time, pay attention, and remember details."

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