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We started off with organization and did an activity that demonstrated there isn’t any
right way to organize and that it can be very personal. The important idea is that everything has a
home and when you can find it easily you are more efficient.
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The second skill we did was focusing. I also call it “tuning
in.” I compare their brains to a
radio. A radio can actually tune in to
more than one station, but it’s hard to get all the information and really
understand everything you are hearing. We
discussed strategies for helping your brain really tune in to the right station
(teacher, math, piano practice, mom, etc.).
Then we played a game that has been one of their favorite activities so
far. It requires them to tune in to
things happening around them and watch for a cue and then follow a set of
directions.
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Next we'll draw homework portraits that allow them to
think about their homework habits. We
discussed how good workers make sure they have time for both work and play, but
that they can also separate them to be able to do their best at work time. We discussed best times for working,
environment, and creating a work space.
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Then we'll work on Time Management.
We’ll make schedules and do an activity that requires them to be plan a
span of time and to also account for the unexpected. We’ll talk about how “frontloading” a
schedule can help them be ready for things that just come up.
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We’ll finish with understanding yourself as a learner and a worker. We’ll do a color quiz where they will have to
think about their preferences in work environments and their strengths. They’ll discover tendencies about how they
learn and also the environments they thrive in (working alone or in a group/
indoors or outdoors / with math, human services / science etc.)
