Executive Functioning Skills Self-Regulation & Self-Control Lesson & Activities

Support your students self-regulation and self-control executive functioning skills with this digital, no prep, interactive lesson and activities that include two teaching videos and strategies, tools, and apps to use to help self-regulate their emotions. This digital mini-lesson and activity is perfect for high school or middle school students that need explicit instruction on self-regulation and self-control skills and includes explanations on how the brain works, with linked videos and a check for understanding quiz. The lesson uses the boiling pot or flipped lid model of the brain. The lesson includes strategies, tools, and apps students can use to help calm down, self-regulate and show self-control as well as practice scenarios and the ability to apply the skill to their own life. Whether you teach general education, special education, are a speech language pathologist or other support professional this resource is what your students need! Works for in person or online learning! Can be done digitally or on paper.

The following is lesson is part of my executive functioning skills lesson series.

What are executive functioning skills?

Executive functioning skills are the skills you need to be a successful person. These skills involve: planning, prioritizing, time management, working memory, self-control, metacognition, attention, task initiation, and perseverance.

Students who struggle in school often have weak executive functioning skills. In order to be successful in school and in life, students who struggle need to be taught these skills explicitly. I have created an entire course and curriculum at my school based on this premise, and have students to this day come back and tell me that the “real world skills” they learned in my class, help them as adults. (Over 90% graduation rate for students who take my class)

INCLUDED:

36 Google Slides: (can also be printed and done on paper)

• 2 Instructional Videos for Students to Watch - 14 minutes total
  (1 Video is Teaching the Skill, 1 Video Reviews Activity Directions & Examples)
• 3 Slides of Teacher Directions/Suggestions
• 2 Slides of Additional Resources & A Video of my OWN Take a Break Corner
• 36 slides for students:
• 3 Slides to Define: Self-Regulation, Self-Control & Why is it Important?
• 2 Slides Explaining the Link Between Self-Regulation and Self-Control
• 1 Slide of Brain Science Explanation with Linked Videos
• 1 Check for Understanding of the Video Slide
• 1 Slide of Self-Regulation Strategies/Tools/Apps to Use
• 1 Slide to Explain the Boiling Pot Model
• 1 Slide to Have Students Identify their “Boiling Over” Signs
• 1 Slide to Identify Calm Down Strategies when they might “Boil Over”
• 1 Slide Explaining the 3 Types of Self-Control
• 1 Slide of Self-Control Strategies/Tools/Apps to Use
• 1 Example Slide
• 3 Practice Scenarios to Identify the Emotion & Ways to Self-Regulate
• 1 Slide of the Self-Regulation Process (can be printed as an anchor chart)
• 3 Real Life Application Process Slides
• 3 Reflection Slides
• Explicit Directions that can be adjusted based on your students’ abilities

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I love that this great lesson is no prep! Many of my students struggle with executive functioning and this has been a great resource for them.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "These slides are beautifully designed and well organized, plus, the additional resources are helpful. It was easy to make slight modifications to meet the needs of my AU students and adapt it for my social skills class. It was also very easy to assign the slides in google classroom so my students can follow along and add their own answers. It is often hard to find social skills lessons for high school special needs students, so I was really excited to find this resource"
Grades 9-11 Primarily students on the autism spectrum

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This was a very helpful resource for teaching the importance of self-control and self-regulation, as well as strategies to manage strong feelings. Love it!"

Grade 11 Primarily students on the autism spectrum

HOW TO USE:

Please see the slides for directions and teaching video on how to use with students.

NOTES FOR USE:

- I would NOT use this entire slides in one sitting, it is a lot to absorb.

- I would break it into two or three days of sections for teaching

Check out my Executive Functioning Skills Lessons

→ BUNDLE 1 (Planning/Prioritizing, Time Management/Task Initiation, & Organization)

→ BUNDLE 2 (Self-Control/Self-Regulation, Attention, & Working Memory)

Individual Lessons:

• Problem Solving Process
• Planning/Prioritizing
• Time management/Task initiation
• Organization
• Working memory
• Self-control/Self-Regulation
• Attention
• Perseverance
  

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