EF situations

Executive functions are

• plans to make you smarter

• skills that you use to complete everyday tasks

• equations for math class

• habits of mind

You have a lot on your plate today! You have basketball practice after school. You promised you'd facetime your classmate to talk about your weekend plans. But then there's RAGE and SPLATS due tomorrow. Don't you have a science quiz this week? You know you have the RAGE project in two weeks.

What executive function should you use to be successful?

• organization

• response inhibition

• emotional control

• planning and prioritizing

You're in class taking notes. The teacher is talking about the google slides, but you see there's a bird outside the window. You see you have a google classroom notification on your computer. Is the air conditioner is louder today than normal? Wait, is there a pebble in your shoe?

What executive function should you use to be successful in class?

• attention

• emotional control

• Goal-directed persistence

• task initiation

You're finally home from school! It was a long day. All you have to do for homework is RAGE and SPLATs. You just need to go start your homework. You just need to get your computer out and choose which assignment to start.

Which executive function do you need to be successful?

• time management

• shifting/ flexibility

• task initiation

• metacognition

It's two days until the 8th grade field trip! You and your family have scheduled everyone around it. During advisory, both classes are sitting in the 8th grade lounge. Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Schriener tell you that the field trip has been postponed to next week because of the weather.

What executive function should you use to be successsful?

• organization

• attention

• flexibility

• goal directed persistence

It's in-class trivia! Your class has been separated into two teams. If the other team doesn't get the answer, your team has the chance to steal the points. The winner gets a RAGE pass! Mrs. Hammen reads the other team a question you know the answer to! You want to shout out the answer.

What executive function should you use to be successful?

• response inhibition

• emotional control

• initation

• metacognition

It's been a frustrating day. First, you overslept and didn't get to eat breakfast. Then on your way into Howard, you stepped into a puddle and got your brand new shoes dirty. In class, your computer died so now you're behind in your notes. During ELA, you get your grade back on an assignment you thought you did really well on. You got a D-! That's not fair!

What executive function should you use to be successful?

• Time management

• metacognition

• emotional control

• attention

You just turned in a week-long assignment. It wasn't the easiest assignment, but wasn't the worst assignment either. Your teacher gives you a reflection work-sheet to complete about your strengths and weaknesses.

What executive function should you use to be successful?

• organization

• metacognition

• initiation

• attention

It's afternoon advisory and your teacher is handing out papers. You get back a re-do assignment for science, a paper copy of your vocabulary worksheet, and a packing list for this week's field trip. You need to keep track of all these sheets.

What executive function should you use to be successful?

• Attention

• Metacognition

• Planning and Prioritizing

• Organization

During ELA, your teacher gives you the entire time to work on anything you need for ANY class. You have RAGE, SPLATS, and iXL for homework. You need to consider how long each task takes to see if you can do it all in one period.

What executive function should you use to be successful?

• Time Management

• Shifting/Flexibility

• Goal-Directed Persistence

• Response Inhibition