Read Stephie McCumbee’s storybook Spacing Out! to your students and follow up with this exercise. Students will use their creativity to design bookmarks that can be used to teach others about the skill of “Completing Tasks.” Extend the...

Storm Sticks will provide students with a wide range of calming strategies while improving their tactile skills. Creating a list of exercises and activities to help students relax when they feel frustrated is a simple way to change their focus in the...

Read Stephie McCumbee’s storybook The Garden in My Mind and discuss the tips used in the story to learn how to avoid distractions. This activity is designed to help students plan, organize, and to redirect their focus from interruptions. Extend the...

This is a visual display that shows how making a sincere apology can affect a relationship. Students will put to use the skills taught in Julia Cook’s Sorry, I Forgot to Ask! storybook, from the BEST ME I Can Be! series. Extend the learning...

Students will be able to recognize the similarities they have with other students in the class by writing down three things they are good at and comparing. Read Bryan Smith’s storybook Is There an App For That? to your students then follow up with...

Being responsible often means asking for help when it’s needed. Use this creative slogan-generating activity to help students relate how to be responsible by asking for help. From Julia Cook’s BEST ME I Can Be! series is her storybook I...

Read the storybook It Was Just Right Here! from the Executive FUNction series written by Bryan Smith to your students, then pass out the “What’s Out of Place?” worksheet when the story is finished. This exercise will help to...

Join in on the fun with an activity from Bryan Smith’s If Winning Isn’t Everything Why Do I Hate to Lose? Students will practice their sportsmanship skills during a coin flip game called “Don’t Flip Out.” Extend the...

Students will learn the skills of accepting 'No' for an answer and disagreeing the right way. This activity accompanies Julia Cook's storybook I Just Don't Like the Sound of NO!, part of the BEST ME I Can Be! series. This fun and unique exercise is...

Help students understand and apply The Golden Rule in their daily routine. From Julia Cook’s Sorry, I Forgot to Ask! comes the activity “From Trash to Treasure!” Students will be able to learn first-hand ‘Always treat others the...

Join in on the fun with an activity from Bryan Smith’s Is There an App for That? Students will visually see how they have similarities and differences with other students. This activity will teach students the difference between staying true...

Problem solving involves many other executive functioning behaviors, including reasoning, attention, planning, initiation, working memory, and self-monitoring. Teach your students problem solving skills with these activities that accompany the...

Disappointments in life are inescapable. However, studies show that children who learn how to reframe their thoughts and at an early age can more easily manage setbacks and frustrations. Reframing thoughts and practicing positive thinking are essential...

All kids like to move, but some kids just can't seem to stop. These kids have a hard time sitting still at home and at school. They may seem inattentive. That's why it is important to teach them strategies for controlling their bodies and strategies for...

Winner of the 2021 Counselor's Choice Award! Problem solving involves many other executive functioning behaviors, including reasoning, attention, planning, initiation, working memory, and self-monitoring. The one thing all of us have in common is that we...

Cora June is B-O-S-S-Y! She points out her teacher’s boring assignments. She dictates the games people play at recess. She even objects to family dinners. If Cora June doesn’t get her way in the classroom, on the playground, or at home, she...