Category: Skills
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Skill Builder No. 14: Sleep
Activity from Planner Sleep is the “night fuel” for your body and mind. During the day, we need a variety of fuels, but at night we need sleep. Most teens handle so many responsibilities that sleep gets shorter and less satisfying. Complete the sleep inventory in the attached PDF to see where you can make…
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Skill Builder No. 13: Water is Essential
Activity from Planner Nearly 50% of students are dehydrated during the school day. Dehydration affects your thinking, energy, attention, and focus. It affects how you socialize, your mood, and your mental health. It also affects your physical health – dehydration makes your heart work harder, slows your pace, and reaction times. Use the chart to…
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Skill Builder No. 12: Food is Fuel
Activity from Planner It’s okay; you can still eat your usual foods. If you eat a candy bar, you’ll feel pretty good for about 20 minutes (yay! dopamine!), but 45 minutes later, you will feel the crash. Lean protein will give longer burning fuel. Pick a favorite snack and then add a “top up” –…
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Skill Builder No. 11: Memory Tricks
Activity from Planner Extended Activity Learn how to hack your brain with these short-term memory tricks! Know the difference between recalling and recognizing material. Recalling means knowing and understanding a fact. Recall takes more work and more repetitions, flashcards, and studying. Recognizing material means you have seen it before and remember things about it but…
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Skill Builder No. 10: Reading Tips
Activity from Planner There is more than one way to read! Taking notes while doing any reading makes your recall even stronger! You can use the different methods at the bottom of the page to help you with different kinds of assignments. Extended Activity There’s more than one way to read! You can use these…
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Skill Builder No. 9: Re-charge Practice
Activity from Planner Mark the spot on the line that feels most like your energy right now. Circle words you identify with in this moment: Pressure — Anxious — Relaxed — Tired Fatigued — Exhausted — Content Happy — Joyful — At peace — Uneasy Distracted — Anticipation — Bored Overwhelmed — Well-paced Extended Activity…
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Skill Builder No. 8: Long Term Planning
Activity from Planner Macro-level thinking is long-term and big goal-focused. Micro-level thinking is the small steps that build a foundation towards the bigger goal. Complete the full activity below, then come back and label these two strategies. Extended Activity Plan for the long term. When you need to tackle a large project or have a…
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Check-In
Activity from Planner Identify a day or week that felt particularly good and consider what you did that week that made a difference. How can you have more days or weeks like that? Write your answer below. Star the skills you’d like to review: Extended Activity How is it going? Take a few minutes to…
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Skill Builder No. 7: Be Still
Activity from Planner Being told to sit still might bring up bad memories, but stay with us for a minute. When you choose to be still it’s good for your brain and your body! Make an effort to sit still as you do things that don’t require movement, like listening to a podcast, reading a…
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Skill Builder No. 6: Check-out vs Re-charge
Activity from Planner Your brain needs breaks, like your body does after an intense activity. Your body needs a recovery break after weight lifting, running, or after an illness, so does your brain. But just like there are healthy options (i.e. rest, water) and unhealthy options (i.e. sitting too long, junk food), the same is…