Category: Skills
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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…
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Skill Builder No. 5: Information Chunking
Activity from Planner Chunking information helps lock it into your memory and improves studying. It’s pretty simple to do; chunking is just organizing information into groups. You can organize things by class, activity, timeframe, category, etc. Try info chunking! What needs done? Today: This Week: Next Month: Now transfer these things to your weekly sheets…
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Skill Builder No. 4: Note Taking
Activity from Planner When you take notes your brain is engaged! Notes should include critical facts, short phrases and help you remember what you read or heard. Use underlines, arrows —>, invent abbreviations or symbols @ Use the space around the edges to test some symbols, doodles, or abbreviations you want to use in your…
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Skill Builder No. 3: Accountability
Activity from Planner Accountability means taking responsibility for your own stuff. Sometimes we need help with this. An accountability buddy can help! Circle who you plan ask: Extended Activity Accountability is a long word that means taking responsibility for your own stuff. If you find yourself saying: “I didn’t know,” “No one helped me,” or…
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Skill Builder No. 2: Lists! Lists! Lists!
Activity from Planner Stop relying on memory, and make a list! Lists help you keep track. The important thing is to keep it handy, and mark things off as you go. Lists can look like this: Or they can look like this: Extended Activity Lists! (Stop relying on your working memory!) What are lists good…
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Skill Builder No. 1: Think Positive
Activity from Planner Take a few minutes to think about how you are feeling. Make a mark on each scale to show where you are at. How do you feel about using this planner? How do you normally feel about school? How do you want to feel about school this year? What could happen if…