30-Minute Groups: Executive Function: Boosting Brainpower, Increasing Productivity, and Achieving Academic Success

30-Minute Groups: Executive Function: Boosting Brainpower, Increasing Productivity, and Achieving Academic Successicon

by Laura Filtness

Publisher
National Center for Youth Issues
Publication
Jun 26, 2025
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
$22.95
Dimensions
8.5 x 11 x 0.36 in
ISBN
978-1965066126
ASIN
1965066127
Pages
116
Age
10 - 12 years
Category
Mind, Body, SpiritPsychologyTeacher Resources

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Description

Unlock Student Success with Essential Executive Function Skills

Are you looking for an engaging tool to help your students develop essential Executive Function skills?

This workbook will equip you with everything you need to do just that! Teach crucial skills like planning, time management, and goal setting in thirty-minute lessons for small group instruction in grades 2-9. It's flexible, adaptable, and requires minimal prep time!

Designed to build strong cognitive skills for success, this workbook is rooted in practical strategies to help children become more organized, focused, and better equipped to manage their thoughts and actions.

Inside, you'll find:

  • 10 Complete Lessons with ASCA® standards
  • Comprehensive Action Plan
  • Permission and Completion Letters to send to caregivers
  • Attendance Logs
  • Pre- and Post-Assessments for program effectiveness
  • Results Report to share with interested parties

Topics include planning, time management, organization, task initiation, attention, self-monitoring, self-regulation, impulse control, and flexible thinking. The lessons and activities in this thoughtfully crafted resource are designed to help students understand these skills, practice using them, and develop strategies they can apply in their daily lives.

This workbook's practical design allows students to learn through interactive activities and real-world examples, while also fostering connection and shared learning within the group. Use the 30-Minute Groups: Executive Function workbook to help provide a strong foundation for students to become more effective learners and build essential life skills!

Author(s)

Laura Filtness

Laura Filtness

As a seasoned and current school counselor, Laura Filtness, M.Ed., has spent over 15 years exploring the magical world of books and how they can benefit young minds. Her passion is creating picture books to foster empathy for children, inspired by her therapy/support dog, Boss. She believes everyone, regardless of age, should read picture books. Born in Coventry, England, she currently resides in Knoxville, TN, with her two dogs, Brooklyn and Bindu. After school, she is busy teaching yoga and pilates, endlessly remodeling her home, and watching everything and anything on TV.

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