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      <title>Executive Functioning Activities by Grade Band by Suncoast FDLRS</title>
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      <description>This section provides a curated collection of fun, practical, and age-appropriate activities designed to build and strengthen executive functioning (EF) skills across K–12 classrooms. Executive functioning refers to the mental skills that help students manage their thoughts, actions, and emotions to achieve goals. The activities are organized by grade bands—Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Middle School (6–8), and High School (9–12)—to ensure developmental appropriateness and ease of classroom integration. Each activity targets a specific EF skill, such as working memory, task initiation, time management, flexibility, and more.</description>
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      <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:17:35 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Working Memory</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Place 5 objects out, remove 1, ask child to name the missing one.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:23:02 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Inhibition</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Red Light, Green Light – Directions:</strong></p><ol><li><p>Line students up side by side at a starting point.</p></li><li><p>Stand across from them and call out commands:</p><ul><li><p><strong>“Green light”</strong> = they walk or run toward you.</p></li><li><p><strong>“Red light”</strong> = they must stop and freeze immediately.</p></li></ul></li><li><p>Anyone who moves on red light goes back to the starting line.</p></li><li><p>First to reach you wins!</p></li></ol><p><strong>Freeze Dance – Directions:</strong></p><ol><li><p>Play music and have students dance around the room.</p></li><li><p>Pause the music randomly.</p></li><li><p>When the music stops, students must <strong>freeze</strong> like statues.</p></li><li><p>Anyone who moves is out or must do a silly movement before rejoining.</p></li></ol><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:25:51 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Planning</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ul><li><p>Divide students into small groups (2–4 per group).</p></li><li><p>Give each group a handful of uncooked spaghetti and a set number of marshmallows (e.g., 20 sticks of spaghetti and 20 mini marshmallows).</p></li><li><p>Set a timer (10–15 minutes).</p></li><li><p>The goal: <strong>Build the tallest free-standing tower</strong> using only the materials provided.</p></li><li><p>When time is up, measure the towers. The tallest one that stands on its own wins!</p></li></ul>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:27:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Task Initiation</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Pull a card with a task: "Draw a house," "Sort colors,"etc.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:28:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Emotional Control</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Roll for strategies: "Take a deep breath," "Count to 5."</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:30:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Organization</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Have kids sort schools supplies, pictures or toys by group.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:31:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Working Memory</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>"Repeat the Pattern"</p><p><br/></p><p>Say claps/snaps/taps in sequence, student repeats.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:34:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Planning</title>
         <author>suncoastfdlrs1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Team activity to create a schedule for a "school event."</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:35:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Flexibility</title>
         <author>suncoastfdlrs1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>"What if your partner is absent during a group project?"</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:36:06 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Self-Monitoring</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Rate your effort 1-5, share one thing that went well.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:36:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Inhibition</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Add complexity with opposites: "Simon says jump= sit"</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:37:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Organization</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Timed "organize this locker" simulation</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:38:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Planning</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/suncoastfdlrs1/o2oj7hgtwypyj4p9/wish/3525130863</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Students plan a school day with build-in tasks &amp; breaks</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:39:28 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Task Initiation</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>"How much of your assignment can you do in 5 minutes?"</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:40:06 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Emotional Control</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Share &amp; write personal coping strategies, decorate box</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:41:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Time Management</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Assignments done under estimated time limit- track &amp; adjust</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:41:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Self-Monitoring</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Swap work with peers and check key targets ("Did I....?")</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:43:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Planning</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Plan a long-term project starting with due date.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:43:46 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Flexibility</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/suncoastfdlrs1/o2oj7hgtwypyj4p9/wish/3525133589</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>"How would a teacher/classmate/parent view this problem?"</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:44:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Inhibition</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Work as a group to line up in <strong>order by birthdate (month and day only)</strong> <strong>without speaking or using written words</strong>.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:46:01 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Time Management</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Help students evaluate how they currently use their time and how to better prioritize responsibilities, self-care, and goals.</p><p><strong>Materials:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Blank “24-Hour Day” time wheel or schedule grid (can be printed or drawn)</p></li><li><p>Pens/highlighters</p></li><li><p>Optional: sample daily responsibilities list (school, work, extracurriculars, meals, sleep, screen time, etc.)</p></li></ul><p><strong>Directions:</strong></p><ol><li><p><strong>Step 1 – Time Tracking (Reality Check):</strong><br>Ask students to fill in a 24-hour day chart with how they <em>actually</em> spend a typical weekday. Encourage them to be honest (including social media, texting, etc.).</p></li><li><p><strong>Step 2 – Time Analysis:</strong><br>In small groups or individually, students reflect:</p><ul><li><p>What surprised you?</p></li><li><p>Where are you losing time?</p></li><li><p>Are your top goals reflected in how you spend your time?</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Step 3 – Time Reallocation (Ideal Day):</strong><br>On a second chart, students plan their <em>ideal</em> school day: how they would use their 24 hours to reflect their values, responsibilities, and wellness.</p></li><li><p><strong>Step 4 – Share and Reflect:</strong><br>Optional: Students can share in small groups or write a short reflection. Discuss strategies to manage time more effectively (to-do lists, planners, phone reminders, breaking tasks into chunks, etc.).</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-07-21 14:47:37 UTC</pubDate>
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