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Brain Boss Basics Plan

Students will learn and apply key executive functioning skills—planning tasks, organizing responsibilities, and regulating emotions—through engaging activities to strengthen their “brain boss.”

Developing planning, organization, and emotional-regulation skills empowers students to manage their workload, stay focused, and cope with frustration, laying the groundwork for academic success and well-being.

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15 minutes

Step 1

Introduction: Meet Your Brain Boss

5 minutes

Step 2

Planning & Organization Activity

10 minutes

Step 3

Emotional Regulation Role-Play

10 minutes

Step 4

Wrap-Up & Self-Assessment

5 minutes

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Brain Boss Basics

Meet Your Brain Boss

Why Your Brain Boss Matters

Planning Activity

Organization with Checklists

Emotional Thermometer

Emotional Regulation Role-Play

Wrap-Up & Self-Assessment

Great Job, Brain Bosses!

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Tracy James Ford

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