The 3R Playbook for Dealing with ADHD + Homework

The 3R Playbook for Dealing with ADHD + Homework Your Cliff Notes If homework time in your house feels like a daily showdown, you are not failing. The struggle can be very real. And no, your child is not incompetent or lazy. Let’s stop speaking these things over our students/learners and redirect that towards words of empowerment and confidence. Many students […]
Adapting Our 45 Minute Homework Routine: ADHD Friendly

Adapting Our 45 Minute Homework Routine: ADHD Friendly Your Cliff Notes For this blog to make sense, you’ll want to first start here by reviewing what this 45-minute homework routine is all about. As a quick recap, we shared a 45-minute step-by-step homework routine called: Launch → Focus → Wrap. It is designed to help your students “get into flow” when doing their homework. This routine works because it’s simple and straightforward. Of course, […]
Adapting Our 45 Minute Homework Routine For Busy Classrooms

Adapting Our 45 Minute Homework Routine For Busy Classrooms Your Cliff Notes As a continuation of this blog series, don’t forget to check out our first blog that introduces this 45-minute homework routine called (Launch → Focus → Wrap). The purpose of this routine is to help your students “get into flow” when doing their homework AND practice developing their life skills around time management, […]
How To Get Into Flow When Doing Homework

How To Get Into Flow When Doing Homework Your Cliff Notes Getting into flow really is a thing when you get older. It’s all about how we can develop rhythms with what we do, to stay productive and really accomplish our tasks, minus burnout or wasted effort. Why not instill this behavior and practice in students? One way you can do this is around homework time! When the […]
Backpack, Binder, and Digital File Systems for Busy Students

Backpack, Binder, and Digital File Systems for Busy Students Your Cliff Notes We love us a good Ikea run over here at Think Skill Tools. Even the Container Store will catch our eye from time to time. Such places are the place to be for all things organization. Here’s the thing: our learning spaces do […]
Micro‑Habits That Get Homework Started in 5 Minutes

Micro – Habits That Get Homework Started In 5 Minutes Your Cliff Notes Ok – so let’s keep it 100%…homework really can involve a love/hate relationship with some (not all) students. It’s also fascinating that homework can evoke such strong emotions! In some households (or classrooms), if you mention homework, you may get a collective […]