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 […]
The 20‑Minute Decompression Routine To Make Homework Easier
The 20‑Minute Decompression Routine To Make Homework Easier Ok, let’s keep it 100; or be real for a minute – the after-school window is weird. Are we right?! Your students walk in (or depending on the day…..drag themselves through) the door hungry, buzzy, tired, chatty, grumpy, or all of the above. Let’s not mention that all of this can happen literally in the span of 2 minutes!! We, as parents, caregivers, babysitters, or […]
Career Cluster Match-Ups: Turn Chores Into Career Lessons
Career Cluster Match-Ups: Turn Chores Into Career Lessons Your Cliff Notes If you’ve ever wondered how to turn everyday chores into powerful career learning moments, you’re in the right place. This blog shows parents and teachers how to use household tasks and classroom jobs to introduce career clusters in a fun, hands-on way. No fancy curriculum required—just creativity and a little planning. 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 […]
Time‑Blocking for Tweens and Teens: Build a Weekly Plan That Works
Time‑Blocking for Tweens & Teens: Build a Weekly Plan That Works Your Cliff Notes Doom scrolling, chatting with friends, catching on a TV show, doing non-school-related tasks…there are a million reasons to prolong starting homework and ultimately procrastinate. When we enter this world of procrastination, decisions pile up: “What first? How long? When’s soccer? Wait, […]
Study Systems That Stick: A 30‑Day Executive‑Function Reset for Grades 6–10
Study Systems That Stick: A 30‑Day Executive‑Function Reset for Grades 6–10 Your Cliff Notes Transitioning back to school from a holiday break or after summer can be very tough on students. Heck – it can be tough on parents, guardians, and teachers too! Whenever we make transitions in life, sometimes a reset (hard or soft) […]
Career Cluster Storytime: How to Use Storytelling To Teach Transferable Skills
Career Cluster Storytime: How to Use Storytelling To Teach Transferable Skills Your Cliff Notes We are in an era where information is available at our fingertips. And this is no longer restricted to adults. Kids have extremely easy access to information thanks to AI (e.g., chatbots in learning programs, ChatGPT, Siri, and Alexa, to name a few). This completely […]