Every year each kid and I have a planning date. We do it a few weeks before we return to our school rhythm so I have time to buy supplies and organize. We do this because… 1) Our kids have remarkable insight into their brains and bodies, if they don’t, this is a time to…
In this video workshop, Sarah explores how holiday (or anytime) baking can be used to build a variety of different skills needed for our students in their occupations AND how to adapt the activity to fit your child’s current abilities. Skills Explored: Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Visual Motor, Communication, Executive Functioning & Academic. The product…
Integrating games into your homeschool routine can make developing these skills fun and engaging. Here’s a guide to the 11 executive functioning skills and games to help your child develop each one.
Grab both our Parent and Teen courses on Executive Functioning as a bundle!
A self-paced high school course for teens, all about Executive Functioning with Sarah Collins Course content includes assigned readings and activities, video teaching, and workbook assignments. Ideas for scaling are included.
This companion guide helps you apply key executive functioning strategies in your homeschool day, with practical tools and printables you can use right away.
16 pages
To experience gratitude, we must shift our mental focus from what
went wrong to what went right. We take perspective, noticing not
only our own experiences but also the intentions and efforts of
others. This is mental flexibility in action—an intentional re-framing of
thoughts. This guide will help you navigate gratitude and executive function.
12 pages
Homeschool coaching sessions designed to help you think through challenges, adjust your daily rhythm, and support your child’s development with Occupational Therapy (OT)-informed guidance.
These are interactive Q&A sessions. There are no written recommendations given.
Sessions must be used with in 12 months of purchase.
How do I get my teen to understand Executive Functioning and build the skills they need?
Read Together and Discuss!
Use the included reading plan and discussion questions as you read the Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, with your teen to help them identify and Executive Functioning Skills they need in their own lives
One of the biggest frustrations in homeschooling is watching a child who knows exactly what needs to be done but can’t seem to get started. Task initiation is an executive functioning skill. It is the ability to move from intention to action. In the OT is IN podcast episode with Lori Flynn from OT4ADHD, Lori…
Through this guide it is my goal to help you and your family connect narration skills and learning with writing to be able to thrive in your homeschool journey.
17 pages
Read a Book! Reading together is a great way to learn, no matter the age of your students! I’ve gathered up some of my favorite picture books that help teach 3 of the most important Executive Functioning skills. Topics covered: Emotional Control Flexibility Goal Directed Persistence
A journal and discussion guide to help you get the most out of reading Smart but Scattered
social skills go far beyond simply being around other kids. From an
occupational therapy perspective, social skills are the practical abilities
children need to successfully interact, build relationships, and participate in
their communities.
13 pages.