One of the most important executive functioning skills kids can learn is goal-directed persistence: the ability to stick with a goal until it’s completed. For some students, this comes naturally. For others, the road can be full of distractions, frustration, or discouragement. Goal Directed Persistence Lesson Plan As counselors, teachers, and caregivers, we can break this big idea down into simple, kid-friendly language and give students practical tools for persistence. One way to do this is with the acronym FRAPS: […]
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