Middle School Executive Functioning Lesson: Task Initiation, Grades 6-8

Why is starting so hard? Most of the time a task is not hard to do. It is hard to start. This lesson gives students four reasons a task stalls (it feels big, it is unclear, it is boring, or something more fun is pulling at them) and four start ramps to match: Tiny First Step, Start Line, Five-Minute Start and Ready-Set-Go Setup.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page
• Strategy Cards, 1 page: 4 cards plus 2 blank "My Own Strategy" cards
• Word wall cards, 1 page: task initiation and procrastination
• Exit ticket, 1 page, two to a page

Answer key included

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