Phase 1: Constructing the Homework Cubicle (2/23)

This week at EFC we started our session by 'sketching time' so we made sure to stay on track during the hour. We have been doing a lot of practice with 'sketching time' at the beginning of each session and the students are becoming pros!

After sketching time, we dove right in and started to construct our Homework Cubicles. Each student received their large trifold that will be used as the base of our cubicles. They used their planning sheets from last week to sketch out where everything will go on their final product.

The Homework Cubicles will be a work in progress for the next few weeks but we are so excited to begin to use them! Thanks again to the 112 Foundation for the grant..we would not have been able to build these without it!

Trifold on left: student sketch for their final produce
Trifold on right: Ms. Didier's "finished" trifold
Trifold in middle: student sketch & plan for their final product 

Planning our Homework Cubicle- 2/16

We had a great time at EFC this week! We welcomed Mrs. Lagone who will be replacing Mr. Brandstrader each Thursday for the remainder of the club.

This week during EFC, we made a plan for our 'homework cubicles' that we will be constructing in the next few weeks.  We had a great conversation about how it is very important to make a plan before you begin to create something, or do a task. Many of the students gave great examples, such as, when building with Legos, it is important to make a plan before putting the pieces together otherwise it might take longer than expected to build, or you may not get your desired product.

Students: Be sure to remember to make a plan before beginning your homework! Use your get ready-do-done strategy and decide what order you want to do your homework in. Remember: the harder you work on your homework, the faster it will get done and the more time you will have to "party, party party" :)

Parents: When doing homework with your students, have them make a plan to determine what homework assignments they will do first, how long it might take them and what they want their homework to look like when they are done.

STOP and Read the Room 2/9

This week in EFC we learned a new strategy called STOP and Read the Room. With this strategy, students learned the expected choices to make, and the steps of what to do when they walk into a classroom (or community environment).  The students did a fantastic job picking up on the strategy!  The following acronym can be used in all environments: 

Space: What is going on in the room you're in?

Time: What time of day is it? What is happening at the moment? What will come next?

Objects: Parts, location, purpose

People: Face, body, appearance, mood, pace saying

In addition to learning a new strategy, we also had a mini celebration to say "goodbye" to Mr. Brandstrader. We are very excited to announce that, beginning next week, Mrs. Lagone will be joining us at EFC! Enjoy the pictures below of us celebrating Mr. B :) 

Sketching Time-2/2

Today during Executive Functioning we learned how to 'sketch time' using analog clocks and dry erase markers. The students learned how to shade in the amount of time they had to work on their homework at the end of EFC (5 minutes for silent read and 10 minutes for math/science homework). Below are some pictures of the students doing their homework with their clocks! Ask your student to show you how to 'sketch time'!

* The clocks and markers were purchased with a grant from the 112 Foundation*