Top 7 Executive Functioning Activities for Kids
Do you know what executive functioning is?? Better yet, do you know how it impacts your child's ability to successfully get through their day?? Today's video is giving you a little background on what exactly executive functioning skills are PLUS we're sharing 7 of our favorite strategies you can implement to improve your child's executive functioning skills during play!
Table of Contents
0:00 – Intro
0:14 – What is Executive Functioning?
1:03 – 7 Components of Executive Functioning
2:20 – Functional Challenges Kids May Face
7:33 – Activity 1: Visual Schedules
8:08 – Activity 2: Metronome Activities
8:26 – Activity 3: Interactive Songs
8:51 – Activity 4: 20 Questions / I Spy
9:30 – Activity 5: Learn a Musical Instrument
10:05 – Activity 6: Obstacle Courses
11:17 – Activity 7: Zones of Regulation
12:58 – Tips: Start with One Strategy
13:09 – Resources, Podcast & Blog
13:43 – Outro
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Harkla
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Hakla Blog
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All Things Sensory Podcast by Harkla
https://harkla.co/blogs/podcast
Podcast # 25 Executive Functioning
https://harkla.co/blogs/podcast/25-ex...
Podcast # 4 - Visual Schedules: How to get started
https://harkla.co/blogs/podcast/4-vis...
Podcast # 99 - Learning more about The Zones of Regulation from Creator, Leah Kuypers
https://harkla.co/blogs/podcast/99-le...
Podcast # 36 - Our favorite tools for regulation
https://harkla.co/blogs/podcast/36-ou...