Executive Function life skills: Focus and Self Control Children need this skill in order to achieve their goals, especially in a world that is filled with distractions and information overload. It involves paying attention, remembering the rules, thinking flexibly and exercising self control. Goodnight Moon - Elmo Says - The Carrot seed - Whistle for Willie - The art lesson - The little red hen makes a pizza

Executive Function life skills: Perspective taking Perspective taking goes far beyond empathy. It involves figuring out what others think and feel and forms the basis for children's understanding fo the intentions of their parents, teachers and friends. Children who can take the perspectives of others are also much less likely to get involved in conflicts. Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear? - Five little ducks - Are you ready to play outside? - Fish in fish - Actual size - Freedom summer

Executive Function life skills: Communicating Communicating is much more than understanding language, speaking, reading and writing. It is the skill of determining what you want to communicate and realizing how our communications will be understood by others. It is the skill that teachers and employer feel is most lacking today. Moo, Baa La La La! - Baby! Talk! - The cow that went oink - The lion and the mouse - Martin's big words - The storyteller's candle/La velita de los cuentos

Executive Function life skills: Making Connections Making connections is at the heart of learning - figuring out what's the same and what's different, and sorting these things into categories. Making unusual connections is at the core of creativity. In a world where people can google for information, it is the people who can see connections who are able to go beyond knowing information to using this information well. Ten little fingers and ten little toes - The very hungry caterpillar - Caps for sale - Harold and the purple crayon - I am different! Can you find me? - On the same day in March: A tour of the world's weather

Executive Function life skills: Critical Thinking Critical thinking is the ongoing search for valid and reliable knowledge to guide beliefs, decisions and actions. Blue hat, Green hat - The runaway bunny - If you give a mouse a cookie - Are you my mother? - Grace for President - Nate the great

Executive Function life skills: Taking on challenges Life is full of stresses and challenges. Children who are willing to take n challenges (instead of avoiding them or simply coping with them) do better in school and in life.. My truck is stuck! - Llama Llama red pajama - Owen - The little engine that could - Knuffle Bunny - Horton hears a who!

Executive Function life skills: Self-Directed engaged learning It is through learning that we can realize our potential. As the world changes, so can we, for as long as we live -- as long as we learn.
*Establish a trustworthy relationship with your child.
*Help children set and work toward their own goals.
*Involve children socially, emotionally, and intellectually.
*Elaborate and extend children's learning.
*Help children practice, synthesize and generalize.
*Help children become increasingly accountable.
*Create a community of learners. Head to toe - Where's spot? - My five senses - The snowy day - Lemonade in winter: A book about two kids counting money - Dinosaurs before dark (Magic tree house; Book 1)

First books
http://mindinthemaking.org/firstbook/

Prescriptions for learning
http://www.mindinthemaking.org/prescriptions-for-learning/

Vroom
http://www.joinvroom.org/
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