Flexible activity
The flexible activity of building executive functioning capacity recognises the importance of skills such as following instructions, staying focused, and using self-control for children as they transition to school.
Training teachers to intentionally develop basic executive functioning skills in children transitioning to kindergarten and provide opportunities for these children to practise their new skills in the classroom.
This flexible activity’s target group is children transitioning to school.
Second Step Early Learning: Provides strategies to reinforce executive functioning skills such as asking students to engage in “think time” before raising their hand. The daily playing of “brain builder” games provides an opportunity for children to practise attention, working memory and inhibition.
The development of executive functioning is a complex developmental process influenced by both maturation and experience. Some children might struggle with some activities/ concepts not because they are uncooperative, but because their level of neurodevelopment might not match that of their peers. Teachers need to consider the variability in neurodevelopment levels among children in the class.
24 Feb 2023
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
You can access our apology to the Stolen Generations.