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Strategy Lab Six short, calm brain workouts — Hold It in Mind, Wait for Green, Switch the Rule, Backpack Boss, Getting Started, Time Sense — one for each focus skill. 
Homework Planner Type what you have to do, slide how small you want the steps, and get a tiny-step plan plus a "when ___, then I will ___" start plan so beginning is almost automatic. 
If-Then Focus Plans Pre-decide your move for the things that pull you off track, so the right move fires automatically — no willpower needed. 
Catch & Refocus Everyone's mind wanders. The skill isn't never drifting — it's noticing you drifted, catching it kindly, and gently coming back. All activities
Build your focus
Strategy Lab Six calm workouts for the six focus skills — each ends with a strategy you can use for homework. Homework Planner Shrink big homework into tiny steps + a start plan so beginning is almost automatic. If-Then Focus Plans Build the strongest "When ___, I will ___" plan for the things that pull you off track. Catch & Refocus Practice the catch-and-return — notice the drift, come back kindly, no self-blame.
Learn & practice
Learn how focus works 16 kits from working memory up to putting all the skills together — a hint whenever you get stuck. Mixed practice A short round shuffling questions from the kits you have played — spaced so it sticks. Trick Questions Brain-teasers with a twist — spot why the obvious answer is a trap.
Learn how focus works — 16 kits
Kit 1: Working Memory Basics (Grades 4-5) Holding in Mind · grades gr4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: Inhibitory Control (Grades 4-5) Waiting & Focusing · grades gr4-5 · 25 questions Kit 3: Cognitive Flexibility (Grades 5-6) Switching Smoothly · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: Planning & Organization (Grades 5-6) Planning & Organizing · grades gr5-6 · 25 questions Kit 5: Task Initiation (Grades 6-7) Getting Started · grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Time Awareness & Time Management Sensing Time · grades gr6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Focus & Sustained Attention Staying With It · grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Putting It All Together: Executive Function Integration Putting It Together · grades gr7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Digital Wellness Screens & Balance · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 10: Study Skills and Focus Techniques Study Skills · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 11: Stress Management and Emotional Regulation Staying Steady · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: Leadership and Teamwork Leading & Teamwork · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections In the Real World · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications In the Real World · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Thinking It Through · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Bringing It Together · grades 7-8 · 25 questions
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😄 Brain break
Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Hold Working memory — keeping a thing in mind while you use it; cast literally cups an orb that pulses gently -
Wait Inhibitory control — the pause between impulse and action; cast treats the pause as a skill, NEVER a moral test -
Pivot Cognitive flexibility — switching strategies / reframing; cast treats plan-change as INTERESTING not catastrophic -
Map Planning + organization — breaks ANY task into chunks; never says 'you should already know how' -
Begin Task initiation — the hardest part is the first second; cast is gentle never-pushy (rejected: Spark — brand collision; Lift-Off — verbosity) -
Clock Time awareness — time as a felt sense the learner can BUILD; never says 'you should know how long this takes' -
Scan Checks your own work as you go, catching a wrong turn while it is still small instead of at the very end. -
Steady Keeps a gentle, steady focus on one thing as the first excitement fades, and comes back kindly whenever attention drifts. -
Whittle When everything feels urgent at once, carves the loud pile down to the one true next thing. -
Chip Stays with a hard task by taking one small piece at a time, instead of quitting or trying to force it all at once.
Ensemble stories — the cast together
📚 Books for FocusForge
- Storybook
- Storybook (advanced)
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Activity book
- Flash cards
- Joke book
- Poster
- Reflection journal