Description

Improve executive functioning skills while you create community! Engage students in Focus and Memory Middle School Stations using easily-obtainable games. Keep track of points and award a winner or winning team!

(These middle school stations, originally developed for reading intervention class, may be super-helpful as students return to in-person learning and need a refresher on these skills. To be safer, all students hand-sanitize before each station.)

Print the instructional cards and laminate them for durability. Then print the score sheets for students (or laminate them for reuse). Finally, add these games to make your class period one to be talked about long after the period is over!

(Note: Games are affiliate-linked to Amazon, so I earn a few cents from the seller for each product when you click through these links. Thank you for supporting me this way!)

Focus Challenges (1 or 2 – 45 minute class periods, depending on the number of players)

Kerplunk (Star Wars version is more appropriate for older students)

Operation (Mandalorian version is more appropriate for older students)

Jenga (mini version)

Perfection (neon version is more fun for this age group)

Suspend

Memory Challenges (1 – 45 minute class period)

2 Decks of Cards

Simon

Pattern Blocks

Memory Picture (not a product; this is the picture I use)

Brainbolt

Bring the fun back to instruction by discussing the connection between Focus -> Memory -> and Learning!

After using these the second week of school, parents reached out by email – excited about their child’s own excitement about class!