Summary: The lesson starts with a brief self-reflection on how well students self-monitor and what self-monitoring is. Then students are asked to apply their learning in classroom scenarios. The next section is on the steps of self-monitoring, from getting a baseline and setting a goal to monitoring and rewarding yourself for progress. Then students are asked to give advice to fictional students. The lesson ends with an extension where students are asked to set a goal and come up with a self-monitoring plan for themselves.

Teaching notes: This lesson moves pretty quickly! The challenge is that students tend to want to focus on problem solving the scenarios– which is great– rather than on how the students in the scenarios can monitor themselves. Helping them see the difference between the two is the most tricky part of the lesson.

Approximate length: 40-60 minutes

About the curriculum: School success relies on key skills that students are rarely taught. The goal of this curriculum is to level the playing field and to directly teach the executive functioning, self-regulation, and life skills that all students need to succeed in school. Through 20 lessons across four units, this year long curriculum will help students build a foundation for success in school and life– and leave them with an individualized success workbook at the end of the program.