6/30/2023 0 Comments Rock brain and superflex![]() Once the concepts are taught through the curriculum, the next step is to help students use the vocabulary and strategies during real-time situations and interactions. There is no “finish line” for working on these concepts. Teach slowly to help kids deeply understand the information and begin to integrate the concepts into their own thinking and behavior. Each lesson stands on its own and may take multiple sessions to teach. Start by talking about how the brain works, how social information is part of the brain, how we can change our behavior, the flexible-thinking our brain is expected to do (represented by Superflex) and the thoughts that challenge our brains from doing our best (represented by the Unthinkables). The curriculum introduces the concepts of Superflex and the Team of Unthinkables through a series of lessons. Then, read aloud from the curriculum for 20 minutes or so per day, depending on what your students can handle. How to teach Superflex to kids ages 8+ (with average maturity): First, read the introductory Superflex storybook to introduce students to the characters. With ages 8 and up, if kids are able, encourage them to use self-regulation strategies to defeat the Unthinkables. ![]() When teaching about Superflex to kids ages 5 to 7 or older kids who are immature, focus on developing awareness that their brains generate the powers of the Thinkables and Unthinkables. The curriculum is intended to be taught to children ages 7 to 10+, but can be tailored for use with younger and older kids. The Superflex Curriculum was designed to be used only after students have practiced being a “social detective”. Superflex empowers and motivates students to self-regulate-reducing meltdowns and anxiety as students develop their own inner superhero.Ĭhildren with diagnoses who respond well to Superflex teachings often have autism levels 1 and 2, ADHD, social communication disorders, and others.įirst, teach You are a Social Detective! to help kids develop a solid foundation of social awareness so they can get the most out of using Superflex teachings. the Unthinkables) helps students learn about their own behavior in a non-threatening way. Depicting behaviors as cartoon characters (a.k.a. ![]() Superflex provides a fun forum in which they can explore their challenges and identify ways to modify their thoughts and behavior in different settings. Many children (with and without diagnoses) have difficulty regulating their behavior. Why people around the world are using Superflex Superflex and his sidekick dog, Bark, go on their first mission to try to save the citizens of Social Town from the wrath of unflexible thinking brought on by the Unthinkables. The children enter Superflex’s hometown, Social Town, and learn about the cast of sneaky Unthinkables who are trying to invade the brains of everyone who lives there. Introductory Storybook: Superflex Takes on Rock Brain and the Team of Unthinkables, is a 21-page storybook that tells the story of how Superflex came to be a superhero. The curriculum outlines the powers of each of the 14 Unthinkables and teaches strategies to help students subdue each Unthinkable as it invades their brains. ![]() Superflex helps them take on the Team of Unthinkables* (we are officially changing Unthinkables to UnthinkaBots over the course of 2021-22), cartoon-like characters who embody different behaviors and challenges such as Rock Brain, who makes people get stuck on their own ideas, and Glassman, who makes people have huge upset reactions to small problems. Kids learn they each have Superflex (a flexible-thinking superhero) inside their brains. Superflex Curriculum: The 106-page curriculum contains lessons, activities, character profiles, and materials to create a personalized Superflex Superhero Training Academy for your students. Please spend time teaching You are a Social Detective! before using the Superflex Curriculum with kids. IMPORTANT: The first book in the Superflex series is You are a Social Detective!, which builds social awareness-the foundation of self-regulation. Looking for an engaging way to teach social awareness and self-regulation? Superflex, to the rescue! Kids around the world are having fun learning strategies and practicing new skills to boost their “Superflex powers,” so they don’t realize they’re improving their self-regulation and flexible-thinking abilities! (New to Superflex? See what it’s all about in this short article.) ![]()
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