Activity:
• Small groups share when they have not managed impulsivity and what the
results were.
• Small groups share with larger group.
• Have students share with a partner a time when they have been impulsive.
Their partners then paraphrase what they’ve said.
Tie-Ins/Incidentals:
• Plan out cover page in pencil, then in marker.
• Wait time for hands up (class rule: wait for 10 seconds with no hands).
• Pair and Share: think about it and then share with your partner.
• Write a children’s story about a character who didn’t manage impulsivity.
• Weekly goal setting – planning ahead, recognition of goal.
• Supervision – playground issues.
• Tie-ins within the news – elections, sports.
• Common vocabulary: Stop, Think, Act, Plan, Impulsive, Control, Decide,
Choice, Goal, Ponder, Organize, Patience, Pause, Wait.
• Jot down notes during discussion about points you want to make.
• Announce reminder of Habits of Mind: “Have you discussed Managing
Impulsivity today?”
• “Have you submitted anything for the Wild About Habits of Mind bulletin
board?