Summer Homeschooling - Executive Functioning Week

 EXECUTIVE FUNCTIOINING – SUMMER HOMESCHOOLING WEEK

🏢 THE HOME OPERATIONS WORK PROGRAM

🧩 CORE STRUCTURE (WEEKLY CYCLE)

·         MONDAY: ASSIGNMENT + PLANNING

·         DAILY: CLOCK IN / CLOCK OUT

·         FRIDAY: REPORTING + PAYDAY

🗓️ MONDAY — ASSIGNMENT DAY

You provide a Weekly Work Order that includes:

Required Tasks

• Laundry (specific loads) – bonus
• Dishes daily (defined standard)
• Trash & recycling
• Bathroom clean
• Pet care
• Yard work
• Meal prep assistance
• Organizing a space

Each task includes:

• Definition of “done”
• Deadline
• Estimated time (optional but helpful)

Pay Structure

• Each child receives the same base weekly pay
• Pay is tied to:
• Tasks completed
• Quality standard met
• Report submitted

Example:

• Weekly Pay: $25–$40
• Optional bonuses:
• Finished early
• Extra efficiency
• Helping sibling

Planning Requirement (Employee Responsibility)

Before starting work, each child must submit:

Weekly Work Plan

• What tasks they’ll do
• On which days
• Estimated time per task

They cannot start work until this plan is approved.

⏰ DAILY — CLOCK IN / CLOCK OUT

Teaches time awareness + accountability

Each work session includes:

Clock In

• Time started
• Task(s) worked on

Clock Out

• Time finished
• What was completed
• What remains

📌 Use:

• Paper log
• Whiteboard
• Google Doc
• Printable worksheet

No multitasking with screens unless task-related.

📋 DAILY QUALITY CHECK

You do not micromanage, but you:

• Spot-check completed tasks
• Ask clarifying questions:
• “Show me how you decided this was done.”
• “What would you improve next time?”

🧠 EFFICIENCY TRAINING

Once mid-week (Wed/Thu), hold a 10-minute check-in:

Ask:

• What took longer than expected?
• What went faster?
• What could you batch together?
• What would you do differently next week?

Teach: Efficiency = planning + focus + follow-through. Not rushing.

🗓️ FRIDAY — REPORTING & PAYDAY

This is the MOST important learning moment

Weekly Work Report (Required for Pay)

Each child submits a short report:

Weekly Work Report

• Tasks completed
• Time spent total
• What went well
• What was hard
• One improvement for next week

They must:

• Show completed work
• Walk you through it verbally

No report = delayed pay.

PAYDAY + BUDGETING

Once report is accepted:

They receive their pay and immediately do:

Budget Breakdown

• Needs (things required for next week)
• Savings
• Free Spend

You decide percentages, for example:

• 40% needs
• 30% savings
• 30% spend

📌 Needs may include:

• Supplies for work
• Personal hygiene items
• Snacks
• School materials

What’s left = theirs to enjoy equally and fairly.

🧾 3️⃣ REFLECTION (5 MINUTES)

Ask:

• Did your plan work?
• Where did time get wasted?
• What will you change next week?

This builds executive reflection.

📈 CONSEQUENCES (NATURAL, NOT PUNITIVE)

If work is incomplete:

• Task rolls into next week
• Pay is reduced proportionally
• No lectures — just outcomes

If work is done well:

• Full pay
• Possible bonus
• Increased trust / autonomy

📦 OPTIONAL ADD-ONS

If you want to level this up:

• Promotion tiers (Junior → Senior Ops)
• Monthly performance review
• Savings goal matching
• Team bonuses
• Rotating leadership roles

Ages 12–13

Daily Time: ~3–3.5 hours
(split AM/PM if desired)

⚡ Monday rule: Teens help design when each block happens.

🗓️ MONDAY — LIFE SKILLS + FOLLOW-THROUGH

Systems That Support Independence

Warm-Up
Speed-sort challenge (digital or physical)

Core Block
Life Skills Lab

• 🧺 Laundry + cleanliness standards – chores will get them the money they need for the week, $20/hr, clock in/clock out; tasks, bonuses for big jobs, prepare a report for what was completed
• 🍳 Meal planning basics (simple weekly plan)
• 💸 Budget basics (spend / save / plan) – where does your salary usually go, budget,
• 📅 Managing responsibilities without reminders
• Plan & execute a family event (budget, timeline, supplies) – go out, stay in, choose together

Independent Build
Create:

• Morning routine checklist
• School prep checklist
• Weekly chore system

Wrap-Up
What system actually worked?

🗓️ TUESDAY — FOCUS, MEMORY & TIME

How to Work When You Don’t Feel Like It

Warm-Up
Memory challenge (10 items → recall order)

Core Block
Focus Training

• 25-minute Pomodoro (no phone)
• Track distractions + recovery time
• Read → summarize from memory

Time Awareness

• Guess how long tasks take
• Compare estimated vs actual

Independent Build
Timed challenge (choice-based):

• Cook a simple recipe
• Organize a space
• Create a short video

Wrap-Up
Where did time disappear?

🗓️ WEDNESDAY — WHERE I AM & WHAT MATTERS

Planning Foundations + Goal Reality Check

Warm-Up
Logic puzzles (Wordle, Sudoku, chess challenge)

Core Block
Goal Check-In (No Judgment)

• Sort goals from vision board:
• ✅ Completed
• 🟡 In Progress
• ⏸️ Stalled
• ❌ No longer important (permission to release)

Diagnose the Block

• Where did I stop?
• Why?
• Too big
• Forgot
• Lost motivation
• Didn’t know the next step
• Needed help

Teach: Dropping a goal is a decision — not a failure.

Independent Build

• Choose 3–5 active goals to focus on through the rest of the year
• Create a Weekly Personal Plan
• School
• Fitness / hobby
• Family responsibility

Wrap-Up
Which goal still matters — and why?

🗓️ THURSDAY — TURN GOALS INTO PLANS

Reverse Engineering Success

Warm-Up
Time-estimation game

Core Block
For each active goal:

• Rewrite it as:

By ___, I will complete ___.

• Identify:
• Why it matters
• 3–5 small steps
• What could get in the way
• Plan B

Teach: Big goals fail. Small steps win.

Independent Build
Create a realistic timeline

• Assign steps to weeks or months
• Add check-in dates
• Limit to 2 active goals at a time

Wrap-Up
What step should happen first?

🗓️ FRIDAY — EMOTIONAL REGULATION & EXECUTION

Staying on Track When Things Go Sideways

Warm-Up
Game with rule changes mid-play

Core Block
Plan A / B / C Thinking

• Plans change
• Motivation drops
• Tech fails
• Life happens

Build a Personal Reset System

• Warning signs
• Reset tools (movement, music, space, journaling)
• Who to ask for help

Independent Build
Create a Weekly Action System
Each week:

• 1 focus goal
• 2 small actions
• 1 reflection question

Optional:

• Plan & execute a family event (budget, timeline, supplies)

Wrap-Up
One word you want this season remembered by.

👩‍👧 PARENT ROLE (KEY SHIFT)

You are:

• Coach, not micromanager
• Support, not rescuer
• Accountability partner, not reminder system

Use prompts:

• “What’s your next small step?”
• “What got in the way?”
• “Help or space?”
• “What would you change next time?”