7/1/2023 0 Comments Rock brain and superflex![]() ![]() But she doesn’t realize how her words are affecting others around her. She is strident and pushy about how she thinks things should be done. Mean Jean makes people act mean and bossy. Mean Jean will be the first unthinkable my long-term substitute will introduce to the students, and the one they will focus the majority of their time on. Also, I was not compensated by Social Thinking in any way for this review.In my experience, these three Unthinkables are easier for students (and adults) to understand, because for many of us, we can remember times we have had trouble defeating these thoughts or know someone who has trouble defeating these thoughts. They are all from Social Thinking and Amazon. Note: None of the images in this post are mine. I’m still getting used to the layout of all the lessons, but my students have been paying attention, contributing appropriately to conversations about social thinking, and even using Superflex vocabulary outside my office!! “Rock Brain got in my head yesterday when I didn’t want to let my sister use the TV.” I have to say, THAT is pretty awesome! So if you’ve got some grant money, unspent purchase orders, or extra TpT earnings laying around, I highly recommend Superflex! A few of my kids with more severe Cognitive Impairments get distracted by all the action in the comic books (I have to show only 1 page at a time and keep portions of it covered) and have a hard time understanding the concept of “fictional characters,” which the teacher’s guide warns about.Įven despite a few negatives, I love this curriculum! My planning time has been SO reduced, which is wonderful. So far, I’ve used it with students with Autism, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Developmental Delays and it has worked very well for those students. It’s already taped up, which makes me sad! I’m the only one who holds the book and the staples holding it together started ripping through the pages. – My original Superflex book started coming apart at the binding after only 2 weeks of use. The teacher guide provides other books that can be used to explain the remaining 11, but my kids keep wanting more of the original comic books, not random other books that I can pull in to describe the Unthinkables! I believe more are coming though. – The only “comic books” available at this time are for defeating the first 3 (out of 14) villains (Unthinkables). I have a hard time coughing out $20-$30 for a book! Also, the store sells squishy flexible brain stress balls, but I got them for super cheaper on Amazon. – I know it’s an educational curriculum, but it makes me sad that it has to be priced like one. No more need to squish my teacher guide in to the copier and deal with crooked copies! I can just print one from my computer and make pretty copies! – Some of the books come with a CD that has all the printable pages. – Each villain (called “ Unthinkables“) has a cute name that is really easy for my kids to remember and addresses many of the social difficulties my kids have. – Teacher guide includes prompting questions and really good lesson plans for organizing your instruction ![]() – The comic books are super colorful and grab my students’ attention. If you aren’t familiar with the curriculum, I invite you to take a look at the Social Thinking Website first! After several weeks of using it, here’s what I’ve found: If nothing else, I thought that since it featured superheroes and villains in a comic book format, it’d be my best shot to compete with the video games, movies, and TV shows my kids are interested in! And lucky for me, the starter set came in at just under $50! Perfect □ It’s a Superhero comic book-based curriculum for students in grades 2-5 to help teach social skills and behavior regulation. I’d heard really good things about the Superflex Curriculum and read a few good reviews online, so I decided to give it a try. This year, however, I decided that I needed some new curriculum! Sure, I have binders upon binders of worksheets and other things, but I’m getting so BORED with them…and so are my kids. Normally, I’ll buy colored card stock (for making my numerous visual schedules, break cards, and the like), a few books discussing bullying, divorce, or other issues, or school supplies. It’s definitely not much, but I was so happy with my purchase this year that I wanted to share it with you! Each year, every teacher at my school receives a $50 purchase order to spend on supplies, curriculum, or materials for our classrooms. ![]()
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