Unit Plans

The Finding Flow Solutions unit plans are the heart of our brain‑based learning curriculum. Each grade level set includes six units designed to strengthen executive functioning, focus, time management, and collaboration. Topics are tailored to each developmental stage so students build the study habits, productivity skills, and growth mindset strategies they need to succeed in school and beyond.

What Students Learn at Each Grade Level

Our scaffolded curriculum ensures developmentally appropriate growth in areas of focus, work habits, and executive functioning across grade levels.

Lower Elementary (Gr K-2) Skills

  • Understand how the brain learns and grows through practice, effort, and making connections

  • Strengthen focus and manage distractions

  • Persevere through challenges and mistakes

  • Practice self‑control and thoughtful decision‑making

  • Use movement and calming strategies to regulate emotions

  • Build healthy habits to support energy, focus, and flow in daily learning

Upper Elementary (Gr 3-5) Skills

  • Achieve flow by concentrating and working with purpose
  • Train their brains through practice and persistence
  • Notice their thoughts and choose helpful thinking patterns
  • Stay organized, manage time, and complete tasks
  • Take initiative, follow through, and adapt when plans change
  • Collaborate by listening, sharing ideas, and working respectfully with others

Middle School (Gr 6-8) Skills

  • Maintain focused attention to reach a productive flow state
  • Strengthen the brain through practice, resilience, and flexible thinking
  • Take initiative, persevere through challenges, and follow through on goals
  • Develop positive attitudes and choose constructive thought patterns
  • Demonstrate responsibility, integrity, and accountability in work habits
  • Collaborate respectfully by listening, compromising, and valuing others’ ideas

High School (Gr 9-12) and Higher Education Skills

  • Experience flow through sustained concentration and meaningful effort
  • Direct their own learning by setting goals and taking initiative
  • Plan, prioritize, and manage time effectively to meet deadlines
  • Strengthen concentration, resist distractions, and sustain attention
  • Regulate stress, manage energy, and build habits for resilience
  • Generate innovative ideas and apply flexible, creative thinking

Each unit features:

A teacher’s guide (1 page per lesson)

80-130 editable presentation slides to guide you and your students through each lesson

A 5-10 page student self-reflection journal (in both printable and typeable formats at the middle and high school level)

Explore Units for Your Grade Level(s)

Grades K-2

Grades 3-5

Grades 6-8

Grades 9-12