Get moving when you’re stuck

Grades 6–8 · 10-minute worksheet

1. Read or listen (2 minutes). You’ve opened an essay file but keep switching to another tab.

2. Try it (5 minutes). Pick a two-minute step. Try it with the topic “Should lunch be longer?” Choices: Name the file / Write a rough first line / List two ideas.

3. One more try (3 minutes). Write one action to take if the first step still feels too big.