Regulation Rendezvous-- Superflex

Have you heard of Social Thinking's Superflex curriculum for students with social and communication difficulties? We LOVE Superflex for teaching self-management (an evidence-based practice!) and love to see it in action in our region. Today's Regulation Rendezvous will share a bit more about the curriculum and some of the great ways we've seen Superflex in action with our teams.

Superflex is designed to give fun and motivating ways for students to develop further awareness of their own thinking and social behaviors and helps them learn strategies for better self-regulation. Many students love this curriculum because the stories are comic-based, the lessons are hands-on, and they get to be a part of their very own Superflex Superhero Training Academy! In the academy, students learn how to defeat the Team of Unthinkables using their superflexible thinking and taught strategies. The Team of Unthinkables are "villans" who represent different challenging behaviors. You can click on the curriculum image below to be taken to the Superflex curriculum or click on the Unthinkables image below to be taken to the poster site.

Superflex is one of the social curriculums being used at McKinley Elementary in Xenia. In addition to the hands-on lessons in the book, they have also created a calming sensory corner called the "Superflexible Thinking Zone" for students who need time to think of strategy to use when defeating their own Unthinkables.

Lisa Storm
McKinley Elementary, Xenia

They have also documented each of their stratagies in their own Superflex Journals.

Students in the MAAP (Making Actions and Attitudes Positive) program in Vandalia have also learned about Superflex. They have a classroom strategy wall which reminds students of each Unthinkable they have learned about and the strategies for defeating them.

Leslie Mann, Kelsey Biggar, Butch Wise
Smith Middle School, Vandalia-Butler

The team at Smith Middle School in Vandalia has also incorporated some fun supplemental lessons when practicing and reviewing their strategies for each Unthinkable.

If you are interested in learning more about how the MAAP program uses Superflex and other social curriculums come see their December 8th presentation: Strategies for Teaching Emotional and Behavioral Self-Management!