Staying on Task/Focus

Which two are steps to staying on task?

• Identify the steps to staying on task

• Distract the student sitting behind you

• Raise your hand if you have a question

• Talk to yourself out loud

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.K.3

Which is an important step to staying on task?

• Ignore distractions

• Get out of your seat

• Talk to yourself

• Try to get attention from your classmates

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CCSS.RF.1.3G

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RF.K.3D

If the entire class is on task, which step should you not have to do in order to continue staying on task?

• Listen

• Follow instructions

• Use the restroom

• Ignore a distraction

Why do some students have to talk out loud to themselves during a task?

• They can't help but hear themselves

• They really want students to give them attention

• They just want to annoy students around them

• They probably don't understand the task

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Students that can focus on a task without distracting students around them are probably more ________ than some of their classmates.

• Responsible

• Respectful

• Mature

• Aware of their purpose at school

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

You go outside for recess, but the birds are really loud and you can't focus on the kickball game. What is the best way to ignore the birds and focus on the game?

• Blame the other team for making the birds loud.

• Scream really loudly every few minutes to scare the birds away.

• Go sit inside.

• Always keep your eyes and ears on the game.

During math, all you can thing about is going sledding after school. What is the best way to ignore sledding and focus on math?

• Just pretend to do the math while zooming down a hill in your mind.

• Draw sleds with flames on their sides across your math paper.

• Tell yourself that the work will soon be over if you focus and just get it done.

• Just take the math for homework, so you won't be able to sled.

As you are following along with your teacher in a book, a student next to you keeps talking to you and tapping your shoulder. What is the best way to ignore this student and focus on your reading?

• Stay focused by following along and reading in a soft whisper voice

• Put your book down and refuse to continue reading.

• Flop around on your chair.

• In a really whiny voice, tell the student to stop.

During a classroom video, two students in front of you are whispering to each other. What is the best way to continue watching the movie?

• Say SHHHHHHHHHHH for a long time.

• Think about what is being said and what is happening in the video.

• Go to the back corner of the room and put your face into your arms.

• Continue getting more angry.