Paying Attention

What does it mean to "Pay attention"

• Looking around the room

• Talking to your friends

• Listening and focusing on the task at hand
  

• Playing with your phone

Why is it important to pay attention?

• So you understand what's happening

• To show respect

• To not distract others

• All of the above

If your teacher asks you to read a page quietly, what should you do?

• Read the page quietly

• Start singing loudly

• Talk to your neighbor

• Throw a pencil across the room

When your teacher is giving instructions, what should you do?

• Daydream about your favorite TV show

• Listen attentively and follow the instructions
  

• 1. Talk loudly to your friends

  
  

• Play a game on your computer

If you don't understand something, what should you do?

• Keep it to yourself

• Ask for help

• 1. Pretend you understand

  
  

• Take a nap

Which of the following is a way to show respect to your teacher?

• Ignore them

• Interrupt them while they're talking

• 1. Make fun of them

  
  

• Listen when they're talking and follow their directions

If you have a question during class, what should you do

• Call out loud for the teacher

• Call out to your friend across the room

• 1. Quietly ask your partner

  
  

• Raise your hand or quietly walk over to the teacher

Paying attention in class is important for which part of the Wildcat Way?

• Be Safe

• Be Kind

• 1. Be Ready to Learn

  
  

• All of the above

What is a consequence of not paying attention during instruction.

• You may miss important information and get poor grades

• You may get a jolly rancher

• 1. You may get a blue check

• You may get extra credit

Talking during instruction is disrespectful to whom?

• Yourself

• Your classmates

• 1. Your teacher

• All of the qbove