Unit 1 Lesson 2

Focusing Attention

Lesson Concepts Focusing attention involves using eyes, ears, and brain. You can focus your attention just by thinking about it, and the more you do it, the better you get at it. Using self-talk helps you focus attention.

Key Words: Skills, focus, attention, distract

Why This Lesson Matters: To succeed in school, students need to be able to ignore distractions while focusing their attention. This is an important Skill for Learning that helps students pay attention both to what is important in the classroom and to their peers when playing.

Watch the video below to follow along with Ms. Dao

for a talk about focusing your attention.