Attention Strategies In The Classroom To Get Your Students’ Attention
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India is known for its classroom-based
classes. We are into visual learning classes mode and as a result are known to
have kids school hours broken into periods dedicated to each subject. Now, each
period will be about 40 to 45 minutes minimum if not more. A human being
throughout his lifespan cannot hold attention at one go for such a long
duration. As a result, it is important to ensure that you implement certain
attention strategies in the classroom to catch as well as hold on to the
student’s attention.
Involve the Kids - The best mantra to ensure that the kids attention lasts in the classroom
is to involve them in the sessions. No one likes passive classes. Imagine, if
the teacher is facing the black board or white board and teach a whole lesson
writing out the details no child will actually learn. Thanks to the passive
teaching style, in no time will the kids actually lose their concentration and
their mind might start wondering all over. Hence, the first aspect is to
actually engross the kids and make the session interactive and fun for them. So
involve the kids- like maybe ask questions, throw a riddle on them, keep
checking in intervals if they are on the same page as you and so on.
Talk Less - Imagine
a bunch of kids sitting in a classroom and the teacher talking nonstop for 45
minutes. Do you really think that they will grasp every single word? Absolutely
not. They will not hear or register a single word. So, it is important that the
teacher actually talks less. Remember that long monologues will put them to
sleep. So, it is important that they actually talk less and interact more. Let
the kids enjoy and be involved in the process of learning. Make it a 2-way
interactive session.
Let Children Interpret - This is another important strategy to hold children’s
attention in a classroom. Remember that each coin has 2 sides. So the way you
interpret a prose might be different from the child’s point of view. So, ensure
that you let the child interpret it in their own style and also learn from
them. Ask them questions to understand their point of view. This will help them
to understand faster.
Change the setting - It is important for children to be in a conducive environment for them to
learn more and imbibe more. So, make the classroom setting different. Change it
a bit. Maybe get rid of the boring white walls and make it colorful. On a few days
you can maybe skip the blackboard and use a projector to show visuals and so
on. So, ensure that you actually tweak the scene a bit. Schools like NCPSSS
have the perfect environment for same.
So here were a few ways that you can
retain your child’s attention at class and let them learn more.
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