Staying Engaged Despite Distractions
If you are busy coloring a picture and the living room TV suddenly turns on behind you, this is what your eyes should keep looking at.
Your picture.
If you are trying to write the letter 'S' and it keeps looking like a wiggly line, this is what you do instead of erasing it and throwing the paper away.
Try again.
This is the simple, one-word question curious children ask their parents when they want to know the reason why something happens.
"Why."
When your parent says, 'It is time for our morning reading lesson,' this is the speed at which a ready student moves to the learning table.
Quickly; Right away.
This is the minimum number of minutes a preschool student should try to sit nicely and listen to a chapter book being read without getting up to walk around: 2 minutes or 10 minutes?
10 minutes.
If a dog starts barking outside the window while your parent is reading you a school lesson, this is what your ears should keep listening to.
If a block tower you have been working on for ten minutes accidentally crashes down, this is the patient action you take with the blocks.
Rebuild it.
If you see a strange, colorful bug crawling on a leaf in your backyard, this is what a curious child does with their eyes to learn more about it.
Watching it closely; Observing it.
If you see your homeschool basket filled with clean paper and fresh crayons, this is the feeling you should have about starting a new project.
Happy; Excited.
If you start a drawing in the morning and it is time for lunch, this is what you do with your drawing later in the afternoon to make sure it gets finished.
Coming back to finish it.
If your brother or sister starts playing with a noisy toy in the same room, this is what you do with your body to finish your current counting task.
Ignoring them; Staying focused on my work.
This is the polite phrase you use to ask for a small hint when you have tried three times to solve a puzzle and just cannot find the last piece
"Can you help me, please."
If your parent opens a big encyclopedia or book about dinosaurs, this is what a curious child asks the parent to do with the words.
Read them out loud.
Instead of waiting for a parent to tell you what to do every second, this is what you are showing when you look at your schedule and independently grab your own pencil.
Initiative; Being a self-starter.
If you are playing a memory game that has lots of cards, this is what you do until all the matching pairs have been found.
Keep playing until the end.
This word describes a kid who can keep working on their drawing even when a timer goes off or someone walks into the room.
Focused; Persistent.
This is how a kindergarten-ready child finishes a learning task: do they stop halfway through when it gets boring, or do they stay until the job is done?
Staying until the job is done.
If you want to know what happens inside an clock or a toy, instead of breaking it, this is who you ask to explain it to you.
A parent; An adult.
If you have a checklist of 3 small school tasks to do today, this is the best feeling you get when you draw a line through the very last item.
Proud; Happy; Accomplished.
If your parent is explaining a multi-step project to you, this is what your ears and mind must do until the parent completely finishes talking.
Listen carefully without interrupting.
If you are working on a learning game on a tablet or computer and a bright, colorful pop-up ad appears on the screen, this is the action you take to get back to work.
Closing the ad; Hitting the X; Clicking the X.
If you are practicing tying your shoes or buttoning a shirt and your fingers get tired, this is the smart choice: taking a short, calm break and trying again, or screaming?
Taking a short break and trying again.
This word describes a child who loves to ask questions, explore nature, and find out how objects work.
Curious; Inquisitive.
When you are given a completely blank piece of paper, this is what you use inside your own mind to invent a brand new story or drawing from scratch.
Imagination.
If you are practicing a new skill—like writing your name perfectly—this is how many days you should practice it to get really good at it: just one day, or many days?
Many days.