Redirection
True or False:
When a teacher helps you get back on track, that is called redirection.
Redirection
Which of the items is commonly used in schools to help students focus?
A) Band on the chair legs
B) Video games
A) Band on the chair legs
True or False:
For some people, music is a distraction and for others it helps them focus.
True.
There are many different environmental factors that help some people focus, but distract others.
When you are unfocused, what is something that would help redirect you?
This could use using your name, hand signal, pointing to paper, etc.
Which of the following has been scientifically proven to help people focus?
A) Regular exercise
B) Watching scary movies
C) Texting with friends
D) Minecraft
A) Regular exercise
What is something that might be distracting for you?
Many possible answers including:
- talking to friends
- video games
- feeling excited for Halloween
- feeling upset about losing a game at recess
- someone tapping their pencil
True or False:
It is bad to get redirected at school.
FALSE!
Everyone needs redirection time to time.
When we are feeling over excited or hyperactive, what zone might we be in?
A)Blue
B) Green
C) Yellow
C) Yellow Zone
Yellow zone means either frustrated or hyper, which both involve elevated energy.
Which of the following does NOT help train your brain to not pay attention to distractions?
A) Sudoku puzzles
B) Mindfulness meditations
C) Pizza
C) Pizza - although being hungry can be distracting! That is why breakfast is important.
Which of the following are ways that a teacher might redirect you to focus?
A) A tap on the shoulder
B) Pointing to your worksheet
C) Doing the chicken dance
D) A & B
D) A&B
Which of the following is best for focus?
A) Have 1,000 things written on your to do list
B) Having 1-3 things written on your to do list
C) Throwing your to do list in the trash
B) Having 1-3 written on your to do list.
Currently, what do scientists estimate is the #1 distractor for adults and students?
A) Pets
B) The weather
C) Cell phones
D) Online shopping
Sometimes being redirected or having questions repeated can feel frustrating.
How can you cope with frustrating feelings? AND what zone would frustration be in? (Blue, Green, Yellow, Red)
Many answers for coping tools such as:
- deep breaths
- positive self talk
- naming your feelings
- asking for a break
Frustration would most likely be Yellow Zone, maybe in some cases could escalate into Red Zone.
What top 3 strategies does Ms. Derks use to stay focused.
A) Nothing. Ms. Derks never has trouble with focus.
B) Rubix cubes, naps, and snacks
C) Eating breakfast, taking a walk up and down the stairs, and a to-do list.
C) Eating breakfast, taking a walk up and down the stairs, and a to-do list.
Bouncing around the room during a lesson is an example of active distraction. What would be an example of passive distraction?
A) Daydreaming or sleeping
B) Eating
C) Doodling
A) Daydreaming or sleeping.