Lesson Overview

In this video-guided lesson, your students explore the skill of paying attention, learn about the physiology behind it, and practice a mindfulness strategy to recenter and clear distractions.

Teacher Lesson Plan

Focus Checklist

 

Learning Objectives

  • Describe how the distractions affect the functioning of the brain.
  • Describe how distractions disrupt the brain’s ability to sustain focus.
  • Practice the “Body Scan Exercise” as a coping strategy.
  • Create a focus checklist to identify what you need to achieve a goal with limited distractions.

 

Standards 

Next Generation Science Standards:
DCI: In multicellular organisms, the body is a system of multiple interacting subsystems. These subsystems are groups of cells that work together to form tissues and organs that are specialized for particular body functions (MS-LS1-3).
SEP: Developing and Using Models
CCC: Structure and Function

Exercise Files
Teacher Lesson Plan (pdf)
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Focus Checklist (pdf)
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