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Do I have your Attention?
During my ten years of coaching children, I tried a number of tricks to get their attention. I my case, I had small groups of three to six kids at a time, so I would have to bounce from one on one situations to group plans. And I've often used the pause and eyeball technique in small groups. If you are in a teaching scenario where several children are involved, and you need to ask questions, you can use name cards to stop the waving of hands. Who would he or she react to then, and could I get them back? Sometimes, I had to speak to the parent on the child's behalf, to make a deal, or have them go away. Most often I spoke with the child and showed
I cared and focussed on the positive.
It worked. The child would slowly blend back into the group and was happy to have fun again.
What happened in these cases? I got them to take notice. And that's step one. Step two is what you do with it, but at least they are listening. Here are some tips on actually building related skills. Return from Do I have your Attention to Short Stories Help Children
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