According to a recent study conducted by Marilyn Elias, USA TODAY, adolescents attention span can be kept on one subject for approximately 17 minutes after that their attention is lost, the study also concluded that the attention span of a child in your class is only kept for 7 minutes. This could all be linked to television. They suggested ways in which you might keep their attention.

1.       Every 7 minutes let them stand up and stretch, physical exercise supplies oxygen to the brain and muscles enhancing their attention.

2.       Get a queue which you may use every time you see the children losing attention to get them to do something fun and get back to the work at hand. E.g. if you say the word Justin Bieber: they start to sing and dance, when 30 seconds have past you let them sit back down again.3.        Let them take a breath and do something fun, like playing a guessing game.

4.       Drinking lots of water, it’s not only healthy but also refreshes the brain giving new energy. Thus let your children keep a bottle of water at hand.