Children practise paying attention, remembering, spotting patterns and breaking big problems into parts, through games and challenges they enjoy.
Children practise noticing what matters, setting aside distractions and staying with a task.
What a child might do. Finishes a timed, age-appropriate activity using a self-chosen focus support.
Try at home (about 2 minutes). Set a 5-minute timer for a puzzle or drawing. Let your child choose their helper: a quiet room, music off or a clear table.
Children take in information and use it to do several steps in a row.
What a child might do. Acts on information and explains which details were needed.
Try at home (about 2 minutes). Read out a short recipe or a set of directions once. Ask your child to follow it and tell you which details they needed most.
Children learn simple tricks to remember things and keep steps in order.
What a child might do. Uses a memory aid to complete a short multistep task.
Try at home (about 2 minutes). Say five shopping items. Ask your child to remember them by making a story or a picture in their mind, and then list them back.
Children spot patterns and rules, and use them to guess what comes next.
What a child might do. Identifies a pattern and predicts a next example with a reason.
Try at home (about 2 minutes). Lay out a pattern with spoons, cups and spoons, cups. Ask what comes next and why. Then let them make a pattern for you.
Children break a big question into smaller parts and show it with a drawing or objects.
What a child might do. Uses a drawing, objects or model to show the important parts of a problem.
Try at home (about 2 minutes). Ask, "How could we pack a bag for a picnic?" Have them draw or line up objects to show the parts before they answer.
Children use attention and planning in games, try different strategies and say why one worked.
What a child might do. Tries strategies, checks results and explains why a solution worked.
Try at home (about 2 minutes). Play a simple strategy game, like noughts and crosses, and then ask: "What was your plan? What would you try next time?"
No. Any child can practise noticing, remembering and reasoning. The classes use games so practice feels like play.
No. The try-at-home ideas are optional and take a couple of minutes.
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