Acknowledging the Distraction: Thanks to Anita Voelker for sharing this tip!
Students are often more distracted by something that they must not pay attention to, like the beginning of a snow flurry outside the classroom window. Teachers who attempt to teach through the distraction will likely have a large portion of the class distracted and not attending to the lesson. Instead, the teacher should draw attention to the snow:
“Look class! It’s snowing outside! I love it when it snows! My favorite thing to do is enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and watch it snow outside my window! Ok, now let’s get back to this activity so that we can all go home and play in the snow!”
While some students will continue to be distracted by the snow, most will in fact return their complete focus to the activity at hand.
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