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Defusing [1]

Short description

Hide alarm clock - "Defuse bomb"

Category

LanguageAuditory perception

Group size

SOLO PAIRS SMALL GROUPS CLASS

Materials

Timer or alarm clock

Duration

10 minutes

Level

1️⃣

Goal of this exercise is improving

  • auditory attention,

  • directional hearing

Children learn to focus their attention. They need to be quiet and avoid any distractions or motor fuss and focus only on the sound

Instructions

One or more children leave the room to carry out the exercise. The teacher sets the timer and hides it. Pupils return to the room. Now the task is to find where the alarm clock is in order to "defuse the ticking bomb".

Background information for further reading

Neuropsychology

Speech functions

Cognition and consciousness

Attention

Learning Fundamentals

Early language learning

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