Attention and self-control: a class pack

1 lesson card, each followed by its sheet. Print the lot, or choose pages in the print dialog.

Stroopy

Paying attention when the word and the colour disagree

Warm-up, 5 minutes

Play opposite day: when you say "stand", everyone sits; when you say "sit", everyone stands. Go slowly, then faster.

On the projector

The class says the colour they see, not the word, out loud together, and one child taps it. Start with two colours.

Open it with /play/stroopy/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.

Away from the screen

Colour-word cards: in pairs, one child holds up a card and the other names the ink colour. Swap after five.

Questions to ask

  • What colour can you see, not what does the word say?
  • Is it easier to go fast or slow?
  • What helps you not to read the word?
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Stroopy

Name: ______________________

For the grown-up: Top: read each colour word together, then colour its box in that colour. Bottom (best printed in colour): point to each word and say the colour of its ink.

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