This document provides information on ways to improve concentration, including getting enough sleep, eating a balanced diet, taking breaks for exercise, staying hydrated, and creating a calm study environment free from distractions. It suggests using music, softer lighting, turning off wireless connections, and setting aside recreational time to optimize focus. Tongue twisters are recommended as a fun way to improve concentration and speaking skills. Memory games are also proposed to engage the brain. Overall, the document stresses the importance of rest, nutrition, and an environment conducive to learning.

6. Most children and teenagers concentrate best after nine hours
sleep so make sure you get enough sleep.
Reduced sugar intake and increased protein levels with lean meat,
almonds and eggs stimulate your dopamine levels which make
concentration easier.
What is dopamine? A chemical released by nerve cells to send signals to other nerve cells.
Frequent breaks for exercise have a similar effect.

7. Use the table to chart the amount of rest, exercise and
sleep you have had over the past three days. Also include
what you have eaten.
Compare your chart with your neighbour’s.
•How do they compare?
•Do you have more or less sleep?
•Do you do similar things to relax?
•Do you have a balanced diet?
•What drinks do you have?

8. Water also plays a vital role in almost every tissue and process in human
body, involving eliminating wastes and maintaining proper body
temperature. You should be drinking 5-6 glasses of water a day but this
may change depending on the activity you’re doing or the weather.
Recommended
daily amounts.

9. Be honest- what distracts you
from working?
At home:
In school:

12. Create the mood for concentration: Calming background music and switching off
overhead, fluorescent lights replacing them with softer lights are some simple ways to
make the environment more amenable for concentration.
Useful link for teachers
Turn off your wireless / internet connection
Set aside a specific time for using social networking / other
recreational websites
Take short breaks
Do your work now rather than later
Prioritise
Find yourself a calm place to work at home if possible, away
from distractions and other people

13. Believe it or not, tongue twisters can improve your concentration
and pronunciation skills.
Besides being a fun and entertaining activity, it stimulates your
hearing memory and is useful for improving speed and accuracy
when speaking.
Have a go at some of the tongue twisters. Start slow and gradually
speed up. How many times can you repeat them before it all starts
to go wrong.

14. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
To Print
Denise sees the fleece,
Denise sees the fleas.
At least Denise could sneeze
and feed and freeze the fleas.
The thirty-three thieves thought
that they thrilled the throne
throughout Thursday.
If Stu chews shoes, should Stu
choose the shoes he chews?
One-one was a race horse.
Two-two was one too.
One-one won one race.
Two-two won one too.
How can a clam cram in a clean
cream can?
Denise sees the fleece,
Denise sees the fleas.
At least Denise could sneeze
and feed and freeze the fleas.
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish
the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you
wish to wish.
If Stu chews shoes, should Stu
choose the shoes he chews?
How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good
cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as
much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
How much ground would a groundhog hog, if a
groundhog could hog ground? A groundhog would hog
all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog
ground.

15. On line memory game
Work as a group to find the pairs…..

16. • Reading is a much more complex task for the human brain than, say,
watching TV is.
• Reading strengthens brain connections and actually builds new
connections.
• You have to sit still and quietly so you can focus on the story when
you’re reading. If you read regularly, you develop the ability to do
this for longer.
• Reading improves a your vocabulary and leads to more highly-
developed language skills.
• Children who read do better at school. And they don’t just do better
at subjects like reading, English and history. They do better at all
subjects and they do better all the way through school.

17. Aims:
Establish what type of learner you are.
Develop strategies to help you work
efficiently and effectively.

19. English Japanese What you do
One Itchi Scratch your knee and say ‘itchy knee’, that’s 1 and 2.
Two Ni
Three San Then say ‘sun, she go rock’ as you point to the sun
Point to a girl
Walk forward
Then shake your hips in a rock and roll motion
(that’s 3,4,5,and 6)
Four Shi
Five Go
Six Roco
Seven Shichi Now do two sneezes ‘shi, chi (7)
Eight Hachi Pretend to put a hat on while you say ‘hachi’
Nine Kyu Coo like a dove
Ten Ju Finally say ‘ju’ as you pretend to put on your jewels
Do this three times.

21. If we can make learning fun and it fits our learning
style we learn more and we learn quicker and better.

22. If we can make learning fun and it fits our learning
style we learn more and we learn quicker and better.

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