Today we practiced an on-task skill of setting a timer and checking if we were doing what we supposed to be doing when the timer went off. This was as a class the best on-task day, setting a timer seemed to help students stay with a task. I encouraged them to try it at home set a timer to go off every minute for 10 minutes. Being on task looks like: A clear desk with only 1 piece of paper, I am looking at my assignment, I am writing my answers. Being on task sounds like: quiet pencil marks or typing keys.
I can ask myself, “Am I thinking about the answer? Should I skip this one and come back to it later? ”