Getting to Know
Your Attention Through Sound
Teacher-Guided Activity
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Differentiation (Support)
Allow some students to keep eyes open instead of blindfolded.
Encourage students to stay seated if movement feels uncomfortable. Instead, they can practice the first part of the lesson in pairs, pointing toward the sound instead of walking.
The Guide can use a more distinct sound (e.g., clicking or a high-pitched hum) rather than the standard "oooo" to make their voice easier to track amidst the other noises.
For the final challenge, arrange Guides into two small clusters instead of a large circle, reducing the overall noise confusion.
Differentiation (Challenge)
In Part 2, instruct Guides to move silently and only make the "oooo" sound for a quick 1-second burst every 10 seconds, requiring the Follower to maintain focus during the long silent gaps.
Ask Followers to try locating the sound while standing on one foot (or keeping their heels together), adding a physical challenge that requires them to split their attention between auditory and proprioceptive focus.
Extension
Students write a journal entry detailing three times they had to use selective listening (e.g., focusing on a teacher's voice in a crowded hallway, listening to one person in a group conversation).
Students to sit quietly for two minutes and map out all the distinct sounds they hear, noting whether the sound was close or far, distracting or calming.