ALT 6 Ways to Capture Students’ Attention. Teachers can use insights from neuroscience to help ensure that learners stay engaged during class and are more likely to retain information.

ALT Silhouette of a person's head with examples of "anxious thoughts" written inside: "That something bad might happen to my sister when she's at uni." "Not being good enough." "My mum and dad fighting with each other." "Thinking I'm ugly." "Listening to relatable music and making me feel upset." "Having fights with friends and thinking they hate me." "Making lists of things that I hate about myself." "Crying myself to sleep."

ALT Reverse side of worksheet with characteristics of anxious thoughts: sticky thoughts (they stick like glue), it's my fault (thinking you are to blame), labels (we can start to label ourselves or others with unkind words or names), snowball (our thoughts can start off small and snowball), mindreading (guessing what others think about us), predict the future (our minds come up with what might happen, including worst case scenarios)