What is the concentration span of a child?
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It's as long as you can keep them interested. I've seen storytellers keep a group of 20 children engrossed for an hour. But then I've struggled to keep one child focussed for 5 mins. Something I was told, children don't have to be still and quiet to be engaged with what they're being taught. The tighter your grip the more they struggle. So if sitting still doesn't work (it never worked for me as a child) then try and keep them active - getting, shuffling, making, moving.
It is different for every child - a teacher must be aware of the child's personalities and behaviours to determine when their concentration is starting to dip. When the teacher notices this, a movement break, pause point, quick game/activity or a change of task can be beneficial.
The first thing to know is that children have much shorter attention spans than adults. A child's maximum attention span is about two to three times his age, so a five-year-old child would have an attention span of, at best, fifteen minutes. 4 years old: 8-12 minutes. 5-6 years old: 12-18 minutes. 7–8 years old: 16-24 minutes. 9–10 years old: 20-30 minutes.
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Concentrations span of a child can very widely depending on factors like age, individual differences, and the nature of the task. Generally, younger children may have shorter attention spans, while older children can typically focus for longer periods, ranging from a few minutes to around 15 - 20 minutes on average.
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