Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Teachers, parents and children in many homes around the world are enjoying holiday vacations today. School – yuck – who wants to talk about school! Imagine even considering the…
Yearly Archives: 2011
Wow Students with Simulated Sounds of Nature!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I wasn’t sure if my class would “buy in” to simulating the awesome sound of waves rising in the ocean and crashing on the beach – a quick activity…
Help Readers by Popping Balloons!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! The “MomCentric” section of a recent issue of Redbook magazine caught my attention with a review of Ron Clark’s book, The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck.…
International Festival of Attention-Getters – Alaska, US
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Wish I’d had to travel to Alaska to meet Jennifer Lynch (I’ve been wanting to experience Alaska for years!) but our paths crossed in the southeastern part of the…
Make a Home in Class for “Little Orphan Octopus”
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! As I was leaving my last fourth grade class for the day this afternoon at the school where I’m teaching this week I heard a boy behind me call…
What’s Cookin’ in Class?
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I’ve noticed over time that my blog post on November 8, 2010 – Cornucopia of Attention-Getters – has gotten a lot of “hits.” So I got to thinking about the appeal…
Show Off “The Big E”
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Here’s a new attention-ology trick…at the beginning of a school day ask your students to name their favorite letter of the alphabet. Then announce that one of your favorite…
M&Ms Please!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Happy Halloween to all who celebrate the eve of a day honoring the departed who’ve been a special part of our lives. Most celebrated today, at least in the…
Make Magic!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Grab a magician’s black hat, a wand and a (stuffed toy or puppet) white rabbit to kick off your very own magic show in class. Today marks the beginning…
Barbara Cleary has been serving as a resource to hundreds of educators for more than 25 years.
An award-winning writer, producer, teacher, and trainer, Barbara’s focus is on offering easy, fun tools and tricks that support K-5 curricula and assist teachers with classroom management.
