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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…