Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Summer has arrived, at least unofficially, in communities throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Families in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere mark the start of the summer season at the end…
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Catch Attention with a Garden of Creativity
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Here’s a quick way to catch and keep your students’ attention…ask them a question that poses an artistic array of answers about posies! The question…When is a garden outside…
Tagged with: arts integration in K - 5 curriculum, dance, drama, gardens of creativity, multi-disciplinary, music, poetry, story writing, teaching tricks
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Get Your Class to Go Ape Over Homework!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! When I assign homework as a visiting teacher I advise each class that my requests are as valid as the assignments given by their “regular” teacher. After I show and explain the homework…
Special Assignment
Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers is on special assignment and will return next week.
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A Bookmark’s Power to Wow Kids
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! What is it about bookmarks that have forever been so attractive to children? Maybe it’s their size – a bookmark is easy and satisfying for small hands to hold.…
Tagged with: Bookmarks in education, K-5 teachers, Multi-language learning, New use for Wishbone, Visuals
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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.
