Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Catching and keeping kids’ attention through music was never just a job for New York (US) native, Don Haudenschild, shown in my blog pic below. Teaching music was his…
Yearly Archives: 2012
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Comforting Kids
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus! Mid-Week Focus is all about quick and easy ways to approach teaching to keep kids on task in any instructional setting. Let’s share insight and practical ideas. let’s blend fun with function,…
Tagged with: Comforting teachers in difficult times, Crafts for kids, Extra Heart poem by The Lovable Poet, Giving kids tools to find comfort, helping children find comfort, helping troubled students focus on learning, Literary, Mid-Week Focus, Sending handmade crafts for comfort, Teddy Bear poem by The Lovable Poet, Teddy bears offering comfort, Writing activities to comfort kids
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, Mid-Week Focus
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, Mid-Week Focus
Tidbits from The Attentionology Traveler
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! What in the world! I’m mixing up the publication of Attentionology features, posting The Attentionology Traveler on a Monday – what’s up? What’s up is that new mixes and…
Tagged with: encouraging positive attitudes in kids, expressing thanks for teachers, joyful holiday traditions, multi-disciplinary, preventing burn-out in education, recognizing Spanish teachers, schedule changes attract attention, Special People poem by The Lovable Poet, Thank You Poems, The Attentionology Traveler, tidbits for teachers, using giant wall decor to catch attention, welcoming children to class
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, The Attentionology Traveler
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, The Attentionology Traveler
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Research Break
Hats off to teachers…and this Wednesday I’m on a break researching more magic to put under the hat…the amazing power of animals to catch and keep kids’ attention with specific links to curriculum goals. Check back with Attentionology for K…
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, Mid-Week Focus
International Festival of Attention-Grabbers – California (US)
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Hungry? Get ready to enjoy Still Life Masterpieces: A Visual Feast from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, (Massachusetts, US). Not just a feast for you; one that you can…
Tagged with: accessing online art education resources, benefits of traveling museum exhibits, Boston, catching attention with artistic masterpieces, concept maps for teachers, facilitating gallery experiences, Famous Still Life Painters, International Festival of Attention-Grabbers, Introducing children to visual art feasts, learners controlling learning, making learning personal, Museum of Fine Arts, North Carolina Museum of Art, offering choices to develop critical thinking, technology as a teaching partner, Visuals
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, International Festival of Attention-Grabbers
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, International Festival of Attention-Grabbers
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Good News!
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid – Week Focus! Mid-Week Focus is all about quick and easy ways to approach teaching to keep kids on task in any instructional setting. Let’s share insight and practical ideas. Let’s blend fun…
Tagged with: A+ for Good News online and in print media, Batson Group Marketing and PR, Bulletin Boards featuring student work, community-minded teachers, controlling online presence, Eileen Batson, Literary, Mid-Week Focus, publicizing students achievements, Sending school news out online, tips for writing online press releases
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, Mid-Week Focus
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, Mid-Week Focus
Coach, Teach, Reach!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! How many kids in your class love sports? I’m guessing the numbers are “off the chart.” Sports seasons come and go – basketball, tennis, football, soccer, for example –…
Tagged with: how sports develop character, how teachers can bond with kids, kids' affinity for structured activities, lesson plans with sports themes, making world connections, multi-disciplinary, sports as teaching tools and tricks, student-directed lesson plans, teachers as coaches, timed writing exercises, turning K - 5 kids into team members, using kids' love of sports to motivate learning, world sports
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
The Attentionology Traveler
Hi! Ever thought about the many ways that teachers can travel? Through the magic of technology, the world really is at our fingertips! TV Channel-surfing last night, I happened on a major US network news feature about children’s fascination with…
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.
