Monthly Archives: December 2012

International Festival of Attention-Grabbers – New York

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

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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,

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Principals Catch Attention, Too

Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! In the aftermath of the tragedy last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut (US), I was reminded of something obvious in K – 5 education, but

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The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Awesome Animals

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,

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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

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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

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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

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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.
Quick tips for common classroom conundrums: K-5
Situation: Students continue to use lackluster verbs in their writing.

Solution: Show toy cars and pretend to make them zip across a page, telling the class that good writing includes action words (verbs) that have "zip." Ask the class for examples of "zippy" verbs like zoom, race, flash, rush, etc.

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