Hi! The Attentionology Traveler’s been on the road again… …found a special smile at work. It’s a smile that stretches across the loving face of Velma Davis, a Teacher Assistant in Special Programs, shown in my blog pic below. Velma…
Monthly Archives: March 2013
The Attentionology Traveler Finds a Special Smile
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Bulletin Board Ideas for K-5 Teachers, classroom control, curriculum know-how, Fall, Helping kids with care, International Languages, K - 2, Literary, Poem about Smiling, Power of Smiling, Profile of a Teacher Assistant in Special Programs, SMILES Bulletin Board, Spring, Summer, The Attentionology Traveler, Winter
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Attracting Attention with Alliteration
Hats off to teachers…It’s time for Mid-Week Focus to explore the fun and function of ATTRACTING ATTENTION with ALLITERATION! It’s a sound idea. Words written or read aloud in sequence with the same beginning sound catch kids’ ears. What’s your favorite…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attracting attention with alliteration, Fall, games that help children learn, imaginary travel for K - 5 kids, K - 2, K-5 curriculum correlation, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, phrases that use alliteration, promoting literacy, science study of habitats, science study of shells, silly antics that kids love, Spring, Summer, sustaining patience in teaching, teaching math with paper money, Using dogs to help kids focus, Winter
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Attentionology Power Play – Launch or Update Your Website – PLUS NEWS
It’s Barbara here, The Lovable Poet, a “wordsmith” ready to help you… What’s your goal? Trying to “sell” kids on staying focused and on task in class? Working to advance your career? Strategizing to boost sales of a product or…
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Conquering Worries
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: 3 - 5, attention deficits, coping with stress, creating can-do attitudes in kids, creative writing prompts, Fall, focus-blockers, helping children conquer worries, helping kids manage feelings, K - 2, learning through teaching, Literary, Mid-Week Focus, problem-solving by steps, problem-solving in school, puzzles, Spring, Summer, the winners' circle, under-served kids in K - 5 classes, Winter
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Third Anniversary Wishes
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Attentionology is celebrating its third anniversary this month as an international education and enterprise blog. Thanks for visiting. I like to think of myself and my Attentionology readers as a…
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A Show of Hands
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! In my corner of the world Daylight Savings Time has just begun, marking the near start of spring. I love the resulting longer hours of sun in the afternoon…
Tagged with: Art activities for K - 5 kids, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, building foundations, Bulletin Board Ideas for K-5 Teachers, Daylight Savings Time, Good works with strong hands, Guided movement to help kids focus, handmade works, hands as amazing tools, multi-disciplinary, planting gardens, seasonal, Trees of Seasons Bulletin Board
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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.
