Yearly Archives: 2014

A Call to Action in K-5 Education

Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! The Attentionology Tipster continues to monitor the debate about managing distracted children in elementary schools. Some educators lament about this concern…if children in grades K – 5 today have trouble

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Create an Air of Excitement in Class! – The Attentionology Tipster

Mid-Week Focus this week features more quick tips from The Attentionology Tipster… Create an Air of Excitement in Class! – Teaching day after day can “take the wind out of a teacher’s sail.” How can we sustain the energy to

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The Cat’s Meow In Your Classroom – The Attentionology Tipster

Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! The Attentionology Tipster, a month-long series this May, offers a quick tip today that’s a trick… The Cat’s Meow in Your Classroom. This trick is perfect for catching the attention of

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Play a Game: Say It with Signs and Symbols! – The Attentionology Tipster

Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! My new May series continues…The Attentionology Tipster Quickly tap into tools and tricks to catch and keep your students’ attention. Today’s Tip: Play a Game: Say It with Signs and Symbols! Help your

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Lead a Pet Parade in Class! – The Attentionology Tipster

Mid-Week Focus this week features another quick tip from The Attentionology Tipster… Lead a Pet Parade in Class! Delight young children with the opportunity to parade around the classroom showing off a photo of their pet or favorite animal. Parades

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The Attentionology Tipster Suggests Surprising Students with Mini Classroom Talent Shows

Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! The merry month of May has arrived! It’s a busy time of year. That’s why I’m introducing a new month-long series here… The Attentionology Tipster I hope you’ll tap

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Help Heal Hurting Children

Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! When you welcome students back to school after a long holiday weekend or vacation time… …you have a big opportunity to help heal hurting children! Let’s face it…the world can be

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More Bags Beg for Attention!

Mid-Week Focus this week features more creative ways that teachers can use bags as BIG attention-getting tools. Colorful, interesting, fun and funny bags beg for attention. Bags, plain and fancy, can become focal points for learning activities. Use bags as

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What’s Trending? Mindfulness in Elementary Schools to Help Kids Sustain Concentration

Mid-Week Focus this week features mindfulness, a trending tool to help children sustain concentration in school. Benefits of mindfulness? Huge. Reports are that students who learn to practice mindfulness gain the ability to pay closer attention, calm themselves, and stay focused

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Another Cool Attention-Getting Tool – Host a Let’s Go Loony Day!

Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Basketball fans, at least in the US and maybe elsewhere, love to participate in “March Madness.” The name, “March Madness” even catches the attention of those who don’t care for

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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 are having trouble writing connecting sentences between the beginning, middle and end of a story.

Solution: Show toy airplanes, pretending to make them "take off" across notebook paper. Explain to the class that stories, like airplanes, require clear "flight paths."

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