Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Mix ’em up. Mash ’em up. Match ’em up…WORDS! Make the most of Word Mash to catch and keep K – 5 kids’ attention… and to make important messages…
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Make the Most of Word Mash!
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, creative wordplay for K-5 teachers, encouraging positive attitudes in kids, Fall, helping kids overcome worries, improving children's writing, K - 2, motivating children to pay attention, multi-disciplinary, Spring, Summer, teaching kids how to manage problems, using humor to help kids learn, Winter
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Teach with Poems Set to Music = Songs!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Pull Kids in with Poetry is the title of a popular post that I’ve published. Now, here in the fall heading into the holidays, poems come to mind again…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, arts integration in K - 5 curriculum, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, Eloise Greenfield, Fall, K - 2, language instruction in K - 5 classes, Leo and Diane Dillon, multi-disciplinary, music instruction, poems by The Lovable Poet, popular children's songs, songwriting for children, Spring, Summer, teaching subjects through poems, Winter
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Concoct a Witch’s Brew – School Day Stew to Catch Kids’ Attention
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Here’s a quick Halloween-time trick for catching kids’ attention at the start of an October day… Concoct a Witch’s Brew – School Day Stew. Steps to Follow: Complete some…
Tagged with: Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, concocting imaginary brews and stews to catch kids' attention, connecting learning with magic, Fall, Halloween fun & learning, K - 2, non-scary Halloween-time tricks, recipes for success in school, treating instructional resources as ingredients for learning, using drama to engage students, witch's hat and mask
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Become a Dream Catcher!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Native American dreamcatchers are delightful circular weavings with feathers and beads dangling down. Many dreamcatchers are woven with a single bead at the center of the web. Others simply…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, activities that inspire kids to reach for dreams, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, dreamcatchers, encouraging entrepreneurial thinking, exploring the outdoors, Fall, K - 2, math activities for K - 5 classes, multi-disciplinary, Native American legends, poems by The Lovable Poet, pre-writing tools, Spring, Summer, using dreamcatchers as teaching tools, Winter
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Catchy Halloween-Time Measurements of Success
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Halloween is still more than four weeks away, but kids who celebrate the spooky season already have visions of Halloween candy in their heads. Tempt their taste for treats by…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attention-getting tricks for teachers, Attentionology of K - 5 Teachers, Bulletin Board Ideas for K-5 Teachers, Fall, Halloween-time activities, K - 2, measuring K-5 students' success, posters for education, Spring, Summer, sustaining concentration, teaching contrasting and comparing, testing in K-5 classes, using meter readers as teaching tools, Winter
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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.
