Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Catch your students’ attention at the start of a school day by asking a thought-provoking question… “What’s today’s color?” Ask volunteers to offer answers. “Is it yellow, like the…
What’s Today’s Color?
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Eye-Catching School Gardens Prompt Creative Thinking
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Catch and keep your students’ attention in the spring, summer or fall of the year when your school garden has some blooms… …ask an open-ended garden-inspired question that prompts creative…
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Start School Days with Quick Brain Boosting Games!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Kids (and teachers) sometimes arrive in class with “foggy brains.” Not enough sleep the night before perhaps, or a low or no protein breakfast are the culprits, or…you name…
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Help Kids See…the Harder You Work, the Luckier You’ll Be!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Help kids see…the harder you work, the luckier you’ll be. If you’ll be celebrating “the luck o’ the Irish” with your class on March 17 (when everyone who wants to…
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Help Kids Become Better Listeners!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! In a world that is dominated by Social Media, it is becoming clear that helping kids become better listeners is more challenging, and more important than ever before. Why?…
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Attention Hearts are Forever…Get Ready for Valentine’s Day!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! For those who celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14, this post offers some get-ready ideas for a functional and festive celebration! If you have students who are easily distracted in…
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For the Love of Simple…Simple Tricks Start a Super School Day!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Simple can be beautiful, don’t you think. Q for all of us…Is simple out-of-place in our hyper-connected, information-overloaded world today? Not in a teacher’s world, no, I don’t think…
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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.
