Attract Kids’ Attention with Amazing Acronyms
Teachers can turn a word, like POWER, into an ACRONYM to help children learn important lessons.
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers!
When is a word more than a word?
Answer: When it becomes a powerful teaching tool as an ACRONYM.
Teachers put word power to work every day, instructing, reading aloud, posting information…the list goes on.
Teachers can turn a word, like POWER, into an acronym to help children learn important lessons.
Why do acronyms attract attention in amazing ways?
Because, as we know, in an ACRONYM each letter stands for a whole word or phrase.
As such, acronyms are memorable; their structure helps children remember what the acronym teaches.
Challenge yourself and your class to create attention-getting amazing ACRONYMS.
Take the word POWER, for example.
Here’s an acronym I crafted with this word:
POWER – People using their strengths, Organizing to achieve goals, Working together, Engaging others, Reading to gain knowledge and skills for the future.
Children are the future and teachers have their hands full preparing kids to manage in a demanding world of constant change.
I have followed an elementary school in North Carolina (US) that launched a Character Education program using an acronym to help students remember classroom expectations and “buy in” to contributing to a positive environment school-wide.
The acronym? (more…)
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.
