Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! The Attentionology Tipster today tunes into rhythmic ways to communicate important information to students. Snapping to Catch Attention – Students in grades K – 5 don’t expect a teacher to “break into”…
Create Attention-Getting Bulletin Boards!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Every time I walk the halls of a school where I visit to teach writing, I look for attention-getting bulletin boards… ways to turn visual resources into attentionology tools.…
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Anniversary Post – Help Kids Become Learning Engineers!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! This month marks the fifth anniversary of Attentionology. Five years and counting… I am still inspired by you, my readers, by students, colleagues, world news and trends; it’s a…
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Worry Got Ya Down? Meet Dennis B and Other Helpful Attention-Getting Tools
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Worry got ya down? There’s a question on a lot of minds, one that relates to children as well as adults. Ask your class one morning when the day is just…
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Puppetry – A FAB A-GE and Tool for Teaching!
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to feature another of the FAB 15 A-GEs – attention-getting elements that teachers can get their hands on to motivate and instruct students… …A-GE #14 – Puppetry & Personification The curtain will…
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Put the FAB 15 A-GEs to Work for You!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology of K – 5 Teachers! Let’s pick up the focus on the FAB 15 A-GEs – Attention-getting elements – that can benefit teachers every single school day. To date, Attentionology has explored ten of…
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Attentionology Power Play – Pay Unexpected Compliments
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…
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.
