Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Teachers can always use quick and easy ways to keep kids on task in any instructional setting. One proven approach is to tap into students’ creative thinking. Imagine that you…
Home » Integrating arts in core curriculum
Eight Great Tricks to Fire Up Creative Thinking
Posted on June 3, 2019 by Barbara Cleary
Tagged with: 3 - 5, activities for Social Studies lessons, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, benefits of humor, building global awareness, character education, children's learning process, encouraging creative thinking, encouraging healthy lifestyles for kids, Integrating arts in core curriculum, K - 2, multi-disciplinary, oceanariums and maritime museums, Spring, taking virtual tours online, teaching kids to ask questions, using music to teach K - 5 kids
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Shower Students with Story Starters and More…
Posted on April 2, 2018 by Barbara Cleary
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! In some parts of the world, March winds and April showers bring lovely May flowers. April showers…who says they have to be outside a classroom window? Creative teachers “make…
Tagged with: Bulletin Boards ideas of K - 5, character education, creative activities for K - 5 kids, creative story starters for K-5 classes, encouraging kindness in children, Integrating arts in core curriculum, promoting curiosity and critical thinking, teaching writing in elementary school, using weather analogies in teaching
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Craft the Learning Process with Colorful Arts to Help Students Succeed
Posted on August 11, 2014 by Barbara Cleary
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Here’s a quick Q for you… When you see or hear the word ART, what comes to mind? Some may say paintings; others music, dance or drama. Word-lovers may…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, art-based activities for kids, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, creative ways to craft learning processes, developing visual acuity in kids, drama and music to help kids learn, encouraging entrepreneurship, Fall, history of aviation, Integrating arts in core curriculum, Integrating arts into education, K - 2, multi-disciplinary, poetry for kids, Spring, storytelling to help children learn, Summer, teacher as artist, Winter, Wright Brothers' first flight
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
World Teachers’ Day 2012
Posted on October 8, 2012 by Barbara Cleary
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Did you celebrate World Teachers’ Day on Friday, October 5? If you missed this year’s celebration to honor the teaching profession worldwide, know this…many people believe that World Teachers’…
Tagged with: ACEI, Bulletin board on playtime worldwide, Common Core Curriculum, ILO, Integrating arts in core curriculum, Lesson plans for K - 5 teachers, Marian Wright Edelman, multi-disciplinary, photographs of children around the world, Recognizing teachers' impact on children, SHAKTI for Children publisher, UNESCO, World Teachers's Day 2012
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
International Festival of Attention-Grabbers – Korea
Posted on August 27, 2012 by Barbara Cleary
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Does your community – region, town, city, school – host an annual International Festival? International festivals are celebrations of different cultures and countries, and you don’t need a passport…
Tagged with: Chancing Peace poem, Integrating arts in core curriculum, International Festival of Attention-Grabbers, Korean language, multi-disciplinary, Storytelling to learn cultures, Teachers modeling behaviors to help kids, TeacherVision, Teaching about Korea, Teaching math with music and movement
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, International Festival of Attention-Grabbers
Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, International Festival of Attention-Grabbers
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.
Recent Posts
Quick tips for common classroom conundrums: K-5
Situation: Young students are getting noisy while you’re trying to teach.
Solution: Hold up "Listen Star," a toy magic wand that you’ve designated to be a cue for quiet. Tell the class, "When you see our friend, 'Listen Star' dance across the classroom sky, that’s your signal to HUSH for a moment."
Related Posts: Let "Listen Star" Work Magic for You
Solution: Hold up "Listen Star," a toy magic wand that you’ve designated to be a cue for quiet. Tell the class, "When you see our friend, 'Listen Star' dance across the classroom sky, that’s your signal to HUSH for a moment."
Related Posts: Let "Listen Star" Work Magic for You
Sponsor
Sponsor
