Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! July is almost a wrap; the month Americans call “the dog days of August” is at hand, and many adults are searching for ways to keep the attention of…
Teach with Puppets – Crafty Crowd-Pleasers!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Look at the little bear learning to read and speak Spanish in my blog pic here and see if you agree with me that a puppet can be a…
Betcha! – An Attention-Getting Trick
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! If the end of June means the beginning of a long summer break from school for you, let’s face it, FREEDOM is the glory word, fleeting though it may…
Attention-Getting Questions – AGQs – to Help Kids Focus
Hi and welcome back to Attention-0logy for K – 5 Teachers! Catching kids off guard in a carefully calculated, positive way is a tried and true attention-getter with students in upper elementary grades. Pop Questions – AGQs – do just that –…
Let “Listen Star” Work Magic for You
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Take a deep dramatic breath; hold it; release the air slowly and as you do, push your hands out in front of you and then stretch your arms to…
Learning is a Picnic with Make a Plate Picnic Day!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Summer has arrived, at least unofficially, in communities throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Families in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere mark the start of the summer season at the end…
Get Your Class to Go Ape Over Homework!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! When I assign homework as a visiting teacher I advise each class that my requests are as valid as the assignments given by their “regular” teacher. After I show and explain the homework…
A Bookmark’s Power to Wow Kids
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! What is it about bookmarks that have forever been so attractive to children? Maybe it’s their size – a bookmark is easy and satisfying for small hands to hold.…
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Smiles and Frowns Catch Attention
A smile is a frown turned upside down Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Is it just me or have there been a frightening number of major natural disasters in a relatively short period of…
What’s Cookin’?
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Hungry for some more tools and tricks to catch and keep K – 5 students’ attention? Hope so, because this week’s blog offers some tasteful ideas. Read on… No…
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.
