Picture this…a fourth grade teacher sitting on a high chair in the middle of her classroom of twenty-five students, eyes focused down on a book she was reading aloud to… …no one! I saw this as I entered the room to…
Tricks to Enrich Read Aloud Time
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Share a Harvest of Attention-Getting Thanks!
¡Gracias! (Spanish) Je vous remercie! (French) Danke! (German) Спасибо! (Russian) धन्यवाद! (Hindi) ありがとうございました！(Japanese) Asante! (Swahili) Mèsi! (Haitian Creole) Obrigado! (Portuguese) Matur nuwun! (Javanese) Salamat sa…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attention-getting thank yous, cornucopias as teaching tools, developing an enduring sense of appreciation, Fall, favorite activity bulletin board, harvest-time bulletin boards, helping children learn to show appreciation, K - 2, Literary, Mid-Week Focus, Teaching letter writing to kids, world languages, writing activities for K - 5 kids
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Comfort Cookin’ and Color-Related Writing to Manage Moods
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Stop, look and listen…listen with an extra-attentive ear to your students when school starts tomorrow. Do they seem moody? If the answer’s yes, maybe you need to help them cook up…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, color associations, effective hooks for K - 5 lessons, Fall, helping children manage moods, Literary, setting up classroom games for teaching, Spring, strategies to help kids cope with worry, Summer, the power of color to express feelings, using humor to help kids learn, Winter, writing themes for elementary grades
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It’s a Puzzle! – Helping Struggling Writers
Mid-Week Focus this week features a visually based approach to helping elementary school students who struggle with language arts. You know who they are in your class. The teachers I met with yesterday to plan my upcoming week as a writer…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, concept of writing like piecing puzzles together, Fall, graphics that help kids learn, helping struggling writers in elementary school, K - 2, Literary, mastering the writing process, Mid-Week Focus, painting pictures with words, Spring, strategies to build children's self-confidence, Summer, Visuals, Winter
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Cook Up Cupcake, Sandwich and Pizza Poems!
Mid-Week Focus today features “crazy” literary ways to catch and keep kids’ attention and help them build language skills… Ask your class this: “Who wants a cupcake?” When hands fly, announce that the edible ones are coming later, but that…
School Break Loneliness Busters
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! When you send students off for vacation at the end of a school term or welcome them at the beginning of camp or a new adventure, you have a special opportunity…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, Fall, feeling poems by The Lovable Poet, helping children cope, Literary, loneliness busters, poetry programs for camp, poetry programs for K-5 kids, Spring, Summer, using computers to develop writing skills, Winter
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Improve Tech Skills – Part 2 – Getting Good News Out Online
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid – Week Focus to review expert tips on sharing news online. Vacation time is here for many of us. Consider setting aside a little time to improve your tech skills while you’re classroom-free. Tech skills…
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Improve Your Tech Skills – Part 1 – Blogging Better
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! School breaks offer teachers more than much-needed time to refresh and recharge. Time out of the classroom gives teachers a window of opportunity to build skills related to professional and…
Tagged with: 21st century skills, 3 - 5, Alice Osborn, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, building an online audience, core curriculum, creating compelling content for blogs, Fall, K - 2, Literary, Spring, Summer, teaching tools and strategies not technology-dependent, tips for bloggers, Winter, writing from the heart
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Mind Wandering Enhances Learning
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to uncover how mind wandering enhances learning at the end of a school term. End-of-year or end-of-term activities can add to attention problems for students, especially kids who act as if they’ve…
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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.
