Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Summer, fall, winter, spring…some children don’t get opportunities to take family vacations during the year. What to do to help these kids feel the excitement of a getaway and get…
Take Kids on Make Believe Vacations!
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Offer Comfort with Stuffed Animals that Offer Lessons in Return
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! A few years ago I had the good fortune to win a contest for creative ideas about the care of puppies. One resulting comfort to me? A big prize…a year’s…
Tagged with: Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, character education for K-5 kids, comfort for kids that teaches too, Fall, family fun, how to comfort children, K - 2, multi-disciplinary, power of make-believe, reading activities for kids, Spring, Summer, using drama to help kids learn, using stuffed animals and toys to teach, Winter
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Visualize, Please, Where In The World Are We?
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I have a funny travel-related story about one of my third grade students in a school where I recently taught. For background, I should mention that I structure a week-long residency…
Tagged with: drama, K-5 teachers, power of make-believe, simple teaching tools, teaching tricks, visualization techniques
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Go Fish for Focus Fish!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Every year Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) or Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) in schools across the United States (and likely in other parts of the world – a subject I…
Tagged with: K - 2 Teachers, multi-sensory learning, power of make-believe, PTA/PTO Fundraisers, teaching tricks, Visuals
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Make “Make Believe” Work
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! A few years ago I had the good fortune to win a contest for creative ideas in the care of puppies. My win netted my family a year’s worth…
Tagged with: drama, K - 2 Teachers, power of make-believe, simple teaching tools, stuffed animals in school, teaching tricks
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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.
