Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! There’s an old song in the English language that ends with the lyrics…“Pop goes the weasel!” The origin of this little nursery rhyme has a connection to “jack-in-the-box toys”…
Pop Goes the Book!
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Adding drama to engage students, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, English nursery rhymes, Fall, how older kids can help younger kids learn, K - 2, making pop-up books, multi-disciplinary, puppets as teaching tools, Robert Sabuda, Spring, strategies for teaching languages to kids, Summer, Using pop-up books to teach, using the element of surprise in teaching, Winter
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Plan a Bunny Bonanza Day!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Bunnies aren’t just for certain holiday celebrations; these furry creatures are a symbol of springtime! Sweet little animals, like bunnies, attract kids’ attention any time of the year. Plan…
Use Creative Road Signs to Pave the Way to Smart Vacations
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! In summertime (Northern Hemisphere) or winter (Southern Hemisphere), vacation time is… a time when many children go “on the road” with family or friends to destinations near and far.…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, A, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, character education, core curriculum, creative ways to motivate kids, K - 2, mastering the writing process, multi-disciplinary, preparing kids for vacation time learning, puppets as teaching tools, Summer, teaching K - 5 kids communication skills, turning posters into puppet stages, using creative road signs to help kids learn, Winter
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Create an Air of Excitement in Class! – The Attentionology Tipster
Mid-Week Focus this week features more quick tips from The Attentionology Tipster… Create an Air of Excitement in Class! – Teaching day after day can “take the wind out of a teacher’s sail.” How can we sustain the energy to…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attention-getting tricks for K-5 kids, creating positive starts to school days, effective student rewards, Fall, how to create excitement about school, K - 2, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, puppets as teaching tools, Spring, Summer, The Attentionology Tipster, using the power of imagination to help kids learn, Winter
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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…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attention-getting elements for teachers, classroom management strategies, enrichment tools for K-5 curricula, Fall, famous puppets worldwide, K - 2, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, puppets as motivational tools, puppets as teaching tools, Spring, Summer, Teaching as a performing art, why kids love puppets, Winter
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
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…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, asking kids to help teachers, Classroom management at end of terms, creative activities to engage reluctant students, Fall, how mind wandering enhances learning, interactive storytelling, K - 2, Literary, Mid-Week Focus, power of personification in teaching K-5 kids, pre-writing tools, Preparing students for tests, puppets as teaching tools, silly poems by The Lovable Poet, Spring, Summer
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The Attentionology Traveler
Hi! I spent some time yesterday with a powerful attention catcher – keeper… A PUPPET. I pulled a puppet, Little Bear, from a (pretend) nap inside a golden gift bag at a Poetry Party I brought to 100 first grade…
Tagged with: Attention catchers and keepers, children feel free to talk with puppets, magical teaching power of puppets, puppets as teaching tools, question-answer format for teaching, setting the stage for learning, teachers' pals, teaching Spanish, using puppets with no theater background
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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.
