Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Globe-trotting doesn’t require an airplane ticket, not if you check your local convention options and find an International Festival to visit like I did this past weekend. Most festival-goers…
Re-focus Attention with Loneliness Busters!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! When you welcome students back at the beginning of a new school year, after a vacation, or following an extended time away from class due to any reason, including…
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Bring a Dog to School!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! The start time of every new school year varies from community to community, but effective welcome-back attention-getting tools and tricks work pretty much year-round. In fact, as the school…
Grab Attention with a Smart Box
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…
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…
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…
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.
