Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I remember visiting a class of fourth grade students a few years ago and noting how well the teacher commanded her class’ attention with her guitar. We had about five…
Tonal Attention Tool – A Tambourine
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Help Students Mind Their Brains
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Dr. Seuss, beloved author in many parts of the world, wrote a telling poem in “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” The poem empowers children with these lines: “Congratulations! Today…
Track Cat On Duty
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Smart teachers are not only beggars (meaning that we secure free or low-cost classroom supplies whenever possible), we are also borrowers. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective) the world is full…
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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I Spy a Good Listener!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! You may have heard the old Chinese proverb that roughly translates in English to, “We hear and we forget; we see and we remember; we do and we understand.” I’m…
Tagged with: critical thinking skills, Fall, K - 2, K-5 teachers, simple teaching tools, Spring, Summer, teaching tricks, Visual, Winter
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Try the Flip Trick
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I successfully tested an effective attention-getting trick at a family workshop I recently led on a sunny spring Saturday at the State Museum of Art. The workshop theme was “Inside and Out,”…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Fall, K - 2, K-5 teachers, Movement, simple teaching tools, Spring, Summer, teaching tricks, Winter
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On your mark, get set, GO!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I was talking recently with an associate, Alice Osborn, a talented multi-tasking independent contract writer and teacher who works under the umbrella: Write From the Inside Out. Alice manages…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Fall, K-5 teachers, Literary, multi-sensory learning, simple teaching tools, Spring, Summer, teaching tricks, Winter
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Attention Goes as the Nose Knows!
Why not use the benefits of aromatherapy to catch and keep elementary students’ attention in instructional settings?
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attention-getting aromatherapy, Fall, K - 2, multi-disciplinary, simple teaching tools, Spring, Summer, teaching tricks, Winter
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Welcome to Attention-ology for K-5 Teachers
Hi and welcome to my new blog featuring tools and tricks to catch and keep K – 5 students’ attention. On a weekly basis, Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers will offer new approaches to classroom management in a world driven…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attention deficit disorders, Concept, drama, Fall, K - 2, K-5 teachers, simple teaching tools, Spring, Summer, teaching tricks, Winter
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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.
