Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to highlight #15 of The FAB 15 A-GEs – Attention-getting elements…Games & Sports! Attentionology recently featured games. Today’s focus is on sports. Just about every kid jumps at the chance to watch…
What a Zoo!
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to feature another kid-pleaser…the zoo! Don’t have a zoo nearby? No worries. Jump online and you can visit world-famous zoos from Argentina to Zambia. Families that enjoy sports as well as special animals…
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Year-round Opportunity Bags Help Kids Learn Focus Skills
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to introduce a terrific tool to help kids do just that…focus! Let’s face it…many elementary school students (and teachers) who have just concluded a term are ready to focus on nothing but…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, camp activities to help kids focus, Fall, functional and fun teaching tools, K - 2, low-cost teaching tools, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, packing opportunity bags for kids, Spring, Summer, symbolizing important skills, Winter, world news about distracted drivers, year-round education
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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…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Batson Group Marketing and PR, benefits of networking, disseminating news online, Fall, K - 2, key communication skills, Literary, marketing education, Mid-Week Focus, Spring, strategies for sharing school news, Summer, tips for writing effective press releases, Winter, writing tips for teachers
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Talking Trees – The Wonder of Personification – A FAB 15 A-GE!
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to uncover the magic of personification. Personification is a mouthful of a word, and its potential as a teaching tool speaks volumes for teachers who are willing to “think and act outside the…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attention-getting elements for teachers, creative story writing starters, effective storytelling, Fall, fun and functional tools and tricks for teachers, K - 2, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, Personification as a teaching tool, Spring, Summer, 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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Hold Kids’ Attention with Vacation Stations
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to shine some light on end-of-school term activities. Weekdays just ahead of the end of a school term can seem like they last forever, especially for K – 5 teachers and students who are…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Attention-getting activities for kids, creative teaching, Extra activities to support K-5 curricula, Fall, K - 2, K - 5 classroom management, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, Preparing for summer vacation, Seasonal poems by The Lovable Poet, Setting up K-5 classroom centers, Spring, Summer, Winter
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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…
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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Get Kids Laughing to Learn
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to assess how more of the 15 FAB 15 A-GEs – Attention- Getting Elements can support K – 5 curricula and teachers’ classroom management strategies… …Today’s A-GEs: Interaction and Humor. These elements…
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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.
