Hats off to teachers, especially those working in Spanish language education… …it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to feature eye-catching, ear-catching ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, coming soon! Have you noticed as I have that Cinco de Mayo has become…
The FAB 15 A-GEs – Attention-Getting Elements for Teachers
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to introduce the first five of what I call The FAB 15 A-GEs – Attention-Getting Elements. Attentionology is a science and an art. Attention-getting elements can benefit teachers every single school day by supporting…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, art of gaining and maintaining attention, Association for Psychological Science, attention-getting tools and tricks for teachers, Change Leadership Group, Dr. Tony Wagner, Fall, K - 2, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, science of attention, Spring, strategies that support K-5 curricula, Summer, survival skills for the 21st century, sustaining concentration, teaching approaches for the Core Curriculum, Winter, YouTube Videos on education
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Make a Worry Chain to Help Kids Cope
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to feature fun and functional ACTIVITIES TO HELP KIDS COPE. See if my experience mirrors yours… …Long before I overheard a recent conversation between a third grade teacher and the school’s psychologist…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, activities to help K - 5 kids cope, classroom management, commonality of feelings worldwide, Fall, increasing anxiety in children, K - 2, making a worry chain to help kids cope, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, Spring, Summer, tips for journal keeping, traditions of worry beads, using globes and maps, Winter, writing activities to help kids express feelings
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Activities with Eye-Catching Books
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to open a page on the fun and function of ACTIVITIES with EYE-CATCHING BOOKS! Ask kids which is more eye-catching…something BIG or something small and most will answer BIG! Maybe BIG isn’t always…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, activities with eye-catching books, attention-getting tricks with spelling, big books for children, Bookmarks in education, creating story choruses, dramatizing read-aloud time, encouraging literacy, eye-catching books, Fall, interactive reading, K - 2, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, Piggy Toes Press, Spring, Summer, touch-me books for children, Using pop-up books to teach, Winter
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Attracting Attention with Alliteration
Hats off to teachers…It’s time for Mid-Week Focus to explore the fun and function of ATTRACTING ATTENTION with ALLITERATION! It’s a sound idea. Words written or read aloud in sequence with the same beginning sound catch kids’ ears. What’s your favorite…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attracting attention with alliteration, Fall, games that help children learn, imaginary travel for K - 5 kids, K - 2, K-5 curriculum correlation, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, phrases that use alliteration, promoting literacy, science study of habitats, science study of shells, silly antics that kids love, Spring, Summer, sustaining patience in teaching, teaching math with paper money, Using dogs to help kids focus, Winter
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Conquering Worries
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus! Mid-Week Focus is all about quick and easy ways to approach teaching to keep kids on task in any instructional setting. Let’s share insight and practical ideas. Let’s blend fun with function,…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, attention deficits, coping with stress, creating can-do attitudes in kids, creative writing prompts, Fall, focus-blockers, helping children conquer worries, helping kids manage feelings, K - 2, learning through teaching, Literary, Mid-Week Focus, problem-solving by steps, problem-solving in school, puzzles, Spring, Summer, the winners' circle, under-served kids in K - 5 classes, Winter
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Coaching Themes for Teachers
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus! Mid-Week Focus is all about quick and easy ways to approach teaching to keep kids on task in any instructional setting. Let’s share insight and practical ideas. Let’s blend fun with function,…
Tagged with: attention-getting surprises for children, Coach K, Coaching themes for teachers, Duke University, Famous coaches, Good Attitude posters, how coaches command attention, how teachers command attention, incentives and rewards for K - 5 students, linking winning in sports with life, Mid-Week Focus, modeling active lifestyles, Motivating students to achieve, multi-disciplinary, sports kids love, teachers sharing personal sports interests, the languages of sports, wearing sports gear to get attention, winning attitudes
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, Mid-Week Focus
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Special Needs Kids
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus! Mid-Week Focus is all about quick and easy ways to approach teaching to keep kids on task in any instructional setting. Let’s share insight and practical ideas. Let’s blend fun with function,…
Tagged with: assisting students with physical disabilities, Benefits of outdoor play, creative tricks to teach kids with special needs, Getting Along poem by The Lovable Poet, helping children with special needs, Helping struggling students master key concepts, managing developmental disabilities, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, Need for down-time in school, Showing love and care for kids with special needs, teaching equality, Teaching special populations, Temple Grandin, Toy tools as analogies for success in life
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers, Mid-Week Focus
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.
