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…
Create an Air of Excitement in Class! – The Attentionology Tipster
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Play a Game: Say It with Signs and Symbols! – The Attentionology Tipster
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! My new May series continues…The Attentionology Tipster Quickly tap into tools and tricks to catch and keep your students’ attention. Today’s Tip: Play a Game: Say It with Signs and Symbols! Help your…
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The Attentionology Tipster Suggests Surprising Students with Mini Classroom Talent Shows
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! The merry month of May has arrived! It’s a busy time of year. That’s why I’m introducing a new month-long series here… The Attentionology Tipster I hope you’ll tap…
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Help Heal Hurting Children
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! When you welcome students back to school after a long holiday weekend or vacation time… …you have a big opportunity to help heal hurting children! Let’s face it…the world can be…
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More Bags Beg for Attention!
Mid-Week Focus this week features more creative ways that teachers can use bags as BIG attention-getting tools. Colorful, interesting, fun and funny bags beg for attention. Bags, plain and fancy, can become focal points for learning activities. Use bags as…
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What’s Trending? Mindfulness in Elementary Schools to Help Kids Sustain Concentration
Mid-Week Focus this week features mindfulness, a trending tool to help children sustain concentration in school. Benefits of mindfulness? Huge. Reports are that students who learn to practice mindfulness gain the ability to pay closer attention, calm themselves, and stay focused…
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Another Cool Attention-Getting Tool – Host a Let’s Go Loony Day!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Basketball fans, at least in the US and maybe elsewhere, love to participate in “March Madness.” The name, “March Madness” even catches the attention of those who don’t care for…
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Puppets Make Perfect Teacher Assistants!
Mid-Week Focus this week takes Attentionology readers to the wonderful world of puppets. Puppets make perfect teacher assistants! Here’ s the most important tip that teachers need to know about using puppets as teaching assistants… …It’s easy to do! Small…
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PSSSSS…Let’s Get Ready to Listen and Learn! – School Day Starters
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! School Day Starters that quickly catch and keep kids’ attention are teachers’ gold. Try these games… Don’t Make Mr. Snake Blue – This minute game – school day starter…
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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.
