Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I recently came across an old copy of The Grade Teacher, a publication of the Educational Publishing Corporation, Darien, Connecticut, US, at an antique show I attended. The dog-eared…
Focus on Character Education
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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…
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Attention Crisis for Young and Old
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Here’s a frightening thought…if children in grades K – 5 today have trouble paying attention in elementary school now, imagine the challenges they will face as they age into…
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Bouncing Balls
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! If you’ve been following the World Cup Games in South Africa recently you know the passion that people around the world have for a simple round ball. Spheres made…
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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,”…
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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…
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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?
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Creative Repetition Gets Attention
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Will Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (Corwin Press) asserts that thousands of teachers use technologies, including Blogs, to create forums for interactive learning.…
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Clever Move to Negate Student Complaints
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Do you know anyone who has trouble saying “No” to children? I do. Call me “old school” but I’ve found myself cringing at the apologetic manner of some teachers and…
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Furry Listeners Boost Student Skills
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers!If you’re a pet lover like I am, please PAWS and reflect on this technique to catch and keep K – 5 students’ attention in and out of the classroom… Pair Student…
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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.
