Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! When the weather outside is abominable… …Make Sunshine Indoors! Kids love the concept. They know that teachers can’t actually bring sunshine indoors. No problem. Your actions and intent show…
Ornaments Kids Can Make with Memorable Messages for an Attentionology Tree
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! The Attentionology Tree is back by popular demand…with some updates! Everyone’s busy this time of year, so here’s a quick attention-getting trick to try with your students… Countdown to the…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Art activities for K - 5 kids, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, encouraging good character, Fall, helping kids master math concepts, holiday decoration ideas, K - 2, managing in a distracted world, multi-disciplinary, ornaments kids can make to learn important lessons, teaching kids attention skills, using trees as teaching tools in K - 5 classrooms, Winter
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Let Kids Enjoy SILLY MINUTES to De-stress
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Holiday season activities, immediately past and coming soon, can add to attention problems for students, especially kids who are under stress. Catch your class’ attention and help relieve stress…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, creative teaching for K - 5 classes, Dinkan in India, El Chavo del Ocho in Mexico, Fall, holiday activities for kids, K - 2, multi-disciplinary, Pumuckl in Germany, silly antics that kids love, silly poems by The Lovable Poet, sparking creative thinking, strategies to help kids de-stress, using plays on words to catch attention, using puppets as teaching tools, Winter
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Big Shot Opportunity Bags for Attention
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Let’s face it…some kids view school as a must-do chore and some see it as a place of opportunity, an engaging center of learning and fun. Whether or not a…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Fall, fostering positive attitudes toward school, K - 2, Making Opportunity Bags for kids, Mid-Week Focus, multi-disciplinary, symbols of sustaining attention in school, teaching skills to help kids pay attention, using gift boxes and party bags as teaching tools
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Focus Attention on Uncool Negative Consequences
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! In the world of sports and other arenas, news may sometimes convey a message that’s difficult for teachers and parents to counter… the message? It’s cool to break rules…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, bulletin board designs for K-5 classrooms, character education, Fall, focusing attention on consequences of poor judgment, how sports develop character, Mike Krzyzewski, multi-disciplinary, tips for effective teaching, using school mascots for teaching
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Which Witch is Which and Other Bewitching Halloween-Time Teaching Tricks
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Play bewitching Halloween-time teaching tricks with your class to help students master basic skills. Which Witch is Which? – Children in the early grades love games that compare and match…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, comparing and contrasting, Fall, Halloween activities for kids, hosting indoor scavenger hunts to help kids learn, K - 2, matching games for kids, multi-disciplinary, poems by The Lovable Poet, rhymes for children, teaching homonyms to K-5 kids, using dramatic voices in teaching
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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.
