Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! A great way to gear up at the start of a new school year or term is to plan catchy and fun activities to help students get acquainted with…
Attention-Catching Activities to Team Build in a New School Term
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Check Out a New AP for Teaching – One P on Purpose!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Here’s a Short Shot – a one and done idea for helping kids learn to stay focused at the start of a new school year. New AP for Teaching…
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Use Creative Road Signs to Pave the Way to Smart Vacations
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! In summertime (Northern Hemisphere) or winter (Southern Hemisphere), vacation time is… a time when many children go “on the road” with family or friends to destinations near and far.…
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Round Up a Read Aloud Rodeo!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Here’s a Short Shot – a one and done idea to improve your students/campers ability to stay focused for longer than the time it takes to say “Short Shot!”…
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Here’s the Scoop – Ideal Rainy Day Activity!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Get kids involved in a yummy Short Shot. Here’s the scoop… This one and done idea focuses on ice cream and is an ideal rainy day activity. Most children…
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Show Me – Tell Me More!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Check out this Short Shot… a one and done idea to improve your students or campers ability to stay focused and on task… understanding that whether an activity is…
Help Kids Create Personal Building Blocks for Success – A Short Shot
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Dr. Seuss, beloved as a children’s author in countries around the world, wrote about “the places you’ll go.” If you are literally or figuratively “traveling” with children this summer…
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Tap Into New Rejuvenation Tricks for Teachers
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! “School’s OUT…finally!” In many classrooms across our global community, you can hear this sentiment expressed by students and teachers alike, if not on this exact day, then in the form of…
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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.
