Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Kids get pulled into poetry in a heartbeat when I dramatize a silly Limerick from Ireland as I open up a “Poetry Cafe” in class on “You Choose Writing…
Pull Kids In with Poetry!
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
The Attentionology Traveler Finds a Special Smile
Hi! The Attentionology Traveler’s been on the road again… …found a special smile at work. It’s a smile that stretches across the loving face of Velma Davis, a Teacher Assistant in Special Programs, shown in my blog pic below. Velma…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Bulletin Board Ideas for K-5 Teachers, classroom control, curriculum know-how, Fall, Helping kids with care, International Languages, K - 2, Literary, Poem about Smiling, Power of Smiling, Profile of a Teacher Assistant in Special Programs, SMILES Bulletin Board, Spring, Summer, The Attentionology Traveler, Winter
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Posted in The Attentionology Traveler
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
Attentionology Power Play – Pay Unexpected Compliments
It’s Barbara here, The Lovable Poet, a “wordsmith” ready to help you… What’s your goal? Trying to “sell” kids on staying focused and on task in class? Working to advance your career? Strategizing to boost sales of a product or…
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Encouraging Curiosity
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 academic challenges, Dutch settlers in New York, encouraging curiosity in kids, enhancing instructional techniques, fun with word origins, Literary, Mid-Week Focus, Origin of the English word COOL, prompting kids to investigate, sparking student interest in research, teachers modeling curiosity, the joy of discovery and learning, the power of asking questions, using word prompts to help students focus
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Comforting 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: Comforting teachers in difficult times, Crafts for kids, Extra Heart poem by The Lovable Poet, Giving kids tools to find comfort, helping children find comfort, helping troubled students focus on learning, Literary, Mid-Week Focus, Sending handmade crafts for comfort, Teddy Bear poem by The Lovable Poet, Teddy bears offering comfort, Writing activities to comfort kids
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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.
