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,…
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Back-Up Plans
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The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Playing with Words
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 AND…
The Magic Hat – Mid-Week Focus – Media Centers
Hats off to Teachers…it’s time for…Mid-Week Focus! Discovering new tricks to help kids stay on task never stops. Not for teachers who strive to stay current in our amazing world. That’s why I’m introducing a new series to supplement my…
Engage Reluctant Writers – Write Out LOUD!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Ever found yourself encouraging a child to “just picture yourself doing it (whatever it is) and you’ll be able to get it done?” Researchers tell us that when we…
Try a New Story Telling Trick
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Is your weekly visit to the media center/library like most elementary schools -scheduled as a “special?” Special is an apt adjective for many of the strategies that media center…
Re-focus Attention with Loneliness Busters!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! When you welcome students back at the beginning of a new school year, after a vacation, or following an extended time away from class due to any reason, including…
Tagged with: attention-getting surprises for children, creative communications, focused writing about feelings, helping students deal with loneliness, Literary, poetry in elementary education, re-directing students for success in school, simple teaching tools, teaching tricks
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Bring a Dog to School!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! The start time of every new school year varies from community to community, but effective welcome-back attention-getting tools and tricks work pretty much year-round. In fact, as the school…
Attention-ology Anniversary Celebration
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! It’s no coincidence that marking the first anniversary of my blog coincides with the tenth anniversary of my work as a writer-in-residence and visiting artist/teacher in schools and organizations where…
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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.
