Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! In politics, as you likely know, the expression “cheap tricks” has a negative connotation. For teachers, on the other hand, the word cheap usually means affordable. Educators struggle with…
Use Cheap Attention Tools and Tricks
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Constant Change – What a Challenge!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I heard a fascinating presentation recently about world trends. One prediction – maybe a “no-brainer” for some – more and more organizations (this could include schools) have begun to…
Help Readers by Popping Balloons!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! The “MomCentric” section of a recent issue of Redbook magazine caught my attention with a review of Ron Clark’s book, The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck.…
Make Magic!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Grab a magician’s black hat, a wand and a (stuffed toy or puppet) white rabbit to kick off your very own magic show in class. Today marks the beginning…
Betcha! – An Attention-Getting Trick
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! If the end of June means the beginning of a long summer break from school for you, let’s face it, FREEDOM is the glory word, fleeting though it may…
Attention-Getting Questions – AGQs – to Help Kids Focus
Hi and welcome back to Attention-0logy for K – 5 Teachers! Catching kids off guard in a carefully calculated, positive way is a tried and true attention-getter with students in upper elementary grades. Pop Questions – AGQs – do just that –…
The Magic Pencil Holds Students Spellbound
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! “What did you do over the weekend?” I overheard a fourth grade teacher ask a colleague in the teachers’ “lounge” at lunchtime. “SLEPT!” she replied, with a voice that capitalized…
Catch Attention with a Garden of Creativity
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Here’s a quick way to catch and keep your students’ attention…ask them a question that poses an artistic array of answers about posies! The question…When is a garden outside…
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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.
