Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Picture this…you and your students are getting ready to review the math they’ve been learning this semester before a major test. You blink and all the kids’ eyes have turned toward…
Dog-gone Good Motivators for Young Kids to Read!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Big Animal Books & Soft Stuffed Animals Motivate Kids to Read – Looking for attention-grabbing dog-gone good motivators to encourage children in your K – 2 class to read more?…
Tagged with: Animating stuffed animals to catch attention, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, Fall, K - 2, mastering the Core Curriculum, motivating early readers, motivating pre-readers, multi-disciplinary, popular education blogs, Spring, Summer, the role of class pets in K - 2 classrooms, using animals to help children learn, using dramatic movement in teaching, using personification to get attention, Winter
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
It’s a Puzzle! – Helping Struggling Writers
Mid-Week Focus this week features a visually based approach to helping elementary school students who struggle with language arts. You know who they are in your class. The teachers I met with yesterday to plan my upcoming week as a writer…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, concept of writing like piecing puzzles together, Fall, graphics that help kids learn, helping struggling writers in elementary school, K - 2, Literary, mastering the writing process, Mid-Week Focus, painting pictures with words, Spring, strategies to build children's self-confidence, Summer, Visuals, Winter
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Helpful Questions Unasked
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Oh how some helpful questions that unfortunately were unasked, might have helped Evie! I had an eye-opening conversation with a young woman (we’ll call Evie) this past weekend who expressed…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, Avoiding making assumptions about children, Avoiding taking children's behavior for granted, dealing with different learning styles, Fall, Helpful questions K - 5 teachers can ask kids, helping children with autism, K - 2, multi-disciplinary, Spring, Summer, teaching to individual strengths, Temple Grandin, Winter
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Cook Up Cupcake, Sandwich and Pizza Poems!
Mid-Week Focus today features “crazy” literary ways to catch and keep kids’ attention and help them build language skills… Ask your class this: “Who wants a cupcake?” When hands fly, announce that the edible ones are coming later, but that…
Serve Up Sweet, Flowery, Fruity Fragrances to Catch Kids’ Attention!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! What’s your favorite fragrance? How about your students? Do they love flowery, fruity, sweet seasonal smells? In many parts of the world, the seasons and fragrances are changing now –…
Tagged with: attention-getting hooks for K-2 lessons, Attentionology for K - 5 Teachers, Fall, games to help kids learn, games with guessing and mysteries, K - 2, multi-disciplinary, poems by The Lovable Poet, school activities featuring apples, Spring, Summer, The Lollipop Garden poem, using aromatherapy to help kids learn
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
International Festival of Attention-Grabbers – UK & US – Part II
Mid-Week Focus is wearing two hats this week…offering Part II of International Festival of Attention-Grabbers – UK & US. Pam Hartley is at center stage. She’s a planner. Pam serves as Vice President of Play Experience at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh, North…
Tagged with: 3 - 5, elementary science education, encouraging innovation, Fall, fostering world awareness, how play helps children learn, improving children's financial literacy, International Festival of Attention-Grabbers, K - 2, Marbles Kids Museum, Mid-Week Focus, Pam Hartley, programs that support the Core Curriculum, Spring, Summer, Winter
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Posted in International Festival of Attention-Grabbers, 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.
