Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Whoops! – Accidents (or pretend accidents) are instant attention-grabbers with kids. Start a school day by walking to the front of the classroom with a set of puzzle pieces…
Puzzling Activities Catch Kids’ Attention
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Boost Good Conduct and Good Character!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Does your school have posters on classroom or hallway walls that speak to the importance of good conduct and good character? If your students seem to have blind eyes and…
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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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Write ‘Em Up! Get Everyone on the Autograph Rhyme Time Team
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! The month of May signals the nearing end of another school term in K – 5 classrooms around the world. Ends of school terms can bring a whirl of…
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Attention-Getting Teaching Tools are in the Bag!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Attention-getting teaching tools are in the bag… literally. Colorful, interesting, fun and funny bags of all kinds beg for attention. Bags, plain and fancy, can become focal points for learning…
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What’s Trending at Anniversary Time
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! From a teacher’s perspective, “some things never change…” “things” like developing and following a curriculum to help children master grade level skills as they maturate through school. That said,…
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Move Over Basketball…Let’s Dribble IDEAS to Score Big in School!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! It may be basketball season in some parts of the world, but teachers have the option in class to suggest this… “Move over basketball…let’s dribble IDEAS to score big in…
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Help Kids Make Steps to Take Steps
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology of K – 5 Teachers! A friend of mine recently sent me a link to a website full of photographs of “the most beautiful steps around the world.” The photos feature fine work by…
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Create Ways to Handle Holiday Overload and De-stress!
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Teachers and students can benefit from creative ways to handle holiday overload and de-stress during the holiday season… Begin with this helpful practice… Sometimes Blank Space Is Best –…
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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.
