Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to feature a pair of attention-getting school day starters… …tools and strategies to motivate students to get ready to work… one for children in grades K – 2 one for students in…
A Pair of Attention-Getting School Day Starters
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
There’s a New AP for that – A-TTENTION P-LEASE!
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to feature more attention-getting activities to: 1) set a positive tone for a new school term. 2) help your students (and you) get to know each other as members of a class…
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Close Your Eyes; Open Your Ears; Speak in Turn
Hi and welcome back to Attentionology for K – 5 Teachers! Teachers can work attention-getting, student skill-building magic by putting their voices to work in creative ways. Think about the range of emotions that a voice can express! Voice is heard,…
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Posted in Attentionology for K-5 Teachers
Dolphin Tricks & More to Attract Distracted Kids
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to showcase more tools and tricks to catch and keep kids’ attention… …and bulletin board designs to attract distracted kids and help them learn. Why do teachers have to work harder than ever to…
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Lights, Camera, Action!
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to turn the lens on videos as tools for teachers. Have you noticed that the use of videos is on the rise for teaching, training, evaluation, information exchange and entertainment? Why this…
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Posted in Mid-Week Focus
Drop Distractions in the Distraction Bag!
Hats off to teachers…it’s time for Mid-Week Focus to feature a new attentionology tool… …a DISTRACTION BAG. If you’ve been following the news lately, you may have noticed, as I have, that the word distracted keeps popping up. To paraphrase…
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.
