Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Quick question…what’s your favorite word? For many, the answer is the word FREE. It’s so popular that advertisers of products and services worldwide use the word FREE frequently to…
Look, Listen, Love That Word!
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Attention-Getting Power of Color
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I was inspired to write this week’s blog by a teacher that swears by the power of color to help students with attention-deficit disorder achieve success in writing. Her…
Tagged with: attention deficit disorders, K-5 teachers, multi-sensory learning, power of color, teaching tricks, Visuals
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Teaching Tools for Boggled Minds
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Does your mind ever get so full that it feels empty? That happens to me sometimes; I think it’s a sign of the times. I know for certain that information…
Tagged with: impact of world news on K - 5 classes, K-5 teachers, teaching tricks, Visuals, white boards in education
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It’s Attention Time!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I’m always struck by how much attention ordinary objects can bring to me as a teacher when I present them in extraordinary ways. For example, I was teaching an art class recently…
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Create an Opportunity Bag for Attention
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Let’s face it…many elementary school students view school as a must-do chore and some see it as an engaging center of learning and fun. Whether or not a student grasps the…
Tagged with: K-5 teachers, positive reinforcement, simple teaching tools, symbols of attention skills, Visuals
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Pass Me the Pineapple Please!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I just got back from a weekend visit to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, site of a historic area that replicates the eighteenth century capital of a colony of diverse people who…
Tagged with: K-5 teachers, multi-sensory learning, teaching tricks, Visuals, welcome symbols
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Cornucopia of Attention-Getters
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! My research and new creative work are paying off…I’ve collected and designed a cornucopia full of more great ideas that can help you catch and keep elementary students’ attention. How about an actual cornucopia as…
Tagged with: extra credit activities, harvest-time history, K-5 teachers, simple teaching tools, teaching tricks, Visuals
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Attention with a Natural Touch
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! I’ve got a new attention-getting trick in the making for you this week that can be a lot of fun for teachers as well as for elementary school students: Catch your class’ attention by bringing nature…
Tagged with: flower power, K-5 teachers, observation skills, teaching tricks, Visuals
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Go Fish for Focus Fish!
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Every year Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) or Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) in schools across the United States (and likely in other parts of the world – a subject I…
Tagged with: K - 2 Teachers, multi-sensory learning, power of make-believe, PTA/PTO Fundraisers, teaching tricks, Visuals
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Help Students Mind Their Brains
Hi and welcome back to Attention-ology for K – 5 Teachers! Dr. Seuss, beloved author in many parts of the world, wrote a telling poem in “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” The poem empowers children with these lines: “Congratulations! Today…
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.
