Activities for 1st Grade
Counting Syllables
Submitted by: Cynthia C
July 2nd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | ESL | Language Arts | Math | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: Write down every students name on a chart paper. Pass out the Post-it® Notes. Read the student's name and have all students count the syllables. The student who has that name walks to the front and writes the number down on the Post-it® Note. He/she places the Post-it next to his/her name.
Reading / Writing Rockets
Submitted by: Kristi
July 2nd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | ESL | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: While reading a story, students use 'rocket' shaped arrow flags to mark at least 6 vocabulary words, WOW words, or words they may not know. Students then share their words, use them in their writing, or learn new words to fly to the moon. This means that their names are on a bulletin board. Students get points for each exciting wow word or vocabulary word they find. If students achieve 20 points in one month, they reach the moon and earn prizes or extra recess time. Students love using the Post-it® products and almost always reach their goals.
Word Scramble
Submitted by: Tina
July 1st, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | Classroom Management | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: In an effort to reinforce the spelling of a word, place one 4 x 6 Post-it® Note that has one letter of the word on it, on the front of as many students needed to spell out the word. Have the students scramble themselves up and give them one minute to arrange themselves in the right order so that the word is spelled out correctly.
Post-it Hidden Message Board
Submitted by: Mary Beth
June 24th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
Description: I created a Post-it® hidden message board to help encourage my summer school students to read. Each time they read a book and successfully completed a reading activity (story map,timeline, or graphic organizer) on their story they remove a Post-it from the board to reveal a part of the hidden message. In order to completely reveal the message, the class had to read 100 books in all. My students were very excited to see the message unfold and were able to meet their goal prior to the end of our summer school session. This was a positive activity that allowed every student to participate regardless of their reading level or the number of books they read. I will reuse the post-its to set another goal for my regular class in the fall.
What are they thinking?
Submitted by: Nita
June 20th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: During guided reading groups students use talking bubble shaped Post-it® Notes to write what characters may be thinking as they they read a story. This especially encourages making inferences to character motives or feelings.
