Welcome to the Post-it&reg; Teachers&rsquo; Activity Center

Estimated Time: 40-50 minutes

Description: Each student is given 5 Post-it® Notes, each of a different color. On each colored post-it, students are asked to answer a different question about themselves. On the blue post-it, write your favorite thing to do in your spare time. On the pink post-it, write something that always makes you smile. On the yellow post-it, write something that annoys you. On the green post-it, write your greatest accomplishment. And on the orange post-it, write what you hope to be when you grow up. These questions can be changed depending on the needs of the group. The activity can be repeated at different times throughout the year with different questions. Once, students have had time to answer all of the questions, they are to stick them to the front of their shirt. In silence, students are then asked to mingle around the room and learn about their classmates. They are only able to read and respond with facial expressions; no talking. After 10 minutes, students are asked to return to their seats and discuss the activity. The discussion questions can include: Is there anyone you would like to ask a question based on their post-its? What is something new you learned about a classmate.? What is something you have in common with someone in the room? What is something you do not share in common with someone else? What surprised you the most? Is there anything that we all share in common? This is a great way to build relationships in the classroom. It also helps students to grow in their own self-awareness.

Stick With Science Safari

Submitted by: Karen

June 15th, 2010

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Estimated Time: 60+ minutes

Description: Before school I place photos of different big game animals (in duplicate) around the school (with permission from the administration) in such places as the cafeteria, bathrooms, locker areas, etc. Students put on safari hats and take Post-it® Notes with them into the hallways of the school to "capture live game" label them with the Post-it notes as to what the correct animal is with its scientific name and "Bring them back alive" in their safari bags. The students try to get as many animals different as possible. When students return to the classroom they unload the bags, sort the animals, and the animals are researched via computer. Power Point presentations or movie maker movies are made using the animals in the presentations to be presented to the class.

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Question Summary Parking Lot

Submitted by: Donna

June 10th, 2010

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Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes

Description: During class, students jot down questions on Post-it® Notes that I don't answer or don't answer well enough. At the end of class, all students place a Post-it note on the "Parking Lot" on the board. If a student does not have a question, they write "no question" on their note. I collect these notes and answer all questions during my lesson summary. High school students are very self-conscious about asking questions in front of their peers. Since everyone puts a note on the board, no one knows who had questions and who did not.

Genres of a Different Color

Submitted by: Carrie

June 8th, 2010

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Estimated Time: 60+ minutes

Description: It is important for students to learn about the different genres of literature. Using the 6 colors from each assorted colored Post-it® Note, I make a chart with the students to place up on the wall of the classroom. It would look like this: Pastels Oceanside Drama Bashful Fable Butter Fairy Tale Citrene Fantasy Glacier Fiction Heather Fiction in Verse Brights Lipstick Folklore Lime Historical Fiction Cosmic Horror Sunshine Humor Lucky Legend Nantucket Mystery Jewel Tones Cheeky Mythology Crimson Poetry Golden Realistic Fiction Evergreen Science Fiction Cobalt Short Story Majestic Tall Tale Earth Tones Jungle Biography/Autobiography White Essay Cream Narrative Nonfiction Sand Nonfiction Cocoa A play This activity involves categorizing each book that is in the classroom or that comes into the classroom. When a teacher introduces a book that she is going to read, or when a student selects a library book, or even for a larger activity of going through a self of books in the room----the students will try to guess the genre that the book is and when it is correctly identified a Post-it Note will be placed in the book. Take a Post-it Note (select the correct color for the genre from the chart in the room) and place it on the inside of the book cover with only 1/2 inch showing above the pages. Select a student to write the correct genre on the Post-it note and leave it in the book. Eventually all of your in classroom library books will be categorized and by the end of the school year---guaranteed---each student should have an excellent grasp of the different genres of literature. The students may want to Post-it label their own books at home. The students enjoy being "genre detectives" as they try to figure out the genres for each book. Some books may have more than one genre. This activity can be used in all of the grades as well as in Special Education and Title 1 Reading rooms. You will be amazed at how quickly they will catch on to the different genres of literature.

Get to Know You

Submitted by: Kelly

June 3rd, 2010

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Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes

Description: This is first day/week of school activity and can be used for numerous grade levels. Students are learning to work cooperatively and view positive attributes of their classmates.