Activities for 6th Grade
I’m lost in space..Who am I?
Submitted by: Sheila
June 3rd, 2010
Categories: 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | History | Language Arts | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: This is a knowledge review game. This game could be adapted for most sujects including History, literary characters, Social studies, and work with most grades 2 grade and up.
Gettin’ to know ya!
Submitted by: Amber
June 2nd, 2010
Categories: 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: 30-40 minutes
Description: Each student uses a Post-it® Note to write 5 interesting facts about himself or herself. They then post it to the board, randomly. I select the notes and see if I can match the note to the student. I then make up 4 Post-it® Notes about me, 3 with facts that are false or only partly true and one that is completely true. They then have to guess which is correct. Great ice breaker activity!
Answer of the Day
Submitted by: Jennifer
June 2nd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: An "Answer of the Day" is clearly posted where students check in on a dry erase board. Throughout the day students add Post-it® Notes to our question board to display what a possible question might be. This activity can go along with any topic and gives every child an opportunity for recognized success.
Plotting for Disaster
Submitted by: Nancy
May 13th, 2010
Categories: 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | History | Science
Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
Description: Divide class into groups of 3-4 students. Students use books, encyclopedias and the internet to research an assigned natural disaster. Using the information they gather, students create a power point presentation about their natural disaster. To further enhance the lesson, students then plot recent occurrences of their selected natural disaster on the map (ie., current volcanic activity in Iceland). Assign each group a color of Post-it® Notes and have students write details of the disaster, such as date of occurrence, magnitude, longitude/latitude, etc. Afterward, students examine trends of naturally occurring events (ie., events that occur along similar fault-lines). By using Post-it notes, students can enhance their learning of natural disasters and current events by writing about the event on the Post-it. By using different colored Post-it notes, the students can quickly see trends in type of disaster and look for patterns.
Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt
Submitted by: Kim
May 13th, 2010
Categories: 6th Grade | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: Since vocabulary is an essential part of our comprehensive literacy program, we focus on Tier II and III words to expand our students vocabulary. After we have gone over our 10-15 new words a week, I have the students write the words on one sticky note,the parts of speech on a different color sticky note, and a short kid friendly definition or sample sentence on the another colored sticky note. Then the previous week, we review these words by having a scavenger hunt. I might say look for the word "elated". Then I will say hunt for the part of speech, then find the definition. The kids love this and usually have worked at using the words in the previous week to really understand their meaning. The team that locates the most words, definitions, or part of speech is the winner.
