Activities for 7th Grade
Quick Formative Assessment
Submitted by: Elizabeth
July 1st, 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: Daily formative assessment is an intragel part of education to see what the student has and hasn't learned. Using Post-it® Notes provides a quick and easy snap-shot to assess individual students without any major hassle. At the end of class, students answer a question that ties into the standards based daliy learning object by writing their response on the Post-it. As they leave class, students place Post-its with their name on it on laminated chart paper which is designated as the parking lot. I can quickly scan the notes to see who has or hasn't understtod the lesson. I will take the Post-its and place those who need additional help on my lesson plan. This will allow me to work one-on-one or in small groups the next day. Post-its allow me to easily monitor student progress. This assessment can easily be used and adapted for any grade level with any content area.
Ellis Island Survivor Game
Submitted by: Angela
June 28th, 2010
Categories: 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | History | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: This is a unit long activity that simulates the inspections that immigrants experienced traveling to and arriving at Ellis Island. The activities take 20-30 minutes for each session. The fun, current twist is that the unit is modeled after the popular T.V. show Survivor.
Collaborative Collage
Submitted by: Karen
June 28th, 2010
Categories: 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | Classroom Management | ESL | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
Description: Each student is give a Post-it® note with a pre-sketched portion of a masterpiece work of art such as Vincent Vangogh's Starry Night. Each Student colors that Post-it note. When all students are finished, the students work together collaboratively to put the Post-its together to create the whole masterpiece-VOILA-The COllaborative Collage.
Answer on The Forehead
Submitted by: Karen
June 28th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Classroom Management | ESL
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: During ANY subject, a great way to get a brief overall knowledge of how well my students are understanding a concept, I ask a question, have the students write their answers on a sticky note and stick it on their foreheads and I take a look. This can work in a number of ways. I can ask the younger students, what is 2X2 and expect the number 4 to be written quickly on a post-it. I take a brief look and see who knows this. The students are facing me, so the other students are not looking around and intimidated. I also have used different colored notes during lectures and asked, who understands? We then use bright green for I totally understand, bright yellow for slow down, I don't get it, and bright pink for, I don't get it at all.
Create-A-Story
Submitted by: Kate
June 24th, 2010
Categories: 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Language Arts
Estimated Time: 40-50 minutes
Description: Students use 3 Post-it® notes to record a character, setting, and plot conflict. Students then choose a character, setting, and plot conflict from the pool created by the class and write a story using those ideas
