Fitness Activity Stations
Submitted by: Rebecca
July 6th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | Classroom Management | Music | Science
Estimated Time: 40-50 minutes
Description: Children PK-5 (up to 100 at a time). 12 different stations set up in a circle so the children will be able to follow the circuit consistantly. Each station will have different fitness activity with a Post-it® Note describing the activity such "jumping rope" with a picture and description. The children will change stations on the cue of the music. With larger numbers the children can work the partners. The great thing about this activity is, you can change the stations by changing the "POST it" notes. All the children are movin' and groovin' and getting the exercise they need. You can also use the "POST it" notes when introducing this activity using a "Thinking Maps" flow chart.
Word Wall
Submitted by: Tracie
July 6th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | Classroom Management | Language Arts | Reading & Writing | Special Education
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: We have a word wall in our room. The words are written on Post-it® Notes so the students can take the words to their desks to write them down with correct spelling if they need to. We write one daily sentence with one word from our word wall and then any writing we do throughout the day must have the word wall words spelled correctly. The kids enjoy taking the words to their desk, spelling them correctly and then putting them back on the wall in the right place. It also puts ownership of the board and where the words go on the students.
Graphing
Submitted by: LInda
July 6th, 2010
Categories: 2nd Grade | Art | Classroom Management | History | Language Arts | Math | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 30-40 minutes
Description: Students divided into groups of 4. given a sheet of poster paper and marker. decide on a title for the group to ask the class and gather data. each group will get a set of Post-it® Notes for each members, posters with questions are posted around the classroom, students are give 10 minutes to walk around and put their single response to each of the posters,after 10 minutes, groups take their posters of information and create a graph that will be presented and displayed in the classroom.
Scavenger Post-it® Notes
Submitted by: Kathryn
July 6th, 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 | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
Description: As you go through the school day, be on the look out for Post-it Notes attached to anything on -campus. The students have to collect them and research the answer to the question or define the term by what ever means possible. ie asking other teachers, administrators, look up, etc. The student who comes up with the most information in the time allotment wins a prize.
Sight Word Wiz
Submitted by: Kristie
July 6th, 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: 0-10 minutes
Description: As a teacher of first grade students, encouraging children to read and write encompasses multifaceted, creative means. Using a piece of cardboard (10 x 12") or paper folders each child labeles it with their name. I use Post-it® Notes to write unmastered sight words on. Each student is taught how to scaffold the Post-it® Notes so that they are easy to flip up in order to read. When a child has mastered the sight-word on three separate occasions (I date the back side) they can take that specific sight word Post-It® home. Most often, the students stick it to the inside of their lockers to display how many words they can read. They tend to compete with each other to see how many Post-It® notes each other has. A few creative children have actually patterned the Post-It® Notes in specific color arrangements to create pictures. It is amazing how a little sticky paper can encourage a child to learn. Since Post-It® Notes do not put pin holes in walls like staples or leave sticky tape residue on things, I use Post-It notes all the time. I do the same for learning addition and subtraction facts as well as spelling words, when children misspell when writing. I use to use specific colored Post-It® Notes for specific tasks (yellow - sight words, green - addition facts, etc.) but I have found that the children love the different colors, especially the new colors. Thank you Post-It for helping motivate my students to learn!
