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Post-it Possessives

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:57:11 +0000

Where does the apostrophe go? For many students, it’s an eternal mystery.

Post-it® Notes make it fun to practice!

Write one letter on each Post-it. Write a giant apostrophe on one Post-it.

Write (or say) the prompt: “the shoes of the girl,” for example.

Students place the apostrophe before or after the S. (in this case, before.)

As a variation, you can give each student only 2 Post-its, the apostrophe and the S. This conserves Post-its and lets students focus on the important element: the S.

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Classroom Stationery That Sticks!

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:45:37 +0000

This is a great “First-Day” activity I use in my third grade classroom each September! Distribute one Post-it® Note to each student (We use 1 1/2″ x 2″ size). Each student draws his or her own “self-portrait” in pencil. Student writes name under portrait (Students can use first names or both first and last names). Teacher collects the portraits, and arranges them around the outside border of a plain 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of white copy paper. Teacher may add a title to the stationery, for example, “Mrs. Nessuno, Room 215, The Caring Classroom.” After attaching the Post-its, teacher creates a “master,” on the copy machine. Teacher and class can then use the master to create colored copies of stationery for use throughout the year! This stationery is perfect for classroom newsletters, notes home, thank you notes both for and from students, student letters– even class books! Note: this activity can be adapted for any grade level Pre-k-8. For younger students, the teacher can distribute larger Post-it notes and later reduce the student portraits (before attaching to the master stationery copy) using the copy machine. When you send a note home on your class stationery, parents (and kids!) enjoy seeing the student portraits, and your classroom stationery is immediately recognized– the parent knows that’s not just another flyer for the recycle bin, but it’s an important message from your classroom, which makes this the classroom stationery that “sticks” all year!

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Swatters

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:42:54 +0000

Get a large piece of bulletin board paper and mark it off creating a 5 by 5 grid so that there are 25 squares. Laminate the grid so you can reuse it for another day. In each square, put a large Post-it® Note with the answer to a Math, Science, Social Studies, or Reading question. I usually create my questions by topic, i.e. Civil War, Geometry to review at the end of the unit. After all your answers have been placed on the grid, break your class into two teams. Give the first player of each team a fly swatter (a sanitary one) and explain the rules…1) No swatting a classmate. 2) No swatting actual flies because that’s just gross. 3) The first to swat the correct answer wins a point for their team. Read off your questions and have your students swat away! The team with the most points at the end of the game win! My students love this game. They beg for it everyday and it can be adapted to any subject! You can take all the post its off at the end of the game and put them in a plastic bag to reuse again.

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Sticky Thoughts

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:58:37 +0000

I created a Venn Diagram including “Academics” and “Social” categories. I explained to my students that they would each have a pad of Post-It® Notes on the corner of their desk, and could write a note about any situations or questions they may encounter during the day. It really gave the students a voice.

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bulletin board

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:15:54 +0000

Create a wish list bulletin board for the holidays. Make a Christmas tree background and create “ornaments” with Post- it® Notes. Each ornament can have something for the classroom, such as pencils, paper, kleenex, or books. Instead of giving me a gift, when students ask what I want for christmas, I suggest that they can get an ornament off the tree and get something to help the class.

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Counting Syllables

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:06:24 +0000

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.

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Reading / Writing Rockets

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:47:28 +0000

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.

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Word Scramble

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:39:06 +0000

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.

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Sustainable Development Learning

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:45:32 +0000

I’ve used this with children in 3rd grade all the way up to adults at Parent Association meetings held at the school. The most important principle of sustainable development is integrating environmental, social equity, and economic considerations (”planet, people and profits”). So when we have a decision to make as a class or a school, this is a way to bring sustainable development to life.

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Post an Identity

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:37:38 +0000

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.

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