Question Summary Parking Lot
Submitted by: Donna
June 10th, 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: 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
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | ESL | Language Arts | Reading & Writing | Special Education
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.
Sticky Scavenger Hunt
Submitted by: Krista
June 3rd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | ESL | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: I work with English Language Learner and one of the most important lessons that I teach them is position words. After spending time teaching them words such as up, down, around, over, under, etc., a fun learning activity to do is the "Sticky Scavenger Hunt." I will write short notes on the Post-it® Notes, such as "under the red table", and actually stick the next Post-it® under the table. The students have a great time collecting the sticky notes and finding their final destination. As an extension, I put the students in groups and they make their own Sticky Scavenger Hunt. The students enjoy being able to follow the clues themselves and find their surprise at the end!
Swat It!
Submitted by: Nichole
June 3rd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | ESL | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: I use Post-it® Notes to write Sight Words, Vocabulary Words, or Spelling Words (which ever we are working on at the time) and place them randomly on the board for an exciting 2 team "I spy" type game of locating words.
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!
