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.
Great People, Great Stamps
Submitted by: Jennifer
May 27th, 2010
Categories: 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | Art | ESL | History | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 50-60 minutes
Description: Students use Post-it® Notes to design a stamp of a person they believe should be honored. Then they write a letter to the US postal service about their stamp and why it should be made, and stamp it with the Post-it.
Ask the Expert
Submitted by: Anne-Marie
May 3rd, 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: 20-30 minutes
Description: When we are begining a new unit I write key terms, people, locations etc. for the upcoming unit on Post-it® Notes (one per note). These post it notes are placed on our classroom word wall. Each student is assigned to become the expert on one of each of the key terms, places etc. that are listed, using post-it on our word wall. They sign the corner of the post-it, do their research (in class/homework) and during the course of the unit, as we come across these key terms, etc. each student, I mean expert, teaches the class about his or her term, person, place etc. The post-it stays up and kids use them as a reference for who to ask when seeking clarification or additional information about one of the word wall terms. The kids are empowered to "be the expert" on a particular piece of the curriculum and it encourages cooperative learning and positive social skills among my students. This can be used at almost any grade level and in any subject area. This project also allows the teacher to easily differentiate instruction by allowing the student to present their knowledge of the key term in a variety of ways while maintaining the consistency of using the post-it note system to make a word wall.
Super Star Adjectives
Submitted by: Allison
April 5th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Classroom Management | ESL | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: Each week in my class we have a star of the week. The star of the week has a bulletin board they have decorated that tells the class about themselves. At the beginning of each week I hand out to each student a star die cut Post-it® Note. Throughout the week they think of one adjective that describes the star of the week and place the Post-it note on their bulletin board. At the end of the week we take all of our adjectives down and put them onto an Post-it recycled easel pad. This give the kids a wonderful sized poster to take home that is full of encouragment.
Ticket Out the Door
Submitted by: Kristin
March 29th, 2010
Categories: 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Description: The students are each given one Post-it® Note at the end of the class period. To be able to get "out the door", they have to write about something they have learned that day. As they leave, they must hand the Post-it note to the teacher to be able to leave.
