Activities for History
Interactive Timeline
Submitted by: Patricia
December 21st, 2009
Categories: 5th Grade | History
Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
Description: This is an on-going use of Post-it® Notes.
Guess What?
Submitted by: Barbara
August 4th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: This activity can be conducted independently or with a partner to review taught concepts. On one Post-it® Note record a question, and on another note record the answer. Place the question note on top of the answer note, then secure both onto the inside of a manila folder. On the outside of the folder record the concept that is being reviewed. It is easy to store and manipulate. When the children are preparing for a quiz they can use this activity by reading the question and self check by lifting the question note to reveal the answer.
Reading comprehension
Submitted by: Norma
July 30th, 2010
Categories: 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | History | Language Arts | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: While students are reading, they each have 3 different colored Post-it® Notes, one color for connection to text, another for connection to self and the other connection to world. As they read they put the colored post-it that relates to one of the connections they make. Then they explain orally or written how they made this connection and why.
Stick to the Map!
Submitted by: Beth
July 29th, 2010
Categories: 3rd Grade | History
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: Students will practice locating different components of maps.
Pick Your Stick of the Day
Submitted by: Amanda
July 29th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: Students play "hot potato" with a canister to music. When the music stops, whoever ends up with the canister has to open it and pull out a tongue depreser with a Post-it® tab on the top. Sticks have colored post-it's on the top so students know what genre/category they're choosing. They have to answer the question on the bottom of the stick or define the word. If they get it right, they get to put the post-it tab on the large tablet in the front of the room with their name on it. If they don't get it right, they have to pass the stick to the next person. Every 9 weeks there's a new winner:)
