Activities for Math
Post-it Cover-up
Submitted by: Danielle
May 24th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | History | Language Arts | Math | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: Use Post-it® Notes to cover up key words in a big book, chart, or poem to determine if students can figure out the missing words using context clues.
Fact Race
Submitted by: Christelle
May 24th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | Language Arts | Math
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: I divide my students into three groups. Multiplication facts are posted on the board in a checkerboard pattern. Teams are given a Post-it® Note Pad which has multiplication products listed on each Post-it. Teams race to match the Post-its to the facts. For example: the top Post-it may have the number 81, so students would race to match 81 to a 9x9. The team that finishes their grid first wins a prize from my prize box. This game can be adapted for addition facts, subtraction facts, division facts, and even vocabulary practice.
Royal Multiplication
Submitted by: Vicky
May 13th, 2010
Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
Description: I write multiplication facts on Post-it® Notes and stick them to Burger King Crowns. Students wear them throughout the day. Students learn their facts while enjoying this fun activity. It appeals to their interests: they love anything post-it and it provides a new twist to a mastering a task that can be extremely grueling. Maybe we can forever eliminate the dreary task of writing those times tables hundreds of times like we have been accustomed to for far too long! This activity lends itself well to so many other possibilities! Numerous facts can be incorporated from all subject areas.
Note Taking and Choosing Information
Submitted by: Amy
May 7th, 2010
Categories: 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | Classroom Management | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: One of the hardest things to teach is how to take notes! Kids always want to put way too much information - especially when they're listening in teacher-led discussions. My trick? For a short activity, I provide the information in a 10 minute lecture - but the kids can only write on one side of a 4x4 Post-it®! We then post the post-its up on a giant post-it and discuss what information was important, what wasn't, and what they should be writing in a lecture!
Symmetry with Post-its
Submitted by: LeeAnn
May 7th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | Math
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: I teach Geometry (high school) and every year I do a hands on activity with 3" Post-it® Notes. My students take a post-it note and fold it a minimum of 2 times to maintain a square. Using scissors they randomly cut the post-it to make symmetrical snowflakes. We use all different colors of post-it notes and then hang the snowflakes from the ceiling using dental floss so there is a blizzard in our classroom. The great thing about using post-it notes is that each snowflake is guaranteed to be symmetrical because they are "pre-cut" i.e. the students do not have to cut 3" squares. Any "square" post-its could be used but it is advised to use at least the 3x3
