Welcome to the Post-it&reg; Teachers&rsquo; Activity Center

Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes

Description: Observe students reading, drawing, working in a group, building, playing, testing, etc. throughout the day. Write observations on address labels with student's initials and date in the corner. Flag observations that need to be followed up with an action plan. At the end of the day, stick informal observations of each student in the corresponding assessment spiral, take note of flags, and plan instruction accordingly!

Post-it® Puzzles

Submitted by: Nikki

July 6th, 2010

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Estimated Time: 30-40 minutes

Description: Copy onto Post-it® Notes to create instant puzzles in any subject area, as well as study guide tools.

STOP LIGHT STICK’EM

Submitted by: Meredith

July 6th, 2010

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Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes

Description: STOP LIGHT STICK’EM The goal of a teacher is to ensure each student individually reaches his/her highest potential. ALL students need to have a voice in learning or in this case a GREEN, YELLOW and RED POST-IT®!!! To give me a “snap shot” in minutes of student confidence in various content every student is given a green, yellow and red Post-it® Note. The students easily stick the three Post-its on the left side of their desk, table or center work space. During or after a lesson or activity the student slides a Post-it to the right of his workspace. A red Post-it represents the student does not feel confident about the content presented. A Yellow Post-it represents they understand but need a little further guidance to feel confident. A green Post-it represents that the learner feels very confident about the content. Teachers may use this throughout subject and grade level. This enables the student to reflect on the learning, and it allows the teacher to monitor and adjust lessons and differentiate groups in just a few valuable minutes. Confidence in student learning ensures a productive learning environment. Stop Light Stick’em is a fun way for students and teachers to feel successful in their learning process!

“Let’s Vote!”

Submitted by: Janet

July 6th, 2010

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Description: Using the smallest Post-It® Notes, I cut the pad in half so there was equal amount of stickiness on each half. Then I gave each child a piece and they went around projects and "voted" for their choice and one only had to glance to see who won.

Stick to Writing

Submitted by: Rebekah

July 6th, 2010

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Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes

Description: Often students struggle with how to organize their writing. These 21st Century students rely on computers, but often lack the writing skills or organize their thoughts on paper. To put the fun back in writing, students use Post-it® Notes to organize their paper's content. Yellow Post-It ®Notes used for the topic sentences. Blue Post-It® Notes are used for the supporting details. Post-It® Notes are then placed on a sheet of blank paper and can be rearranged into the most effective order. This also allows students to visually see when a blue note's content in a paragraph does not "support" the paragraph's yellow note. Students can then write a new note and move the old blue note to a better paragraph. I have often watched students help each other rearrange details in a paper by moving Post-It® Notes and discussing the writing process.