Activities for Reading & Writing
bulletin board
Submitted by: shandra
July 6th, 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: 10-20 minutes
Description: Create a wish list bulletin board for the holidays. Make a Christmas tree background and create "ornaments" with Post- it® Notes. Each ornament can have something for the classroom, such as pencils, paper, kleenex, or books. Instead of giving me a gift, when students ask what I want for christmas, I suggest that they can get an ornament off the tree and get something to help the class.
Who am I?
Submitted by: stef
July 6th, 2010
Categories: Reading & Writing | Special Education
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: I use Post-it® photo paper to print the faces of all of the children in my autistic support kindergarten class and I also write their first names on regular Post-it® Notes. Then I ask the children to match their face to their own name, and eventually, to match the faces of their peers to the names of their peers. We do this activity every day, and slowly but surely, the children in my room are able to recognize their own names in print, and that of their peers. It's the first step in their pre-literacy activities! And it's really fun too, because with Post-it® Notes, they can restick them over and over. Mistakes aren't a big deal, because you can just reposition them! Also, when the students get really good at recognizing their names and faces, it is great for classroom management- the children's names and faces can be put on their chairs, their tables, their possessions... everything!
Counting Syllables
Submitted by: Cynthia C
July 2nd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | ESL | Language Arts | Math | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: Write down every students name on a chart paper. Pass out the Post-it® Notes. Read the student's name and have all students count the syllables. The student who has that name walks to the front and writes the number down on the Post-it® Note. He/she places the Post-it next to his/her name.
Reading / Writing Rockets
Submitted by: Kristi
July 2nd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | ESL | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: While reading a story, students use 'rocket' shaped arrow flags to mark at least 6 vocabulary words, WOW words, or words they may not know. Students then share their words, use them in their writing, or learn new words to fly to the moon. This means that their names are on a bulletin board. Students get points for each exciting wow word or vocabulary word they find. If students achieve 20 points in one month, they reach the moon and earn prizes or extra recess time. Students love using the Post-it® products and almost always reach their goals.
Writer’s Workshop
Submitted by: Karen
July 1st, 2010
Categories: 2nd Grade | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 30-40 minutes
Description: In our classroom we use the fun shaped Post-it® Notes to help us manage our Writer's Workshop. Students write their names on a post it of their choice and use it to announce where in the writing process they are. We have several steps - prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, conferencing, publishing. The visual allows me to see when I am needed to meet with students individually (for conferencing) and it is a fun, motivational, and visual way for students to show where they are during our Writer's Workshop time.
