Activities for Special Education
Detective, Detective!
Submitted by: Tami
July 30th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | Classroom Management | ESL | Language Arts | Music | Special Education
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: At the beginning of the year, my kindergartners are learning how to spell their names and recognize the names of new classmates. This musical game really helps students identify other kids’ names and learn their letters- I especially like it when the criminal “steals” letters we are working on that particular week!
Post-it Patterns
Submitted by: Valerie
July 29th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Math | Special Education
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: Pattern recognition is an important ability, frequently evaluated on state standardized tests—and IQ tests. Multicolored Post-it® Notes help students practice! The teacher (or another student) sets up a pattern. Below the pattern, Post-its of each color become the multiple choices. The student selects Post-it that should come next in the pattern.
Sticky Thoughts
Submitted by: Stephanie
July 12th, 2010
Categories: 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: 0-10 minutes
Description: I created a Venn Diagram including "Academics" and "Social" categories. I explained to my students that they would each have a pad of Post-It® Notes on the corner of their desk, and could write a note about any situations or questions they may encounter during the day. It really gave the students a voice.
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!
