Activities for Special Education
recognizing growth
Submitted by: Gail
July 2nd, 2010
Categories: 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: When I give back a graded test or quiz, I include a Post-it® Note in the shape of a star or heart that lists the number of points better this score is over the last one earned, when improvement has occured. It takes very little time to write these out, and the recognition is given to everyone who achieves a better score, not just the students who earn "good" grades. My middle school math students take the post its off their papers and wear them as badges.
Post-It® Note Vocab Review
Submitted by: donna
July 2nd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: Make your paper into a checkerboard using boxes about the size of the Post-it® Notes you are using- 3x3 for little kids, smaller for older kids. Write definitions of vocabulary in each box, then cover with a Post-it® Note and write the vocab term on the top. As you practice, once you know the word, you can stick the Post-it® Note to the back of the paper. Then repeat the opposite way using the definitions to elicit the post-it vocab terms on the back. Kindergarten (BTW, you have it spelled incorrectly on this sheet under "Grade Level") and ESL can use the same strategies with pictures and words they can spell.
Robotic Programming
Submitted by: Bruce
July 1st, 2010
Categories: 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Math | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: Using Post-it® Notes allows me to set up programming blocks and then program and debug the program without writing and erasing when each change is made.
And the Answer Is…
Submitted by: Kim
July 1st, 2010
Categories: 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: 20-30 minutes
Description: When working basic review problems dealing with addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, I will randomly place the answers to the questions on the board. I then have Post-it® Notes beside of answers with-already numbered one for each question. As the students complete the problems, they will place the Post-It next to the correct answer, and it serves as a quick check for the rest of the class. This continues until the answers are provided. Even though all students may not answer all of hte questions, it supports the correctness of their efforts.
Vocabulary Builder
Submitted by: Cecily
July 1st, 2010
Categories: 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | Classroom Management | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: As students are doing independent reading, the teacher and/or parent (often both) provides stickies, so that students can mark words (at least 5 each week) that they want to learn more about later, they mark the word without losing their "reading momentum". These words become the weekly "Independent Reading Vocabulary" list for students to work with for weekly homework. For this weekly assignment, students will take a guess about the words chosen, utilizing context clues (which may or may not be helpful). Then students will look up the words, making sure to find the most fitting definition. Then, students create their own sentence using this new word. This could work for any of the core subjects.
