Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Post It Notes

We've been working on using post-it notes in my room. In the past, I've introduced them much earlier in the year. This year, I waited until after the winter break and I'm so glad I did. I feel like the kids are really using them with a purpose now. It's also given us time to work on our peer discussion skills. I love the conversations I'm hearing between students around the room.

"Excuse me, I need help with this word (on a post-it note). I've already tried to find familiar chunks."

"I put this word on a post-it note because I don't know what it means. Will you do a vocabulary wheel with me?"

Here is the anchor chart we made to introduce how to use post-it notes.

2 comments:

  1. Kimberly- I love this idea and I have a serious addiction to post-its! I fixed the link on my blog so it should work now!
    http://rowdyinfirstgrade.blogspot.com

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  2. I saw your vocabulary wheel in an earlier post. How exactly do you use this in your classroom?

    http://crayonspencilspaper.blogspot.com/

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