Ah, the post-it note! Born from a happy accident at3Min 1968 as a"low-tack", reusable,pressure-sensitive adhesive, this light adhesive note makes it ideal to use for students to usein class as a way to mark up texts, encourage collaboration, and provide formative feedback.
Here are a few separate strategies that are effective across the curriculum or as interdisciplinaryactivities in the secondary classroom that use post-it notes of all shapes, colors, and sizes in order to improve student understanding.
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Tarzan/Jane Summary Strategy
Tarzan/Jane summary:
In a text (fiction or non-fiction) with multiple paragraphs, pre-number each paragraph.
Have sticky notesavailablefor students to use; the size should allow students to summarize each paragraph text.
With each sticky note numbered for each paragraph, have students provide a very short, few word summary for each paragraph.
Have students then gather the sticky notes together and arrange sequentially (they are numbered).
In groups, have students provide expanded oral summaries as part of a retell(Me: Tarzan, You: Jane) for each paragraph.
Ask students to provide a summary of a text (fiction or non-fiction) on the largest size of the sticky note.
With the next largest size, ask students to provide another summary of the summary.
Continue in this manner with each small size sticky note, making sure students write with the same size lettering.
PRECIS:
With a reading passage (fiction or non-fiction)sum up each paragraph in one sentence;
Then, sum up the sentences into one sentence;
Finally, sum up the sentence into one word.
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Pin the Post It on the...Image Strategy
The teacherprojects an image or text onto the whiteboard and asks students individually or in groups to provide a written response/comment/explanation which they then place on the relevant area.
Across the Curriculum:
Math: this could be placing the answer on apost-itonto the relevant point of a graph, with explanation;
History: this could be placing a post-it upon a historical figure/map/infographic with a concise explanation;
English:this could be a powerful descriptive image in a text and asking students to write a sentence or two onto a post-itfor one aspect of that image, or an analysis of a presentational device on a media text
In all subject areas: multiple responses can deepen the quality of analysis.
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Chat Stations Strategy
In “Chat Stations,” there are discussion prompts (on tables/posted on the wall, etc) in locations around the room. As students visit each prompt, they can add to other students' ideas. Several rounds may be necessary so that everyone sees all comments.
Students are provided post-it notes;
Students visit prompts and leave their ideas on the post-it;
Post-its shared through several rounds of visiting prompts.
Possible prompts can be centered as:
test reviews
ethical debates
exploring new material
analyzing literature
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Guess Who/What/Where? Strategy
This is a variation on aparty game of a similar name.
Place a key word/character/concept etc. onto a post it;
Place the post-it upon the forehead or the back of a student;
Students are limited as to the number of questions (depending on size of group, keep the number low) they can ask before they guess the term/topic on the post-it.
Bonus: This fun group activity can help students to improve questioning skills and to stimulate talk in order to recall key information.
The post-it note strategy asks students to mark the text they are reading. This strategy encourages students to be active readers, rather than passive readers. Students become engaged in the text, pay attention to their reading, and have simple notes to look back at.
A sticky note can act as a reminder of where to stop reading. It can also be a tool for students jot down their ideas in a non-intimidating way. Stop & Jot is a strategy that challenges students to be actively engaged in a text they are reading.
Use Post-it® Flags on pages that are filled with terms, examples, or other information that you do not want to miss. Letting them hang out of the notebook a bit will allow you quick access to the page when you need it, and their bright colors make sure you won't miss a thing.
Maintain a list. As you read, keep a pad of Post-it® Super Sticky Lined Notes 101mm x 152mm nearby. Whenever you have a question, or find something you want to do more research on or revisit, jot it down on the list note. The lines make it easy to maintain a neat and tidy list.
The notes became an overnight success. "It was always a self-advertising product because customers would put the notes on documents they sent to others, arousing the recipient's curiosity. They would look at it, peel it off and play with it, and then go out and buy a pad for themselves."
Think-Pair-Share is a strategy in which students read an assigned text, take time to think about what they have read, discuss their thoughts and understanding about the reading with a partner, and then share what they have learned with the class.
While reading, if a student encounters something confusing, comes across an unfamiliar vocabulary word, or has a question about what they are reading, have them jot their question down on a sticky note and continue reading. That reader may find that their question is answered as they continue with the text.
And they can even use them to add notes to a textbook without writing on the book itself and getting into trouble with the teacher. Post-it flags are perfect too for indexing and marking off sections in books and pages in your notebook, so there's endless organising opportunities with this sticky tool.
Post-method pedagogy puts the teacher at the center of language learning and teaching and values his/her beliefs, experiences and knowledge. The value given to teachers should be appreciated because it is the teachers who know their learners and the classroom context best.
Each player will write down a famous person on their sticky note and attaches it to the person's forehead next to them. The person cannot see what they wrote! Then in a clock-wise direction each player asks yes or no questions to try to figure out what name is written on their forehead.
Write your study goals on individual sticky notes, breaking down large objectives into smaller, manageable tasks. Move completed goals to a “Done” section, providing a visual sense of achievement and motivating you to stay on track.
Take visually clear, concise, organized, and structured notes so that they are easy to read and make sense to you later. See different formats of notes below for ideas. If you want your notes to be concise and brief, use abbreviations and symbols. Write in bullets and phrases instead of complete sentences.
Begin by placing the main idea of what you've read, or are learning, in the center of a page. As you continue to read, add supporting terms, phrases, or concepts around it. Use lines or arrows to link the supporting concepts to the main idea. Set up your paper in columns and label appropriate headings for each topic.
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