Sticky Notes/Post-its to

Teach Academics

Definition Populations
- All levels K-12th grade
Sticky notes are a low
- ESL or ELL students
level technology
support that all
students can use as a
valuable learning tool.

Procedures
1. Decide what the stud
Using the strategy
ent will be
using them for
will help 2. Pick if there will be
This strategy different
more
students stay colored sticky notes for
ey can see different reasons
organized, th
ed to do. 3. Decide if everyone wi
what they ne ll be using
use this as a
Students can sticky notes
unication 4. Give options for stick
form of comm y notes
up with
and keeping color
reading
 Examples
Example 1 Example 2
If a student is afraid to speak up
Sticky Notes can be used for a from
in class. Let them have sticky
of praise. The more specific the
notes on their desk so when
praise, the more likely the behavior
they need help or have a
will continue.
question. They place the sticky
Example 3 note on some part of the desk
so you know
If a student is having trouble
remembering their schedule or they Example 4
are forgetting things that they ask the
teacher repeatedly. It can be written Sticky notes can be used
on a sticky note and put in their to comment on other
binder so they dont forget students class work,
something they did good
Example 5 or something they can
work on
Sticky notes can also help
students stay organized in their Example 6
binders if they get flustered If a students second language is
when it’s unorganized English you can help them by
labeling things with sticky notes
and have both languages on the
sticky note
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