Wow, Karen, that is a great tip for opening post its. Thanks!
Post-it notes are great facilitator tools.
I will share a facilitator magic trick I learned. . .
You know how you often struggle in front of the class trying to open a package of post-it notes, just bend the package in the middle and it "pops" open. VOILA!
Come back to the questions submitted at the start of the class to summarize, did we answer this sufficiently today. Great 2 minute class summary.
Thanks for sharing your teaching ideas, Donna!
I too have used the post it notes for the skeleton, it is a great learning activity.
We have also used the drawing of body parts even if the drawing are a somewhat crude and put the parts together on the floor.
I like also to play concentration, but we do this on the floor with larger pieces of paper. I have teams and if one team misses the other team picks. The team with the most points receives extra points good toward a test or assignment
Glenna, thanks for sharing this marvelous idea.
Color coding the note cards for each item is a great visual cue for the students to use to reinforce and descriminate between vitamins and minerals. Thanks for sharing!
I've used notecards as an activity in the past. We were learning vitamins and minerals. The students had two colors (one for v and one for m) and they were to write down pertinent information on each blank side per v or m regarding each item as we went through the powerpoint slides. This helped the students stay organized and make notations of their own that would help them remember.
I have used Play Doh which students model various organs. They then identify the part, name diseases and conditions which affect the body part. Students research treatment, etc. Their project is presented on the last day of class.
my class plays many of the games described throughout the postings and the students create the activities for the mid-term and final exams. Every session we do an activity called "muddy point". I have a basket by the door and students can place an index card with a question or concern. When we return from a break, I check the basket and respond to the "muddy points".
I have used colored dot stickers to place on the student to help them remember and relocate pulse points. Seems to work great.
I love Jeporday and Hang man.
I have had Med Term Bingo. The stdents would write down the terms in the alotted slots, and I will call out by definition.
Thanks for sharing your teaching ideas. This helps all of us!
I have tried some drawings to show ways of remembering vocabulary. I have used a version of hot potato to review for finals. They toss a soft ball and when I say stop(my back is to them) that person answers a question. If answered correctly they get school money for the student store.
I had been making students write and put the labels on bones of skeleton. Students grasping is better. Also quiz them by putting arrows on some bones and they have to write which those bones are.
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If you have a pack of post it notes, you can easily ask your learners to identify specific bones easily.
I pop questions into my lecture all the time based on something from the previous chapter or previous class. If they can't think of the word, I draw a hangman on the board and they take guesses until it is solved or he is hung.
We have a skeleton in our class so this would be a good way to get them to remember the bones. I have a test coming up on the skeleton. I think we will prepare for it with this activity.
If you use some of the high energy activities, you won't have to take a walk outside.
