Post-it Notes

In Reading Workshop we have been working on becoming stronger readers. One way to become a stronger reader is for students to stop and think while they are reading. Sometimes while students are reading they have a great ‘aha moment’ and want to write down information so they can share with a friend, a teacher or a parent. One way that you can write down information is on a Post-it note.

Post-it notes can be used for many reasons in our classroom. Good readers use Post-it notes as a reading tool. Post-it notes show places where students have done real thinking. Students can use a Post-it note for many reasons: on a page they wonder about, a page that is funny, a page that is interesting, a page that is confusing, a page where something new is learned, or, a page with something important.

Below are pictures that show where “real thinking” has happened during Reading Workshop. We also have a short video (below) of students reading their Post it notes.