Any ideas for a lesson plan to convince students that it is always important to have something to write with ?

Question

I need help developing a lesson plan that convinces the students that it is important to have something to write on and write with at all times.

Very tricky...any ideas?
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Answer 1

Pandak has a good point. Make using the utensils part of the classwork. They fail if they cannot do their work. Sounds harsh, but it happened to only a few when I went to school. You remembered or it cost you. You could also charge a rental of sorts for borrowing materials. 50 cents might work. Perhaps 50 points off the assignment. It has to cost, or they will not heed.

Answer 2

I like Puzzler's idea. People of all ages love Where's Waldo stuff.

You could assign a task to students that requires different utensils (not paper and pencil). Don't give them the utensils. When they start griping about how they can't do the assignment, discuss the importance of writing utensils for learning. You can't build a brick mansion without bricks and mortar. You can't complete class assignments without pen and paper. What age group are you teaching?

Answer 3

Allow them to look at a complicated poster (Where's Waldo? type picture) for several minutes without taking notes.
Now ask them to list as many things as they can that they saw on the picture.
Now do the same with a different poster and allow them to take notes on what they are looking at.
Repeat the quiz.
Make the point that life is complicated at times and taking notes gives their brain a 'back-up system' in dealing with infromation.

Answer 4

Give rewards to those who have their pens and pencils with them on a random basis (frequently at first). Rewards can be bonus points, time to talk, stickers, small toys or free time.

You can also give them a secret code and anyone that can submit it at the end of the day gets a prize.

Answer 5

Give them a 20-word list that you will say aloud and then ask each one of them to read it back to you. Then punctuate the lesson with the fact that when they failed to write the words, they couldn't read it all back to you (unless you have one student there who has photographic memory). To further emphasize it, tell them to come back with the definition of each word in your next session.

You may use such words such as excoriate, expropriate, humanoid, and others that they will definitely look up just to learn the definitions (but do adjust it to their learning level).

Answer 6

You've nswered your own question...Give them an assignment in class to write a twenty word story about their vacation. Tell them they have 10 minutes. If people don't have paper or pens, tell them they'll flunk the assigment--and flunk them. Next time, they'll remember to bring paper and pen.

Answer 7

Collect everyone's writing utensils and then ask them "I am a deaf/mute. Please tell me where the restroom is. I can read but I can't hear or talk." Then point to them one at a time and see how they respond.

Answer 8

yes suprise quiz that they can use notes on if they wrote the notes