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Posted by Noelle Pickering

Bright Idea: Student Response Cards in Secondary

2 Feb

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I’m linking up today with some awesome bloggers to share some “Bright Ideas” for Secondary!

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I am sure most of you are familiar with the typical response cards.  The ones students use to respond to a multiple choice question.  They typically look like this, especially in the secondary classroom.

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Well, once I saw this idea, I just had to use it.  In the secondary classroom, with so many students in and out of the room, it gets cumbersome to make a set of cards for each student.  It also takes time to pass out a set of cards anytime you want to do an activity.

Enter the magic of two binder rings and a carabiner.

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I used one small 1″ binder ring to secure all the cards I wanted to include (I laminated them first).  Then, I looped that onto the carabiner and attached a larger 2″ binder ring.

Now, here is the brilliant part of this…

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They permanently hang under each student desk.  They are readily accessible each and every day, yet out of the way.  When you want to use them, students just reach down and use the carabiner to unclip.  Thus, the 2″ ring will always stay hooked and the cards will always stay together as well!

Here is another look:

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If you noticed above, I also added a few more cards to include more responses than just A-D!

If you are looking for more great “Bright Ideas”, please visit the next blog on this hop, written by

Deedee Willis

!  She shares great organizational tips!

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8 Comments

  1. Amy Marshall says

    February 2, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    I love this idea! Easy organization, always ready! I've had response cards and they are always missing, problem solved! Thanks for sharing!!
    Amy
    The Resource(ful) Room

  2. Kristen says

    February 2, 2014 at 9:45 pm

    This is so smart! I love how it is always ready to go, but out of the way–sheer genius!

  3. Miss Lifesaver says

    February 3, 2014 at 1:07 am

    This is a genius idea. Did you get a good deal on carabiners somewhere?

  4. Dog Days of Math says

    February 3, 2014 at 3:11 am

    That is an awesome idea! I specially like the idea of including other cards too.

  5. kbenedick says

    June 22, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    What are on the other cards? I use one long card for A-D, although I also use the sign language alphabet for this. We use True/False, Yes/No/Maybe. I might include Got It/Getting It/Not Yet

  6. Ms. Layne says

    July 4, 2014 at 2:00 am

    Thank you for sharing this idea! I'm a brand new teaching, searching the web to find ideas to bring into my 7th grade classroom in the fall. I really liked this idea when I read about it in school and it's great to see that you use it with older kids. I really wanted to do something like this while student teaching in high school but my master teachers weren't on board. What do your other cards say?

  7. Ms. CJ says

    August 1, 2014 at 12:10 am

    I love the idea of having additional responses aside from A-D!

  8. Mike says

    October 13, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    I’m interested in what the rest of the cards represent…

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