Youth Work Session Evaluation Ideas: Post-Its

If you were on a deserted island with nothing but a group of youth and one wish to get any resource, what would you pick?

Most youth workers I know would probably ask for Post-it notes (small square pieces of paper with sticky glue along one edge – they come in classic yellow and a variety of other colors, shapes and sizes).

Post-it’s or ‘sticky notes’ are the linchpin of most youth work sessions:

Need a game? Get out the Post-its.

Need to introduce youth to each other? Post-its.

Want group participation? Post-its.

Need a time filler? Post-its.

So it only makes sense that as we finish giving some youth work session evaluation ideas, we come back to the all-important sticky note.

Here are 3 ways you can use sticky notes to have youth evaluate your session plans:

Choose 1 color for things they enjoyed and 1 color for things they would change. Have your youth write their feedback on each colored note.
Write questions about the session on pieces of flip chart paper and have them walk around the room and leave their thoughts on the flip charts via sticky notes.
‘Target Practice’ – draw a target shape on a flip chart, whiteboard or chalkboard. Ask a series of questions (maybe assign different colored Post-its for the different questions, activities or discussions) and have them place their Post-it notes closer to the bulls-eye based on how much they did or did not enjoy that activity or discussion.

To use these evaluation methods somewhere without easy access or resources to Post-it notes, just use pieces of paper (colored if possible or use colored pens, pencils, crayons or markers on white paper) and tape. The end result will be the same.

Question: How do you use Post-it notes to have your youth evaluate your sessions? Let us know in the comments below.

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