Interactive Notebooks

 Eliminates these student sayings… ◦ I was absent, Did I miss anything? ◦ I can’t find my assignment ◦ I threw that stuff away after the test ◦ Yesterday’s notes are in my math notebook ◦ What was my score on the last test ◦ What did we do yesterday?  Helps teacher and student stay organized  Sets up a predictable routine

 Students personal journal  A portfolio of work in ONE spot  A great organizational tool that allows students to be creative, without “messing up notes” INTERACTIVE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK

 Notes  Class work  Labs  Reports  Quizzes/Tests  Drawings  Spreadsheets  Concept maps  Question of Day  Assignments/Homework  Graphs  Foldables, charts, handouts…. Everything!

Drawings and illustrations

Foldables For content specific examples of foldables visit:

 No ripping out pages  Date and number each page  All notebook entries must be included in the table of contents  Do not underestimate the power of the notebook!!! Worth a large portion of overall grade, will help in studying for tests

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 While looking through notebooks please take note of a few discussion points 1. How do the notes differ from your classes 2. List a few positive things about notebooks 3. List a few negative things about notebooks 4. What do you find interesting about notebooks 5. Can you see yourself implementing a few notebook ideas to your classroom

 Read through a few student impressions of notebooks, think about this 1. Did the students address positive and negative ideas for the notebook. 2. Do the students think their notebook helps keep them organized.

 Easy to grade  Everyone knows where work is  Grading on growth scale  Students are proud of work they do  Easy to SHOW not tell parents/students/IEP why student is performing poorly  Requires a lot of materials (tape, colored pencils etc)  Time  Maintenance

LEFTRIGHT  Warm-Ups  Graphic Organizers  Drawings/Illustrations  Poems, Rap Songs  Cartoons/Comics  Lab Analysis  Teach Your Parent  Notes from ◦ Teacher guided Powerpoint notes ◦ Movie/Video ◦ Article Readings  Vocabulary words  Lab procedures  Study Guides

1. Bound book 2. Tab book 3. Pyramid fold 4. Layered book 5. Four door book 6. Circle graph 7. Vocabulary book