1. Math Interactive Student Notebook
A Key Element to Success
in Math Class

2. Have you ever heard yourself say . . .
I can't find my . . .
notes, homework, old quizzes . . .?
I can't remember what
we did in class yesterday?
I'm sure its in . . .
my backpack . . .
my room . . .?
I was absent last week, did I miss anything?

3. Keep it all together with your
Math Student
Notebook!

4. What is a Math Interactive Student Notebook?
A working portfolio -- all of your notes, classwork, etc. -- in one convenient spot
A place for you to complete and keep all of your assignments.
Some place for you to process what you are learning each day.

5. Examples of Content Contained in the Math Student Notebook
Notes
Handouts
Graphic organizers
Sample problems worked out with written “running” commentary
Content to go on a math foldable

6. Examples of Content Contained in the Math Student Notebook
Guided practice
Homework
Foldables
Your rewriting of notes and/or vocabulary into your own language and/or with illustrations

7. How your notebook will be set up!
Left Side and Right Side
Left = Student/ Right = Teacher

8. Let’s Begin the Set Up!
You will decorate your cover once we set things up!
Glue in Handout on first page
Glue in Rubric on second page
Title the third page Table of Contents (skip about 3 pages)
Begin numbering each page (1, 2, 3, etc.) in the upper-right and left-hand corners.
There should be NO doodling that doesn’t relate to notes.
No ripped out pages or torn corners.

9. Your Math Notebook Cover
Your cover should contain:
Your first and last name
Math Student Notebook
Your teacher’s name, Mrs. Primm
Decorated with magazine clippings that describe YOU!

10. A few reminders to help you keep an organized notebook
Even pages should always be on the right; odd pages should always be on the left.
Whenever something is added to the Table of Contents, write it down immediately!
Whenever you receive a handout for your notebook, put the page number on it and put it in your notebook immediately!

11. Each page will be numbered the same so that we will stay on the same page at all times
Let’s number 1-25

12. Examples of Right Side Assignments
• Notes • Question Strips • Articles • Graphic Organizers

13. And we’re numbering . . . 25 – 50 Remember . . . Left = odd Right = even

14. And we’re numbering . . . 50 - 75 Remember . . . Left = odd Right = even

15. And we’re numbering . . . 75 - 100 Remember . . . Left = odd Right = even

16. And we’re numbering . . . 100 – 125 Keep going we are almost there!

17. And we’re numbering. 125 – 200 Remember. Left = odd Right = even WHEW
And we’re numbering – 200 Remember Left = odd Right = even WHEW!
You’re finished!