INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

How to design, maintain, and use your

DO I HAVE TO “INTERACT” WITH MY NOTEBOOK?

BECAUSE I REALLY DON’T WANT TO!

Many students have a difficult time finding their notebook, let alone finding specific material IN their notebook.

Interactive notebooks are designed to be… More organized More conducive to

learning More regularly USED

and not just written on or inI’m user

friendly!

I know it’s in one of these notebooks!

WHAT EXACTLY IS AN INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK?

Fine then….

A one-stop shop where you can organize:Teacher notes and examplesstudent responses to the materialcreative analysis and documentation

of knowledge attained during the course

any handouts, assignments, quizzes, etc. for easy retrieval and review

OK, SOUNDS GOOD… WILL I NEED MORE STUFF THAN I DID FOR MY

NORMAL NOTEBOOK?

Supplies- Mead 5 subject notebook or math-dedicated binder with plenty of paper, glue sticks, tape, colored pencils, highlighters, etc. organized in some way, preferably a pencil pouch or something to keep it all safe

Organization and dedication- Creativity- will be needed for “left-side

activities” like cartoons, acrostics, etc

WAIT… WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A “LEFT-SIDE” ACTIVITY?

IS THAT LIKE WEST SI-EEEDE?

Left-Side Activities are

simply the tasks that

will be completed on the left side of your notebook.

Which means, of course, that “right-side” activities are merely the work

done in class assigned to be

done on the right side of your notebook.

Make sense now?

SO, GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF A RIGHT SIDE ACTIVITY? The RIGHT side is “restricted” for the

teacher. You will record such items as the date,

daily objective, class notes, discussion notes, examples, teacher-assigned questions, etc. on this side.

Think of this side as the required material that you will be tested on.

So far, this sounds like a normal notebook… boring

EXAMPLE OF A

RIGHT SIDE

ACTIVITY

RIGHT SIDE ACTIVITIES ARE OFTEN NOTES AND EXAMPLES

The Left side is “left” for you. It is the “Learning” side.

This is the side where you can employ your creativity in your ownunique analysis of the material.

WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT THE LEFT SIDE?

TIME FOR A WHOLE BUNCH OF EXAMPLES OF LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE ACTIVITIES!

Ready?Set.Go.

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Left Side of the NotebookParaphrase or clarify items

Enter a drawing, photo, sketch, or magazine picture that illustrates the concept

Pose questions about the information

Create a metaphor that captures the essence of the topic

Formulate and record a contradictory perspective

Write a reflection on the information

Find a quote that connects to the concept; record it and explain your rationale

Make connections between the information/text and your own life, another text, and/or the world

Create a concept map that captures the main topic and key concepts

Create an acronym that will help you to remember the information covered

Make connections to the content/processes of other courses

Right Side of the Notebook

Notes on a:mini-lesson lecture math lab/ experiment reading small group or large group

discussion collaborative group process a copied excerpt of a text

Also included is bookwork:Book questionsGuided Readings

THIS SIDE IS RESERVED FOR INFORMATION THAT I

PROVIDE FOR YOU

LEFT SI-EEEDE

The left side belongs to you. It contains your warm-up and the synthesis of the day’s activity. On this page, you may include diagrams, riddles, cartoons, drawings, poems, foldables, pictowords, etc.

Illustrated Re-write of the Notes

LeftSi-eeede

After a student learned

about using cross-

multiplication to

compare and order fractions,

they created their own

abbreviated and creative note sheet recapping

the important details of

the lesson!

or Summary of Section/Chapter

LeftSi-eeede

Math RiddlesLeftSi-eeede

Do you know why this is the answer?

KNL ChartsLeftSi-eeede

Graphic organizers

LeftSi-eeede

Math Memory HookLeftSi-eeede

AcrosticsLeftSi-eeede

Geometrical shapesEasy to doOctagons and HexagonsMany figuresEvery shape is differentThe area and perimeter are things you findRadius as wellYou will love geometry

Acr

ost

ics

LeftSi-eeede

Venn DiagramsLeftSi-eeede

PictowordsLeftSi-eeede

REFLECTION

trianlge2-D

3-D

Cartoon / Comic Strips

LeftSi-eeede

Formula Alert!

Area of a TriangleA= ½bh

Mathematical MarkersLeftSi-eeede

You should create mathematical markers to designate important formulas, algorithms, etc. For example, you could create your own “formula symbol” to highlight each time a new formula is being learned!

FORMULA MARKER

PROPERTY TILES

FORMULA FLIP BOOKS

RIGHT SIDE

The right side “belongs to me” and should only contain teacher directed activities. Nothing else should be placed on this page!

Examples: NotesStudy guidesVocabularyExamplesFormulas

A One Page Spread

Might Look Like This

Teacher directed

notes on the right

Student created

analysis of the notes on

the left

SETTING UP AND MAINTAINING

YOUR NEW AND IMPROVED

INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

Ok, I think I get it now… what else do I

need to know?

MAINTAINING THE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

No ripped out pages No torn corners No doodling unless geometry related Notebook should only be used in Geometry- do

not create a “history” or “science” section in the back… we geometers do not mingle with those lesser subjects

Date and number each page before you begin

SETTING UP THE NOTEBOOK Your notebook should have the following:

A colorful, personalized cover page

A table of contentsUnit or chapter cover pages

Page numbers and dates on EACH spread

Must include the Subject- that would be GEOMETRY

Teacher- that would be me… Miss Saia (please don’t make up your own name for me)

Your name- please see me if you are struggling with this one, I have them written down somewhere

At least two geometric pictures, whether they be real world examples of geometry, cartoons, or self-made diagrams

Cover Page

You will leave the first 10 pages blank for a table of contents.

As you fill your notebook pages with notes and related activities, you will fill in the table of contents to correlate with those sections.

After these designated 10 pages, you will begin numbering the notebook.

Table of Contents

SAMPLE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Just another sampleTable of Contents

Unit Cover Pages

At the beginning of each unit you will be required to create a cover page for that unit.

You will create this once the unit is completed.

Therefore, each time we start a new unit, you should leave that page blank and then return to it later.

SAMPLE UNIT COVER PAGES

SAMPLE UNIT COVER PAGES