Mike and Matt are Mike and Matt are Second Grade Second Grade

Learners!Learners!

Mike and Matt love learning. Mike and Matt love learning. Their teacher has asked them to Their teacher has asked them to research, or find information, about research, or find information, about the state of Texas.the state of Texas.

Mike and Matt wonder where they Mike and Matt wonder where they could find information about Texas. could find information about Texas. They see a poster in their classroom They see a poster in their classroom that has information about Texas. that has information about Texas. They decide this would help them.They decide this would help them.

Both boys grab their Both boys grab their social studies notebooks. social studies notebooks.

Social Studies Social Studies NotebookNotebook

Mike quickly starts drawing in his Mike quickly starts drawing in his notebook without taking time to notebook without taking time to read his teacher’s poster.read his teacher’s poster.

Matt spends time reading and looking Matt spends time reading and looking at his teacher’s poster. Then he at his teacher’s poster. Then he decides what to add to his notebook.decides what to add to his notebook.

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State of Texas

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This is my state. I live here.

Matt’s Social Studies Notebook Matt’s Social Studies Notebook contains everything he needs to contains everything he needs to remember what he learned about remember what he learned about Texas. Let’s look Texas. Let’s look at each part of his at each part of his page and identify page and identify what makes his what makes his notebook a good notebook a good example. example.

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State of Texas

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This is my state. I live here.

The first thing The first thing Matt wrote was Matt wrote was the date.the date.Next, Matt Next, Matt wrote a title for wrote a title for his page.his page.Then, Then,

drawings and drawings and information information were added were added to his page.to his page.

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State of Texas

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This is my state. I live here.

Did you notice Did you notice this number at this number at the bottom of the bottom of his page?his page?

This is This is the page the page number.number.

Matt definitely showed that he is Matt definitely showed that he is practicing to be a lifelong learner. practicing to be a lifelong learner. Now it is your turn.Now it is your turn.

Find your Social Find your Social Studies Notebooks. Studies Notebooks. Listen carefully as Listen carefully as you follow these you follow these directions with your directions with your teacher.teacher.

Steps to Setting Up Your Social Steps to Setting Up Your Social Studies Notebooks:Studies Notebooks:

1.1. Create a Create a Title PageTitle Page..

On the first page of On the first page of your notebook, write your notebook, write ““Social Studies Social Studies NotebookNotebook” and your ” and your name. Use your name. Use your neatest handwriting.neatest handwriting.

Social Social Studies Studies

NotebookNotebook

by Mattby Matt

Steps to Setting Up Your Social Steps to Setting Up Your Social Studies Notebooks:Studies Notebooks:

1.1. Create a Create a Title PageTitle Page..

2.2. Create a Create a Table of ContentsTable of Contents..

On the second page On the second page of your notebook, of your notebook, write “write “Table of Table of ContentsContents” at the top.” at the top.

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

Steps to Setting Up Your Social Steps to Setting Up Your Social Studies Notebooks:Studies Notebooks:

1.1. Create a Create a Title PageTitle Page..

2.2. Create a Create a Table of ContentsTable of Contents..

3.3. Number the first ten pages.Number the first ten pages.

In the bottom corner of In the bottom corner of each page, write a each page, write a number starting with number starting with 11. . Be sure to use the back Be sure to use the back side of every page.side of every page.

11

Now every time you add a new entry Now every time you add a new entry to your notebook, go back to the Table to your notebook, go back to the Table of Contents and add the title of your of Contents and add the title of your entry and a page number. This entry and a page number. This makes it easy to find information.makes it easy to find information.

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

Texas - page Texas - page 11

It’s time to make your first entry. Turn It’s time to make your first entry. Turn to page one. Your title is “Lifelong to page one. Your title is “Lifelong Learner Traits.” Write the date and Learner Traits.” Write the date and the title now.the title now.

Lifelong Learner TraitsLifelong Learner Traits

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Choose one lifelong learner trait. Choose one lifelong learner trait. Write that trait and then illustrate it. Write that trait and then illustrate it. When you illustrate, you draw and When you illustrate, you draw and color a picture to match your writing.color a picture to match your writing.

Your page might look like this when Your page might look like this when you are done:you are done:

Lifelong Learner TraitsLifelong Learner Traits

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self-directed self-directed learnerlearner

Lifelong Learner Traits:Lifelong Learner Traits:

• responsible citizenresponsible citizen

• collaborative contributorcollaborative contributor

• effective communicatoreffective communicator

• quality producerquality producer

• complex thinkercomplex thinker

• self-directed learnerself-directed learner