Well, I have a goal next year to use interactive notebooks in my math classroom. This is an idea that I toyed with for several years, but never fully committed (sigh). I decided, after reading a lot of blogs and gathering lots of ideas, that I was going to make interactive notebooks a reality this year in Math. So I am hoping that by going public with my goal, I will make it a reality. I will also be blogging about what we put in them when the school year gets going.
I really liked Sarah's idea at Everyone's a Genius (
http://everybodyisageniusblog.blogspot.com/) for the front cover theme to be "Numbers about Me". My sample covers are pictured below. I wanted the covers to be very different from each other to show that there isn't a "right" way to make the cover. I just want them to be creative and find how numbers are a part of their life.
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| My Example for 7th Grade INB Cover |
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| My Example for 8th Grade INB Cover |
The other project has many different forms and it is common on Pinterest. It is using the word "NOISE" to help students monitor their noise level in the classroom. I like the idea, even in the middle school classroom, but I had to put my twist on it. First off, I don't have a lot of extra wall space in my classroom. Hanging something vertically would be better for me, so I hung the letters vertically on a ribbon. My other concern is that I will set the letters down and not remember where I put them. To avoid that problem, I thought that I could just fold back the letter and use a clothespin to hold it all in place. Now, I'm crossing my fingers that it is an easy way to help students monitor their noise level during group work and a way to help me stop giving too many chances and not issuing a consequence.
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| Starting point: All letters showing |
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| "E" is folded under and held back with clothespin |
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| "S" is folded back. |
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| Only "No" is showing so no talking is allowed |
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