Math Interactive Notebook

Developing smart study habits

What is an Interactive Notebook?

• Reference book of math concepts• How-to manual of math skills• Working portfolio of your math learning • Review handbook• Record of your mathematical thinking• Resource for open-note quizzes• Study guide

An Interactive Notebook will help you:

• Organize information• Make sense of new ideas• Understand how concepts are connected• Remember what you learn in math class• Personalize how you learn• And most important…

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An Interactive Notebook can double as a pillow in a napping emergency.

We remember:

20 percent of what we hear

30 percent of what we see

50 percent of what we see and

hear

70 percent of what we see,

hear, and say

90 percent of what we see,

hear, say, and do

What does an Interactive Notebook look like?

• Spiral notebook• Each pair of facing pages is dedicated to a

single topic• The right side is for class notes and

handouts• The left side is for student reflection

What does an Interactive Notebook look like?

Right side- Teacher input•Notes from:•lesson/ lecture •textbook •video•group discussion •collaborative group process

•Handouts•Example problems with steps explained•Definitions

Left side- Student output•Restate ideas in your own words•Pose questions about the information •Predict outcomes or next steps •Create a metaphor to connect new ideas to familiar ones•Write a reflection on the information or experience •Make connections between the information/text and your own life, another text, and/or the world •Glue in a foldable•Respond to a math journal prompt

Left side- Student output•Create an acronym that will help you to remember the information covered •Draw a picture to represent the information•Create your own original problems•Practice examples•Brainstorm ideas •Write a poem or jingle to help you remember the information•Create a thinking map to organize and clarify the information

Is this for a grade?

•Your notebook will be checked daily for completion•At the end of a unit, you will turn in your notebook for grade recording•If you do not receive full points for a page, you may add to it before you turn it in•If you add to your notebook, you must circle your grading mark for that page to be reconsidered•If you are absent, it is your job to get the notes and information you missed

How many points is it worth?

•Daily checks for completion:•Great job! Your class notes are complete and your reflection clearly shows your thinking/learning. 3 points

•Okay. You missed some notes or your reflection is lacking depth. 2 points

•Needs work. Your notes are incomplete and your reflection does not demonstrate learning. 1 point

Setting up your Interactive Notebook

•Write your first and last name in permanent marker at the top of the back cover of your spiral notebook•Number the pages:•leave the first page blank•right side pages only•upper right corner

•Write “Table of Contents” at the top of page #1

Interactive Notebook Tips

• Number every right-side page

• All topic pages should contain only math content

• Write the date and topic at the top of each page

• Bring your notebook to class every day

• Do not rip any pages out of your notebook

• Do not write notes to your friends in your notebook

• Do not use your math notebook for other classes