Math Notebooks

Interactive Notebook Pocket - how to make one in three easy steps! I use this all the time! Whenever I need the kids to make a notebook pocket for their interactive notebook. I project the PDF from my laptop or put a print out under the ELMO.

Math scavenger hunt - This would be fun for the first week of school, could be changed to fit any grade level.image only

One of my favorite changes from last school year was to make dividers for my students' interactive notebooks. The year before last, I tried...

(teacherspayteachers.com) As a science teacher with around 200 students I needed to find a way to quickly grade interactive notebooks while also providing feedback to students. After trying several different grading methods I developed this quick and easy grading checklist that allows you to grade interactive notebooks at a glance.

This week, my good friend and former (it feels so gosh darn sad to say that) teaching partner went to CAMT in San Antonio, TX. For those of you who are unfamiliar, it stands for Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching. It may sound boring--but let me tell you, it is FAB-U-LOUS! The speakers are a wonderful mixture of classroom teachers, specialists, vendor representatives, and out of state gurus. Case in point, the opening speaker on Wednesday morning was none other than the…

Do you need to teach or review Decimals with your students? Enjoy a Completely Free - Rules of Decimals Complete Lesson! An Excellent Teaching Resource. Perfect for interactive notebooks/journals, & more! A Free Sample of my work on Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Decimals.

These math toolkits are perfect for upper elementary students. Students will love how easy it is to refer to problem solving strategies, math vocabulary, and formulas when they are working independently.

These are my go-to back to school math anchor charts that establish norms and expectations for math instruction for the entire year.

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January 9, 2016 - Get these four freebies for any interactive notebook. Rubric, table of contents, tabs, notebook pocket. Get them today, use them tomorrow!

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Today I’m sharing my newest step towards improved organization in the classroom: notebook divider tabs. (I got the idea from a blog post by Sarah Carter and knew that I wanted to modify them to work for me in the upcoming year). I decided that this year I am going to make notes worth 2Read more about Organizing Student Notebooks with Dividers[...]

Why use math sorts? Discussions Differentiation Aligned to the standards No-prep FUN! 1. Discussions We constantly tell students to show their work or explain their thinking. Using math sorts weekly will give students practice in putting their thinking into words. Your students will use math vocabulary as they explain how they sorted their cards. They ... Read more

Since Algebra 1 is finished with polynomials, I thought I should share our interactive notebook pages for the unit. Each unit starts with a divider. You can read more about these dividers here.

Teacher-tested tips for effectively using interactive notebooks in secondary science classrooms - Getting Nerdy Science #interactivenotebooks #gettingnerdyscience

Last year, I found (and made my own version of) a study sheet called "Words into Math" for my students in Algebra 1. (Credit: I Speak Math) I decided this summer to adapt it using posters, word strips and velcro into an activity. I bought colored poster boards at the Dollar Tree and began cutting out each sign from a different color. I drew the arrow and parentheses on half sheets of white poster board. I had bought word strips the year before at the Dollar Tree (yes, it is one of my…