![]() ![]() ![]() Unit Overview – This allows students to know standards, essential questions, vocabulary, and important test dates that are in the upcoming unit. The table of contents will help the students access information that they need by looking up the concept and page number. The interactive notebooks can get very big with lots of important information. Table of Contents – This allows students to easily locate information in their notebook. ![]() Students need to be able to reflect by written response, drawing a visual picture, or giving an example. Reflections Page – Students should be making reflections every lesson. If not, they need to question how they could have achieved those goals, and what they need to do differently next time to make sure they can obtain their goals. Looking Back at Goals – Students need a way to look back at goals that they set and determine if they achieved those goals. I normally have students set goals every quarter. Setting Goals – You can have students set goals many times throughout the year. A grading rubric will break down categories and let students know how many points each category is worth. Grading Rubric – It is important that students are informed on how their interactive notebooks will be graded. This is important for students’ to know that their notebooks will be used in my classroom daily and that it is their responsibility to take care of their notebook. Notebook Expectations – I want my students to know my expectations on how they will construct their interactive notebooks. I have students sign my classroom expectations page so that they know what they will be held accountable for if they disobey my expectations. Syllabus / Classroom Rules (Expectations) – It is important that students have your syllabus and classroom expectations in their interactive notebooks so that they can always look back at them. There are certain pages that students need in the beginning of their notebook. You will also need to start the notebook in an organized way. I haven’t had much issues with this because students are also doing interactive notebooks for other subjects so they always have their glue with them that they purchased in the beginning of the year. I’ve heard some teachers say that they buy a big pack of glue sticks and sell them to students for the same price that they bought them for at the store. I always provide scissors and crayons (or colored pencils) for my students. (2) What do I need if I want my students to start an interactive notebook? In order to start an interactive notebook, you will need students to buy a notebook (or binder) and glue. Some teachers might even reverse the order. You might read that some teachers require students put information that they are given (for example, lecture notes or lab worksheets) on the left side (called “teacher input” side) and on the right side what they create (called “student response” or “output” and an example would be like a quick write up or some kind of reflection). That is why if you scavenge the internet looking for ideas on how to do a interactive notebook you will find so many different templates out there. Some teachers might not even ask students to complete reflection activities, or if they do, they might not do it to the extent of what other teachers feel is necessary to actually benefit from an interactive notebook. The reflection activities can be as simple as a quick write up, self reflection, brainstorming, or a drawing. Most of the interactive activities range from foldables to cut-out activities. The extent to how many interactive and reflection activities varies depending on each teachers’ preferences. (1) What is an interactive notebook (INB)? An interactive notebook is an organized notebook filled with lecture notes, interactive activities, and/or reflection activities. I will cover what an interactive notebook is, the pros and cons of using one, and how I use interactive notebooks in my classroom. If you’ve never tried interactive notebooks in your classroom, then you will definitely want to read this article. Interactive notebooks are the LATEST trend in the classroom.
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