Many of you know that I have been working on getting out the first units for 6th, 7th and 8th grade Interactive Notebooks like crazy over the past few weeks. We are talking MEGA CRAY-CRAY here! Well, I was finally able to get the first units out for 6th Grade-
As a new year starts for a teacher, it’s all about the organization. I know that I have talked about how important planning the details of your classroom can be. I know that in my first few years of teaching I didn’t realize how valuable this was but I am
Over time I have read many articles and blog posts about the use of Left Side and Right Side working in an Interactive Notebook. Some of you may be looking at me right now asking yourself, “What the frak is Jenn talking about now?” Check out a few views on
If you haven’t been spending a week vacationing on an exotic island with no internet connection, you may know that last week I went to CAMT13 in San Antonio, TX where I was excited to present two sessions on Interactive Notebooks. Our trip started on Tuesday with a drive down
Hello! I’m Ari from The Science Penguin. Big thanks to Jennifer for allowing me to do a guest post today on interactive notebooks. I started using science notebooks my first year teaching. It was a bit of a mess, but I’ve developed some tips and tricks since then. Starting
Howdy! I’m Elizabeth Hodges from Hodges Herald. I am so excited to guest blog today for Jennifer. We both seem to be obsessed with interactive notebooks. I am starting my 20th year in August. I have taught kindergarten, first, second-fifth math, and now I am a middle school math teacher. I
Since I started writing about using Interactive Notebooks in Summer 2012, I am constantly being asked what supplies I recommend for a teacher to get started with Interactive Notebooks. Join me over on All Things Upper Elementary as I go over the supplies to get started with INBs in your
As a part of my continued effort to help get everyone on the Interactive Notebook bandwagon, I am sharing a post about being able to fit in Interactive Notebooks into your classroom in the classroom. Come join me over at All Things Upper Elementary as I share a day in
It’s that time again! WOO HOO, another Friday has come my way and that makes me SO HAPPY!First up this week was an impromptu tutoring session with a former student. She was struggling with distributive property and needed some help to finish her homework. I hate that I am missing
As a kid, do you remember making Cootie Catchers and loving to ask questions and thinking that they would predict the future? I can’t even try to count how many times I made these as a kiddo and thought I was going to be kissed by my crush, always picked
Right before Thanksgiving I was contacted by a friend who wanted to see what I could put together for an upcoming Earth Science Unit on Plate Tectonics that she would be teaching to her 9th and 10th graders. Being one to never give up on a challenge, she sent me
This past week we have been working hard and heavy on understanding ratios to build a strong basis for proportions. We ended the week with an intro to proportions and starting solving them from word problems. My students continue to amaze me with what they are capable of that I
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