WELCOME TO

CLASS

THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO… MAKE MISTAKES!!! TAKE RISKS!!! BE PROBLEM FINDERS!!! and PROBLEM SOLVERS!!!

What does this mean to you?

MATH

WORKSHOP

MATH WORKSHOP Opening Work Time Closing Extension Activities

MATH WORKSHOP

OpeningAbout a10 minute lesson explaining

today’s learning goals

MATH WORKSHOP

OpeningAbout a10 minute lesson

explaining today’s learning goals

Daily Learning Goals and your assigned products or tasks can be found on the back board, so you know what to expect each day.

MATH WORKSHOP Opening

Work TimeTime given to you to explore, investigate

and complete your assigned task

MATH WORKSHOP Opening Work Time

Closing During this time we will discuss your

discoveries, and you will be given time to make a daily reflection in your Math Notebooks

MATH WORKSHOP Opening Work Time ClosingExtension Activities Extension activities will be located in the large

multicolored pocket chart You may select an extension activity once you

have completed your assigned product or task Extension activities will consist of math games

we have learned, independent activities or computer programs such as First In Math

INTERACTIVE MATH

NOTEBOOK

SETTING UP YOUR MATH NOTEBOOK

Write the Subject

Write your teacher’s name

Write your first and last name

TITLE PAGEAt the END of class you will be given time to decorate your title page, so we are going to SKIP the front page.

Science Notebook Supplies

colored pencils

NO MARKERS!

WHAT CAN I USE TO DECORATE MY MATH NOTEBOOK WITH?

Notebook Rules• NEVER ERASE YOUR MISTAKES… Mistakes

are your pathway to discovery. If you make a mistake simply draw one line through it.

• No RIPPED OUT pages or torn corners

• Notebook should be used for MATH CLASS ONLY

• All entries must go into the Table of Contents

• Your notebook should be neat, every entry should be titled, and every entry must have a date and page number.

NOTEBOOK RULES

DATE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE #

1. Skip the first page as you will save it for your title page.

2. We will use the next 4 pages (front and back) for your table of contents. Please fill in the chart below on ALL 4 pages.

3. After completing step 2, in the right top hand corner number the rest of the pages in your book (front and back).

Getting Started: The Title PageYou may now go back and personalize your title page.

Your title page should have the following:

• A cool title for the notebook: ex. Marvelous Math!!

• Your name: (self-explanatory)

• The year: 2012 – 2013

• At least 4 Pictures of Math type stuff

TITLE PAGE