Melissa, Thanks for the information.
Carol T. On Jan 6, 2008 2:12 PM, Melissa Kile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carol, > > If I remember correctly from the workshop, the teacher created a > "notebook" > using chart paper, and each of the kids had stapled or plastic-bound > "notebooks" made from large paper (12x18, I think). The class, as a whole, > went through the notepages using the strategies, with the teacher doing > all > the underlining, highlighting, defining, and writing of questions that > were > asked on the chart paper notebook. Then, she typed up and printed the > notepages and made copies for everyone on regular-sized copy paper, along > with the handwritten underlines, definitions, etc. The kids glued that on > to > one half of one of the pages in their "notebook", then used the other side > to draw pictures of their own connections. > > Having taught K for many years (now in 2nd), I think it would work just > fine. Obviously, the kinders need loads of hands-on and read-alouds when > learning about content, but I think this would be a great thing to do one > or > two days during your unit. > > All my interactive notebook stuff is at school. I will look to see if I've > forgotten anything. We did a 5th grade notepage during the workshop, but > they showed us how it looks in K & 1st. > > Melissa/VA/2nd > > On Jan 6, 2008 11:45 AM, Carol Tavares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Melissa, > > > > Thanks for sharing! Do you think it's practical to use the notebooks > for > > kindergarten? > > > > Carol T. > > > > On Jan 5, 2008 9:20 PM, Melissa Kile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There are definitely interactive notebooks for elementary. I currently > > do > > > them in science & social studies w/ my 2nd graders. The website is > > > www.irncorp.com (that's i r n corp--it looked kind of scrunched on my > > > screen). These 2 ladies are fantastic. They offer a one-day workshop. > My > > > principal paid for me to go last summer, and then paid for the science > & > > > social studies notepages for Virginia standards, teacher guides, etc > > ($65 > > > each). Everything comes on a CD, and you can reformat it to what your > > kids > > > need. They also showed us how to do them with K and 1st grade (mostly > > > whole-class). > > > > > > I highly recommend doing them if you can get to a workshop near you. > My > > > kids > > > love them, I love them. They are a great way of reinforcing the > > strategies > > > that you teach in reading (making connections & predictions, > inferring, > > > visualizing, asking questions, and synthesizing information). Check > out > > > their website! > > > > > > Melissa/VA/2nd > > > > > > On Jan 5, 2008 8:34 PM, Mary Milner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > I google'd Interactive Notebook and got a site that was loaded with > > > > information. A lot of the information was for secondary students or > > > > advanced intermediate students, but I am thinking I can use some of > > the > > > > ideas in a whole-class interactive notebook. (Yes, I know this > > obviates > > > > the > > > > whole point, which was differentiation. I've got a different goal > in > > > > mind, > > > > though.) I have a blank big book and my students and I can do > > > interactive > > > > writing to record our thinking using things from the Interactive > > > Notebook > > > > format. Obviously it won't be all that sophisticated, but it's > > another > > > > way > > > > to go at recording our ideas. > > > > > > > > Any thoughts on this that would be helpful??? > > > > > > > > Mary M. > > > > 1st grade/TX > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 7:04 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] (Mosaic) Differentiating Work Stations > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 1/5/2008 7:45:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, mrs > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > > > > If you research Interactive > > > > > Notebook-type notebook, you will find the notebook itself IS the > > > > product. > > > > > Kim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kim, > > > > > > > > > > This looks very interesting. I just googled it and most of the > > > > > information > > > > > appears to be for middle and high schools. Do you have any > > specific > > > > > information for the primary grades? I do have my students keep a > > > > > notebook in Reading > > > > > class. They have a numbered section at the front where we record > > > > > elements > > > > > of the various genres that they need to know. Then we take notes > > on > > > > > every > > > > > story. The first two pages is a bubble map for the vocab and > then > > > the > > > > > definitions of each vocab word. We also use it to take notes on > > > > > different parts of > > > > > grammar, but not much else. > > > > > > > > > > Rosie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Start the year off right. 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