Friday, August 31, 2012

Setting up your Math NOTEBOOK

Students were asked to purchase a composition book to use for math.  Some teachers have allowed students to use spirals as well.

These notebooks will become a student's life preserver to help him/her survive not only 6th grade math, but 7th & 8th grade math as well.  Do NOT throw them away.  Math builds upon skills from year to year.  This notebook will be a resource for vocabulary, specific skills, and a variety of techniques to solve problems.

Math Notebook
On Outside Cover:
            Your First and Last Name
            Math Teacher
            Math Period
Fold the first page to make a POCKET.  Tape it to the inside cover. 
            This will hold your Formula Chart for 6th grade
Number EVERY page in your composition/spiral notebook. 
            The first page is 1. On the back of that page is page 2. 
Page 1           Title it “TABLE of CONTENTS”
            In the left margin,write “DATE”
            In the middle of the page, write “LESSON”
            In the right margin, write “PAGE”
Page 7  Title it “VOCABULARY INDEX”
            Divide the page into four sections (like a huge cross in the middle of the page)
            Label each box…A, then B, then C, then D

            Page 8 will have boxes with E, F, G, H
            Page 9…I, J, K, L       
            Page 10…M, N, O, P                                   
            Page 11…Q, R, S, T                      
            Page 12…U, V, W, X                                               
            Page 13…Y, Z

Page 15  Title it “Notebook Etiquette” (we will be gluing in a page here)

Page 17  Title it “LESSONS”

Page 19   Title it “Whole Numbers”

Go to the LAST page of your Notebook.
            On the front of the page, glue (or use scotch tape) your EPSE example

On the back of the page, glue (or tape) your EPSE notes