So I bought a little composition notebook for $0.50 at Staples.
I have only a pen and a black ink printer at my disposal until my supplies come in…but, here’s what I’ve got so far:
(Underneath the flaps in the first section…totally wrote the variable expression under the numerical expression flap, but that’s why this is a draft, right?)
(the flaps on this page are cool because they open TWICE!)
And the PEMDAS foldable
(Very much inspired by the one at Math equals Love)
Suddenly I feel saddened that this is all I have when we’re so close to school, but then I remember that the real versions will have colored paper, markers and highlighters.
My draft is pretty boring, but functional. I also wanted to see how I would do on paper usage. So far, not bad. In practice, I know that some of these activities will take up more than a single page, but since this is just a draft, I’m trying to organize everything as efficiently as I can.
So far, these foldables are very specific to my book, so I won’t be sharing. If you’d like to make your own, this tutorial from A Turn to Learn is AWESOME!
Another thing I like about this format, is that I really get to think about what happens to the notebook over days spent on the same section. In a class like Intro to Algebra, where we sometimes spend 3 or 4 days on a topic, it’s important to make sure that each day is meaningful.
Five more sections in Chapter One…here I go!
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