Notebooks Day 1 : Author page and page numbers

The first day with notebooks we talked about how all scientists use notebooks to record their research, observations, ideas, reflections, experiments, and more.  We also talked about how notebooks will allow us to stay organized, communicate with each other, be prepared, review our learning, and keep a record of our progress.  To start our notebooks we numbered the first 50 pages, making sure that both sides of the pages are numbered and that the even number is always on a left hand page.  Then we created an author page with the students full name, class name, room number, and class period.  Finally, students get a chance to represent themselves and decorate the page however they wanted too.  We will be using these author pages to introduce ourselves to the class over the next few weeks.

Sample Author Page