tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post5699268196965608297..comments2023-10-03T04:20:03.184-06:00Comments on Math = Love: A Peek at My Algebra 1 Interactive NotebookSarah Carter (@mathequalslove)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-70922788898879456792016-08-09T22:37:34.985-05:002016-08-09T22:37:34.985-05:00I've retired from public education and I am no...I've retired from public education and I am now working in a private school as a Pre-Algebra teacher. I have enjoyed reading your blog and seeing your ideas for ISNs. Your students are fortunate to be in your class.<br />Can you explain where your students keep their homework assignments? Are those practice problems included in their ISNs or are they in a separate notebook or binder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-49077646320858569642016-08-01T14:05:35.145-05:002016-08-01T14:05:35.145-05:00Thank you just doesn't seem to be sufficient, ...Thank you just doesn't seem to be sufficient, but it's all the English language has to offer. I appreciate you sharing your awesomeness with us!!!!! So happy I found your blog. Thank you again!!!! You rock!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-17226580016885326592016-06-13T10:53:05.907-05:002016-06-13T10:53:05.907-05:00Thanks for your sweet comment! Thanks for your sweet comment! Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-40439104566035267042016-06-13T02:06:23.813-05:002016-06-13T02:06:23.813-05:00You know what, you are an Angel sent from our heav...You know what, you are an Angel sent from our heavenly father. I just completed my first year teaching and seeing this just brought so much joy. I wanted to come up with a creative way of structuring my classroom for next year and I know, in my heart, that this is it. Thank you for sharing. I particularly, love you Q&A portion of the site as you answered most of my questions. I know you have a life but your posts are amazing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-76276716136551263812015-10-04T18:45:11.795-05:002015-10-04T18:45:11.795-05:00Sure! Use anything you like! Sure! Use anything you like! Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-34811758532220421482015-09-19T12:24:37.015-05:002015-09-19T12:24:37.015-05:00I am the editor of the Kansas Association of Teach...I am the editor of the Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics Bulletin. Our October issue is focused on "Attend to precision", and I'd love to use the picture of your Frayer models in your ISNs. Would you mind if we used that picture? We will credit your blog. Thanks for letting me know!<br />ksmathteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201347086772947695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-49052697371276304022015-03-25T12:36:11.961-06:002015-03-25T12:36:11.961-06:00One of my favorite terms I learned when researchin...One of my favorite terms I learned when researching interactive notebooks was "color with a purpose." This sounds like exactly that! Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-71701762625291436972015-02-20T18:10:05.816-06:002015-02-20T18:10:05.816-06:00I'm not an INB teacher (yet!), but one thing I...I'm not an INB teacher (yet!), but one thing I have tried to be more conscious of during the last two years is using color in my notes as much as possible IF it serves a purpose! I require my students to have highlighters for that reason. I try to approach it as color coding for easier reference. I feel that it makes their notes easier for them to interpret when they go back to them 5 hours or 5 days later, and let's face it, those are the times they need their notes, not when the material is fresh!Teri Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490513534041873941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-82213591992234760892014-08-25T21:39:21.336-05:002014-08-25T21:39:21.336-05:00Great idea, Kim!Great idea, Kim!Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-25962104820824284132014-08-25T17:51:27.833-05:002014-08-25T17:51:27.833-05:00One thing that started working for me is to distin...One thing that started working for me is to distinguish "Turn Around Words" by the word than...It helps create the habit when they see more than, less than, greater than, etc. Therefore, while it doesn't change the end result in simple expressions, it does help with expressions with more than one operation that require grouping.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661102810241222465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-5874577185583944542014-04-16T19:33:41.399-05:002014-04-16T19:33:41.399-05:00Thanks for the sweet comment! I do believe that t...Thanks for the sweet comment! I do believe that these notebooks have made a world of difference for my students!Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-33802969587975825232014-01-10T17:42:31.747-06:002014-01-10T17:42:31.747-06:00You are very welcome! Thanks for reading my blog!...You are very welcome! Thanks for reading my blog!Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-24954682762716017132014-01-01T20:44:56.426-06:002014-01-01T20:44:56.426-06:00You are unique and awesome in that you are so will...You are unique and awesome in that you are so willing to share! I appreciate this site since I am not a math teacher by degree and need ideas to teach in the Adult Basic Ed program. Thank you so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-13528759829915046072013-09-24T13:20:01.504-05:002013-09-24T13:20:01.504-05:00Wow! I am so thankful to have stumbled upon your s...Wow! I am so thankful to have stumbled upon your sight! Very creative with plenty of easy-to-understand explanations. Why couldn't my high school math teachers do this? It would have made a world of difference to me if I had these interactive notebooks to learn from. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-58756188883693146122013-08-27T17:41:38.475-05:002013-08-27T17:41:38.475-05:00You are very welcome! I'm glad I could be of ...You are very welcome! I'm glad I could be of assistance! Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-26176441097816429832013-08-27T15:09:39.851-05:002013-08-27T15:09:39.851-05:00I'm an "afterschooling" mom and I ha...I'm an "afterschooling" mom and I have to reteach what the teacher taught because my son comes on looking so confused! We are working on our INB today. Thanks for posting this! It helps me more than you can imagine!!!! Angela https://www.blogger.com/profile/09788249385541969671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-36780598731063570482013-08-11T08:55:59.500-05:002013-08-11T08:55:59.500-05:00I love how you did this section! I'm a gr. 8 a...I love how you did this section! I'm a gr. 8 algebra 1 teacher at an international school in Taiwan and I've been looking for a way to make my math class more interesting. I'm planning on doing this with my algebra students in a couple of days :) Thank you so much! Keep the examples of ISN coming!Vicky C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-37247537276461464162013-07-27T19:17:28.637-05:002013-07-27T19:17:28.637-05:00Glencoe McGraw-Hill
An "algebraic expression&...Glencoe McGraw-Hill<br />An "algebraic expression" consists of sums and/or products of numbers and variables. <br />A "term" of an expression may be a number, a variable, or a product or quotient of numbers and variables. <br /><br />So isn't the integer 15 simply a term (we call it a constant), as would be the real number 0.5?<br />But technically, since "1/2" is considered 1 divided by 2 -- which throws it into the "expression" category (it's a quotient of two integers)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-74809307016481105752013-04-30T23:10:27.393-05:002013-04-30T23:10:27.393-05:00You know, that's a really good question. My f...You know, that's a really good question. My first instinct after reading this was "No, they are constants." But, the more I think about it, the more unsure I am. A quick google search showed some sites that say an algebraic expression must contain a variable and some sites that say an algebraic expression may contain a variable.<br /><br />If it wasn't already past my bedtime, I think my next line of research would focus on numerical expressions vs algebraic expressions. Would 15 be a numerical expression? Can something be both a numerical expression and an algebraic expression? <br /><br />But, what about the fact that I could rewrite 15 as 15x^0 + 0 ? That would include both a variable and an operation. <br /><br />I'm afraid I have more questions than answers. I think it might be interesting to present this problem to my students. Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11839095945000612533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-17586597706510666582013-04-29T12:26:50.216-05:002013-04-29T12:26:50.216-05:00Just nitpicking here, but aren't 1/2 and 15 ex...Just nitpicking here, but aren't 1/2 and 15 examples of algebraic expressions?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15504319184275421843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-25663331916348958922013-02-27T20:22:05.918-06:002013-02-27T20:22:05.918-06:00I love your INB! What did you put inside of your E...I love your INB! What did you put inside of your Evaluate an Expression frayer model. This was on the steps for evaluating expressions page.<br />Thanks so much for sharing your amazing ideas :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027854712313166242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-67277102628403971152013-01-16T18:46:25.737-06:002013-01-16T18:46:25.737-06:00Wow, I am so glad I found your blog! My 8th grade ...Wow, I am so glad I found your blog! My 8th grade class will be starting these this week. One question about the foldables and the Frayer's Models... Do you have them filled in already and then just show them to your class? Or do you wait for student input on examples, non-examples, etc.?LDeLonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636907876299929700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-19797565345998431092012-09-20T00:41:48.470-05:002012-09-20T00:41:48.470-05:00I agree with Kimberly... so thankful for Pinterest...I agree with Kimberly... so thankful for Pinterest! I am doing math notebooks with foldables for the first time this year. I teach 5th grade, and we just started our chapter on variables, so this is so absolutely perfect for me! Thank you for the Frayer model download- I was going to tackle making my own tomorrow, but yours are perfect! Even down to what I need to write on the inside.<br />Great blog!!!<br />LoriRebecca and Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738237580274346499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-68007648669442960742012-09-09T21:49:47.692-05:002012-09-09T21:49:47.692-05:00I love the folded frayer models. This would be gre...I love the folded frayer models. This would be great for studying vocab too! Thank you for sharing your templates!!!Kate (fourkatie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03499519419815371774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091979517567705761.post-30571566815098006112012-09-02T18:15:42.548-05:002012-09-02T18:15:42.548-05:00I give a lot of notes in my 6th grade math class a...I give a lot of notes in my 6th grade math class and try always to add parts that are more interactive. I love to play with windows and slides. Thank you for this. I will be using it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com