Social Studies Notebooking

So our notebooking has started off well.  We have set up our notebooks and began using them over the past two weeks.  Here are some photos of our progress.

We started off my creating our title pages.  As one student stated, "I have never used colored pencils, glue, and scissors so much in my life!"  Sadly, I believe that is probably a true statement.  Where has childhood and developmentally appropriate education gone in America?? Just my opinion, and I will resist the urge to digress further down that path.  Back to the notebooks.

This student decided to use his ruler as a straight edge for his American Flag.  We are thinking already.  Love it!

Our Table of Contents so far.

Our first activity is the strands of Social Studies. 

Behind each flap is a basic definition of the strand and then a picture.

The Wordsplash for our first Unit- Map Skills.  This serves as a brainstorming activity of the things the students already know.  Love the labels on this one!

Reviewing the continents and oceans.

Map Vocabulary added as we introduce new concepts.

I Live In..Foldable

On the side of each photo is a sentence explaining the exact hemisphere, country, parish, state, etc. we live in.

So that is what we have so far in our Social Studies Notebook. The kids love the foldables.  If you are a teacher, do you feel that your students learn better with these types of interactive notetaking?  If you are a parent, has your child enjoyed projects such as these?  Do they seem to remember the information better as you go over it with them at home? Leave a comment!

Love,
Mrs. Kelly