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Starting off the School Year Right with Interactive Student Notebooks

So you Β have committed to using an Interactive Student Notebook. And now you are asking the question – How do I get a really awesome Interactive Student Notebook? How do I get my kids to buy into the concept of creating quality notebooks?

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Here is how… you have a cookie contest… Β 


Seriously – start off the school year with a cookie contest! Tell your students that they can win a plate of cookies! They get to choose which plate of cookies they would like to win…

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Have your students put their names in a cup to win a plate of cookies… Β But before you draw for a winner (and yes, I really do allow the kids to win a plate of cookies!)… Ask these questions:Β 


Which of these plates would you buy for the party?
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And then ask….

each applicant turned in a plate of cookies…

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And now for the debrief questions… why would you want to win plate 3, buy plate 3, hire plate 3?Β 

You should get answers like “there is more there – looks better – obvious effort and QUALITY!”Β 
Now for the surprise ending…

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With a little bit of coaching, your students will tell you it earns either an A, C or F and why. Β Then you pull out another surprise…

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What grade would you give this assignment? An A for Effort and Quality… Or a Zero because you asked for a cookie? This becomes another great teaching moment in your class. Can something be pretty but incorrect? If so – they turned in a doughnut!Β 

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Think Sprinkles! became my motto for the year. Kids understand it and I get quality in return for a few bucks in cookies and 15 minutes of my time.
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Enjoy and have a great year!

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