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Notebooking is one of the best ways to demonstrate your individuality in your lessons. But sticking some worksheets in a binder is not true notebooking. You must generate the material yourself and it is a reflection of you, not simply a regurgitation of someone else’s thoughts.
In case you find yourself in a rut, here is a list of creative expression. You can also download the 25 creative notebooking ideas here.

  1. paper folding
  2. portraits
  3. write a story and illustrate it
  4. collage
  5. mosaic with construction paper or magazine pictures
  6. drawings
  7. cut outs
  8. silhouettes
  9. rubber stamping
  10. stickers to add to a picture or draw around
  11. photographs
  12. coloring pages
  13. printable fonts that can be colored
  14. pockets to put things in
  15. door or flaps to hide things
  16. pop-ups
  17. paintings
  18. rubbings or impressions
  19. CD recordings of kid’s voice, documents, music, video, etc.
  20. fold out pages for long projects
  21. sew paper
  22. create an award
  23. cut words and letters from newspapers or magazines
  24. create a small book and place in a pocket on a page
  25. paper weaving

If you want to add to the list please leave a comment.

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  1. Renae
    Jan 26, 2009 @ 4:03 pm

    This is a great list! We haven’t been putting much into our notebooks lately, and I really want to get back into it.

  2. principledmom
    Jan 27, 2009 @ 10:02 am

    It’s so easy to get in a rut, or to feel you must do something creative all the time. Sometimes a good T chart is the perfect thing, simple and brief.

    Also it’s easy to feel the need to produce something to prove learning. That’s probably my weakness. I don’t need to just fill notebooks; I need to teach, they need to learn.

  3. Taryn
    Mar 10, 2009 @ 1:22 pm

    Great ideas! What I like about these is that they are not restricted to a regular notebook. How do you store these great creations?

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