1. Introducing Da Vinci Style Journaling
in Mathematics

2. Who was Leonardo da Vinci?

3. Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
• Born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy.
• He was the child of a landowner and a peasant girl.
• Raised by his father, he began his artist apprenticeship
at the age of 14 under the artist Verrocchio.
• His best-known works are two of the most famous
paintings of all time, the Mona Lisa and The Last
Supper.
• His scientific inquiries fill 13,000 pages, ranging from
anatomy to war machines.

4. Fascinating Fact
da Vinci wrote backward, so the easiest way
to read his notes was to hold them up to a
mirror.
It’s not clear why he did that, but da Vinci
filled notebook after notebook with sketches
and backward writing. About 6,000 pages of
his notes still exist.

5. da Vinci’s Journals

6. da Vinci’s Journals

7. da Vinci Style Mathematics Journal

8. Knowledge
statement
Note to teacher

9. Explanation of
strategy used
Note to teacher

10. Thinking
Routine
acknowledged

11. learning goal and
prior knowledge
clearly stated
strategic use of
highlighter

12. Write an exit slip
to review your
learning
Include questions to
prompt further inquiry

13. mind maps are a
great way to
reflect and
review

14. write a note to your
teacher to let them
know what you are
finding easy, challenging,
puzzling etc

15. References:
http://artmarketingsecrets.com/2010/03/leonardo-da-
vinci-12-interesting-facts.html
http://www.rundesroom.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci
http://professorelam.typepad.com/my_weblog/
2011/11/reading-the-wall-street-journal-1.html