Welcome to
CAP Notebooks
CAP Notes: Capture Learning That Lasts
Turn lessons into memory—and memory into action.
CAP stands for Curriculum Content, Associations, Processes, and Pictographs—a simple system that helps students take ownership of what they learn.
Instead of traditional lined notebooks, [flawed for their lack of design], CAP Notes break learning into clear, meaningful steps, stimulating both hemispheres of the brain with words and symbols. Students summarize each lesson, think more deeply, and turn their lessons into questions and activities for the WAY Game.
With CAP Notes, learning becomes more:
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Respected
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Systematic
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Connected
And when those ideas become part of the WAY Game, students don’t just review—they engage, play, and remember.
Not just “What did you do today?”
“What did you learn—and how will you use it?”
A Crash Course
CAP Note Unit Plan {PowerPoint}
CAP Notebook 2025
Designed for Players
CAP Notes - Capture Your Memories
CAP Notebooks help you capture ideas in simple, meaningful ways using keywords and short phrases that stick. But learning doesn’t stop there.
Those ideas become Game Cards—questions and challenges you create from your own thinking. When you play the WAY Game, you’re not reviewing notes… you’re using them.
You begin to:
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Think more clearly
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Ask better questions
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Remember what matters
And as you create stronger questions, you also learn how to guide AI tools more effectively—getting better answers and deeper insight.
CAP Notebook Film Festival
The Evolution of
CAP Notes {Short}
CAP Notes Portugal {Short}
The WAY Game is Leaving the Classroom [Short}
Designed for Players
Graphics from Portugal
Another Story
Designed for Players
Section 1 - 7 CAP Notes
1. Multi-use CAP Note Learning Journals began as a rote memory tool and evolved into a Game for everybody.
2. Teachers use CAP Notes to plan lessons, and students use CAP Notes to summarize lessons. Parents are encouraged to use CAP Notes for their own planning and learning needs.
3. CAP Notes are used to draft Questions and Activities for the WAY Game.
4. CAP Notes expectations hold students accountable in all classes.
5. Use CAP Note Graphic Pages creatively. Trace, incubate thought.
6. CAP Notes use mnemonics, acronyms, and Best Learning Practices.
7. CAP Notes are used to reflect and reinforce learning. during Game Prep Time, formerly known as homework.
8. GPT is a great time for family bonding.
9. Use CAP Note Rubrics for evaluation and grades.
10. Use CAP Notes to create great Game Card Q & A's.
Section 3 -
60 Picture Prompts
1. Story Telling
2. Art & Writing Prompts
3. For WAY Game Responses
4. Traditional Note Taking
5. For Player Game Responses
6. Customize CAP Note, Fundraiser
7. Dream Catcher
8. Tracing = Incubation Time
CAP Notes
Expectations
Listen & Summarize
Mnemonics
Memory Triggers
Graphic Organizers
9 Steps
Think Like a Teacher
Question & Prompt
Purpose & Product
WAY Game & Game Cards
Why?
Learn, Earn & Play
CAP Notebook Classroom Fundraiser
Empowering Classrooms. Supporting Teachers. Engaging Students.
Let’s face it: many classrooms are underfunded, and teachers are underpaid. The CAP Notebook Fundraiser is a simple, smart solution designed to help every class raise money for the essentials—and a little extra—for the people who make learning possible.
Here’s what your classroom can raise money for:
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Essential school supplies
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Student prizes for the WAY Game
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Startup costs for exciting classroom projects
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A bonus for those who put in the work
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Transparency is essential - make it a lesson
How It Works
Each student needs a CAP Notebook for each of the three school terms. The notebooks cost $11.11 each. With a 100% markup, your class invests the profit in the class's needs.
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