Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Dec 21

6th
Colonial America Test


7th
Grade Citizenship Test

Lesson Plans- Monday, Dec 20

6th Grade
-Current Events
-Test Review

7th
-Current Events
-Citizenship Test

Lesson Plans-Friday, Dec 17

6th Grade
Test Review

7th
Physical map quiz
Presentation over Costa Rica by Trent Boultinghouse

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Dec 16

6th Grade
-Current Events
-Colonial Test Review

7th
-Current Events
-Quiz over physical US
-Time Zone Check

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Dec 15

6th Grade
-Colonial Notes from internet
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm

7th
Map Quiz
Go Over Time Zones

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Dec 14

6th Hour
-BQ; List interesting facts about colonial America.
-Finish notes over Colonial America

7th
BQ: If it is 3pm Pacific time, what time is it for the Central and Eastern Time Zone
-Finish time zones
-Check times zones problem solving activity

Lesson Plans- Monday, Dec 13

6th Grade
-Current Events
-Kids Discover Colonial Notes

7th
BQ Why do we have times zones?
Current Events
Finish TIme Zone Activity

Lesson Plans- Friday, Dec 10

6th
-Colonial Map Test
-Colonial Notes

7th
-Go over end of chapter Questions
-Times Zones Actvity

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Dec 9

6th Grade
Current Events
Finish Colonial Activities
Study for Colonial Map Test

7th
Current Events
Go over End of Vocab and Map
Reaction to American Promise

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Dec 8

6th GRade
BQ What allowed England to colonize the Americas?
Colony Map
Vocab and timeline activities

7th
American Promise video

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Dec 7

6th Grade
Hand back tests
Finish Notes over Tudors
Video over English colonies

7th Grade
Oral Reading Chap 4
Pg. 108 1-10 Key Terms
Pg. 109 1-10 Map Activity

Lesson Plans- Monday, Dec 6

6th
Current Events
Notes over Tudor England and 1588 defeat of Spanish Armada

7th
Current Events
Go over 4.2 and 4.3
Go over Vocab 4.3

Lesson Plans- Friday, Dec 3

6th
TEST over Exploration

7th
Go over 4.1
Handout 4.2 and 4.3 and complete 4.3 vocabulary

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Dec 2

6th Grade
Test Review
Essay Questions

7th Grade
What is difference between Rural and urban?
Current Events
Go over vocab 4.1 and 4.2
Complete Worksheet 4.1

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Dec. 1

6th Grade
Test Review over Exploration

7th
BQ What is cartography?
Go over map notes
Chap. 4 vocab

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Nov. 30

6th
BQ; What was the Triangle trade?
Check end of chapter questions
Lecture over Triangle trade and Columbian Exchange

7th
Kids Discover notes over MAPS

Lesson Plans- Monday, Nov. 29

6th Grade
-Current Events
-Pg 482 1-10 Vocabulary 1-5 Thinking about facts

7th
-Current Events
-Notes over Kids Discover maps

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Nov. 23

6th Grade

Current Events
Grade Exploration
Turn in Exploration Quiz

7th
Current Events
Maps

Lesson Plans- Monday, Nov. 22

6th Grade
Current Events
Exploration Video
Notes over Video
10 Question quiz of Video

7th
Current Events
Finish Presentations

Lesson Plans- Friday, Nov 19

6th Grade
Exploration Video

7th Grade
Finish Presentations

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Nov. 18

6th Grade
Current Events
Video over AGE of Exploration

7th
Current Events
Finish presentation

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Nov. 17

6th Grade
Check Exploration Reading Guides
Discussion

No 7th Grade classes met

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Nov 16

6th Grade
BQ: What European Countries were involved in the Age of Exploration?
Finish Reading Guide

7th
Presentations

Lesson Plans- Monday, Nov. 15

6th Grade
Current Events
Oral Reading Chap 16

7th
Current Events
Presentations over Cultural regions

Lesson Plans- Friday, Nov 12

6th
Finish Current Events
Vocab
Share Salem Reaction Papers
Oral Reading Chap 16

7th
Finish up and begin sharing Cultural Region Presentations

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Nov. 11

6th Grade
Current Events
Vocab Check
Salem Reaction Paper

7th
Current Events
Cultural Regions

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Nov. 10

6th
Test over 50 States
Students with perfect scores do vocabulary on board Lesson 1-4 of Chapter 16
16 terms

7th
Test over 50 States
Students with perfect scores read AR or other homework

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Nov 9

6th Grade
Salem Witch Trials Venn Diagram Check
Check notes
Discussion
Reaction Paper over Salem Trials- Students should write at least a 1 1/2 page reaction to the the Salem Witch Trials. It should include:
1. Description of events of Salem Witch Trial
2. What caused Salem Witch Trials?
3. What was the rights for accused like compare 1692 Salem to today
4. Lessons that we can learn from Salem Witch Trials

7th Grade
Current Events
Work on Cultural Regions COOP Project

Lesson Plans- Monday, Nov. 8

6th
-Current Events
-Venn Diagram over Salem Witch Trials

7th ITBS TESTING

Lesson Plans-Friday, Nov 5

6th Grade
-Finish Comparing and contrasting the rights of accused person today with that of the Salem Witch Trials
-Share results
-Create Venn Diagram

7th Grade
-Coop Group Activity over Cultural Regions

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Nov. 4

6th Grade
BQ: What are the right of the accused in criminal cases?
Current Events
Compare and Contrast rights of accused today vs Salem in 1692

7th
Go over main ideas pg 70 1-9
Go over Population Density and Resource Map
5th Hour started COOP activity over cultural Regions

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Nov 3

6th
-Salem Witch Trials


7th
Go over review main ideas
Create population and resource maps

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Nov 2

6th Grade
Why did the Europeans explore?
Currents
-Guided reading Exploration

7th
Go over Reviewing key terms
Finish Reviewing main ideas

Lesson Plans- Monday, Nov 1

6th grade
1, 3, and 4th hours ITBS TESTING
6th Hour
Current Events
Exploration Reading Guide

7th Grade
-Current Events
-Go over pg 64 demographics Questions #1 and 2
-Reviewing Key Terms 1-10 Chap. 3

Lesson Plans- Friday, Oct. 29

1-4 hours meet

6th
Current Event
Reading guide over Exploration

No 7th Grade Classes meet

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Oct. 28

6th Grade
TEST over Native Americans

7th Grade
Chapter 3 Section 3 Definitions
Chapter 3 Section 3 Oral Reading

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Oct. 27

6th Grade
Test Review

7th Grade
Go over Section 2 Definitions
Oral Reading Section 2

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Oct. 26

6th Grade
BQuestion
MAP over Native Americans
Test Review
MAJOR TEST THURSDAY

7th
Check vocab
Oral Reading Section 2
More definitions

Lesson Plans- Monday, Oct. 25

6th Grade
-Current Events
-NW coast Video
-3rd hour begins test review


7th Grade
-Current Events
-Oral reading Chap.3 Human Geography
-Definitions

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Oct. 21

Incentive Day
Movie--VB vs Faculty

3rd hour 6th grade
Current Events
NW Coast Video

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Oct. 20

6th Grade
-BQ-Name some tribes of Southwest
-Food/Shelter notes over Plains, Southwest, Northwest coast
-Kid Discover Mag notes over Plain, Southwest, Northwest Coast

7th
Major test over climate and weather

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Oct. 19

6th
Southwest Video Notes
Draw Shelter for SWest

7th
Test Review
Test Wednesday
Baseball/Softball Review game

Lesson Plans- Monday, Oct. 18

6th Grade
Current Events
BQ: What was the most important thing to the Plains Indians?
Kids Discover notes over Plains
Draw TEEPEE

7th Current Events
Test Review
Test Wednesday

Lesson Plans- Friday, Oct. 15

6th Grade
-Plain Indians Shelter drawing
-Plains Video

7th
-Check pg 44
-Share perfect climate

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Oct. 14

6th Grade
Current Events
Finish notes over forest people
Start notes over Plains

7th
Current Events
Check Maps/Notes
Reading over climates
Pg 44 Questions 1-2
Read through different climates pg 45-48
Pick Climate they like best.... Pick place where that climate is....... Create the perfect climate

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Oct. 13

6th
-BQ: What were some of the tribes of the forest people
-Notes over Eastern Woodlands and Southeast
-Draw Shelter of Eastern Woodlands and Southeast
-Finish Forest People Video
-Notes from Kids Discover over Forest People

7th
Finish Weather Video over Climate
-Create Climate map based on map on pg. 46

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Oct. 12

6th Grade
-Share facts over Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
-Handout study guide over N. Amercan tribes
-Watch Eastern Woodlands video

7th
-Watch video over Weather and Climate
- Take notes

Lesson Plans- Monday, Oct. 11

6th Grade
-Current Events
-BQ: List five interesting facts from the Kid Discover Magazines
-Discussion
-Finish Aztec notes if not done

7th
-Double Current Events
-Weather map... Vocab terms
-Climate

Lesson Plans- Friday, Oct. 8

6th Grade
-National Geographic Video
-Students take notes

7th
US Map Test for those who don't have 100%
Class assignment
Homework: PG 50
Review key terms 1-10
Reviewing main ideas 1-10

Those that have 100% work on assignment-Those who have take due it as homework
DUE MONDAY

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Oct. 7

6th Grade
National Geographic video
Students take notes

7th
National Geographic Video
Students take notes

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Oct. 6

6th Grade
-Finish notes over Incas from Kids Discover

7th
National Geographic video

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Oct. 5

6th
-Finish Mayans Kid Discover
-Check Mayan Kids Discover
-Start notes over Incas

7th
-Finish weather notes
-Give forecast using terms

Lesson Plans- Monday, Oct. 4

6th Grade

-Current Events
-Finish Mayan Notes-Kids Discover

7th
-Current Events
-Finish Powerpoint lecture over Weather

Lesson Plans- Friday, Oct. 1

6th Grade
Bq: What was the mother culture?
Discussion
Mayan Kids Dsicover

7th
Weatherforecasting

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 30

6th Grade

Current events
oral reading over Mayans

7th
Current Events
Oral reading over Chap 2

Lesson Plans- Wednesday,Sept. 29

6th grade
-Discussion on 500 Nations
-Lecture on hunting and gathering
-Pro and cons of Neolithic revolution

7th
-BQ What causes weather?
-Complete w-sheets over weather
-Read Chapter 2

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Sept. 28

6th Grade
500 Nations
Discussion over treatment of native americans

7th
Current Events
BQ: What causes weather?
Oral Reading Chapter 2

Lesson Plans- Monday, Sept. 27

6th grade
-Current events
-500 Nations

7th
Chapter 1 test

Lesson Plans- Friday, Sept. 24

6th Grade
-US MAP TEST

7th Grade
-World Map Test
-Chapter 1 TEST MONDAY!!

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 23

6th Grade
Current Events
500 Nations
50 States test Tomorrow

7th Grade
Current Events
Test Review
World Map Test tomorrow

Lesson Plans- Wednesday,Sept. 22

6th
-BQ about First Americas
-Discusssion and Lecture about age of Exploration
-500 Nations

7th
-Study Guide over Chapter 1

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Sept. 21

6th Grade
World Map Test
Chap. 11 Sect. 1 and Section 2 vocab definitions

7th
US Map Test
Study guide for Chap 1

Lesson Plans- Monday, Sept. 27

6th grade
Current Events
BQ: Who were the first Americans??
Hand in earth at night project
Answer BQ
Review World Map for test tomorrow
World Map Test Tuesday!!!!

7th
Current Events
Review 50 states map
Review World map
Study for test
50 STATES MAP TEST Tomorrow

Lesson Plans- Friday, Sept. 17

6th Grade
-Finish discussion over hypothesis
-Students share final hypothesis
-Reflection over earth at night

7th
-Landforms test
-Go over pg 34 Review ideas
-Mental map over seasons

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 16

6th grade
Current Events
Class discussion over Earth at Night
Write Final hypothesis

7th
Current Events
Check Maps
Homework pg 34 1-9Reviewing Ideas
Draw mental map of the 4 seasons

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Sept 15

6th Grade
Earth at Night Class Discussion
Students share hypothesis and evidence for and against their hypothesis
Students will revise and correct their hypothesis

7th
Finish Landforms group activity
Hand out maps over key locations in world
Fill in different locations
**Landforms test Friday

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Sept. 14

6th Grade
Earth AT Night Project 1-4
Draw continents
Fill in lights
Develop educated guess or hypothesis
Test hypothesis by collecting data that supports or does not support hypothesis
Be ready to check tomorrow--Have class dicussion

7th grade
Check Landforms
COOP Group "Acting out the landforms"

Lesson Plans- Monday, Sept. 13

6th Grade
Current Events
BQ: Why are there lights in some places and none in other?
-Handout world Map and Africa/Asia map--Fill in places
-Answer BQ

7th Grade
Current events
BQ: What creates landforms?
-Go over land form definitions
-COOP Group Activity over landforms

Lesson Plans- Friday, Sept. 10

6th Grade
Current events
Oral Reading pg 12-13
Draw map with lines of latitude and longitude
Answer 3 questions from board
Answer 1-3 on pg 13

7th Grade
Current Events
Go over definitions from Wednesday
Draw pictures of various landforms

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Sept 8

6th Grade
BQ: What is your strategy for studying for map test??
Prep for Map test tomorrow
50 states
Test tomorrow!!!

7th
BQ: What are plate tectonics?
Discussion
Oral reading 1-3 pg28
Definitions of revolution, solstice, equinox, landform, core, mantle, crust, magma, continent, plate tectonics, fault, earthquake, tsunami, erosion, plateau, isthmus, peninsula
50 states map test tomorrow!!!!!

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Sept. 7

6th Grade
Current Events
BQ What are the 5 themes of geography
Discussion and Lecture
Map test 50 states Thursday

7th
Current Events
Go over major cities scavenger hunt
Map Test 50 states Thursday

Lesson Plans- Friday, Sept. 3

6th Grade
-Diagnostic test
-check 50 states map

7th Grade
-Check 50 states map
-Major Cities Activity/Scavenger Hunt

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Sept. 2

-Current Events
-Finish turn by turn directions (6th grade only)
-50 States map--Identify 50 states

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Sept 1

6th Grade
What is DDR with relative location??
Give turn by turn directions using street names, cardinal directions (NSEW), and correct distance.
Example:
To get to Mr Herlocker's house you go north on summit for approx 1/2 mile till get to city limits Continue to head north on highway 7 three miles
Turn right or east onto 650th ave and travel 3.5 miles
It will be second house in that miles section on the north side of the road
Students will turn Street address, latitude/longitude, relative location, and turn by turn directions for credit at end of hour.

7th Grade Geography
BQ- Where is Earth?
Discussion
Go over guided reading 1-2
Demonstrate rotation and revolution of earth in 24 hour day and four seasons of year.
Complete 1-3 guided reading

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Aug. 31

6th Grade
BQ: What are absolute and relative location
Go over directions to houses

7th Grade
BQ: What is a region
Finish 5 themes pictures
Oral Reading over 5 themes
1-2 Guided Reading Due tomorrow

Lesson Plans- Monday, Aug. 30

6th Grade
BQ-What are lines of Latitude and longitude used for?
-Go over 13 vocabulary terms--Test Wednesday
-Talk about importance of location--Relative location
-For tuesday need... Street address, turn by by directions, latitude and longitude, relative location

7th Grade
BQ- How do we interact with our environment?
Share pictures of the 5 themes

Lesson Plans- Friday, Aug. 27

6th Grade
BQ: Explain difference between absolute and relative location
-Test over 7 continents 4 oceans
-Discussion and lecture
-13 Vocabulary terms in front of book related to geography
continents, hemisphere, equator, longitude, prime meridian, latitiude, cardinal directions, intermediate directions, compass rose, scale, map key, political map, physical map

7th Grade
Create pictures of 5 Themes
students should have a picture for each of 5 themes of geography
Picture shold visual represent each theme..
Student should be prepared to explain picture on Monday

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Aug. 26

6th Grade
-Current Events
-Check 7 continent 4 0ceans map
-Take a look at mapquest....google maps.....google earth
-Test over 7 continents 4 oceans tomorrow

7th grade
-Test over 7 continents 4 oceans
-Current Events

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Aug. 25

6th Grade S. Studies
BQ: Three map essentials?
-Go over tour of School
-Handout textbooks
-Handout 7 continents 4 oceans
-Talk Location Absolute vs Relative
-MAP TEST OVER CONTINENTS FRIDAY
7th Grade Geography
BQ: What is difference between absolute and relative location
-Finish Lecture over 5 themes
-Work on pictures of five themes

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, Aug. 24

6th Grade S. Studies
-Current Events
BQ: What are the cardinal directions?
-Finish tour
-Check tour

7th Grade Geography
BQ What are the five themes of geography?
-Go over worksheet 1.1
-Create a picture for each one of the 5 themes of Geography
-The picture should describe and explain the 5 themes
-Due Wednesday

Lesson Plans- Monday, Aug. 23

6th Grade SStudies:
-BQ: What is a compass rose?
-Discussion over cardinal directions
-Tour of school--Fill out map
-Remind about Current events

7th Grade Geography:
Current Events
Go over World Map
-Introduce Textbook
-Oral Reading Chapter 1.1
*HW-Complete Guided reading 1.1
*HW=Homework

Lesson Plans- Friday, Aug. 20

6th Grade W. history
-Finish Expectations
-Current Events Procedure

7th Grade
-Finish expectations
-Current Events Procedure
-Handout textbooks
-Identify 7 continents
4 Oceans

Lesson Plans- Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 18 and 19

-Get to know activity: Teacher and students share information about themselves
-Teacher gives Expectations of Class
-Expectation sheets signed by next Tuesday

Lesson Plans- Tuesday May 18

-Current Events
-Roman Empire Kids Discover Magazine

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, May 12

-ANSWER BQ over Alexander
-TEST REVIEW FOR OPEN NOTES TEST TOMORROW
-1. Using Socrates or Plato, create a brief biography of their birth, life and death. Be sure to explain their influences, interests, ideas, and accomplishments to Western Civilization.
2. Using Aristotle, Homer, or Pythagoras create a brief biography of their birth, life and death. Be sure to explain their influences, interests, ideas, and accomplishments to Western Civilization.
3. Draw a venn diagram and compare and contrast Athens and Sparta. Be sure to explain your diagram with a short paragraph.
4. Who was Alexander the Great? What did he do? What is his legacy? Be sure to fully explain important events in his life and his importance to Western Civilization

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, May 11

-Powerpoint lecture over Alexander the Great
-BQ: Who as Alexander the Great? Accomplishments? Legacy?

Lesson Plans- Monday, May 10

-Current Events
-Finish Kid Discover Notes

Lesson Plans-Friday, May 7

-Finish Powerpoint Lecture over Ancient Greece
-Introduce Kids Discover

Lesson Plan-Thursday May 6

-Current Events
-Go Over Venn diagram
-Powerpoint lecture over Ancient Greece and Athenian thinkers

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, May 5

-Finish Video
-Read text starting on pg 196
-BQ: What are the similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta?
-HW-Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Athens and Sparta

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, May 4

-BQ: What is difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
-Discussion over democracy
-Lecture over similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta

Lesson Plans- Monday, May 3

-CNN CLIPS
-GREEK MOVIES

Lesson Plans-Friday, April 30

-RETEST

Lesson Plans-Thursday, April 29

-2 and 3rd hours corrections/current Events
-6 and 7th hours RETEST

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, April 28

-Current Events 6 and 7th hours- Test Corrections
-2 and 3rd hours TEST

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, April 27

-2 and 3rd hour to LEadership
-6 and 7th hours TEST

Lesson Plans- Monday, April 26

-TEST REVIEW

Lesson Plans-Friday, April 23

-REVIEW FOR MAJOR RIVER VALLEY TEST TUESDAY!!
ESSAY QUESTIONS:


1. What are some of the common characteristics of geography, class systems, buildings, and jobs of the four early river valley civilizations?
2. What were some of the key accomplishments of the early river valley civilizations?
3. Who wrote the code of laws in Mesopotamia? What do they tell us about their society? Give examples of some of the laws?
4. What are some of the similarities between the political systems of China and Egypt?

Lesson Plans-Thursday, April 22

-REVIEW FOR MAJOR TEST OVER RIVER VALLEYS NEXT TUESDAY

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, April 21

-Go over assignment from pg 156 1-5 Thinking about vocab 1-10 thinking about facts
-Begin test review
1st-3 hours do not meet today

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, April 20

-Go over Indus Concept map
-Pg 156 Thinking about vocab 1-5
Thinking about facts 1-10
--MAJOR TEST NEXT TUESDAY OVER ALL 4 RIVER VALLEYS

Lesson Plans- Monday, April 19

-Current Events
-Finish Graphic organizer over Indus River Valley

Lesson Plans-Thursday, April 15

-Current Events
-Oral reading pg 128-133
-Reviewing skill map activity pg 140-141 1-3

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, April 14

-Go over Concept Map of Huang He River Valley

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, April 13

-Use Kids Discover Magazines
-Graphic organizer over Huang He River Valley

Lesson Plans- Monday, April 12

-Current Events
-Finish Video
-Concept map over China

Lesson Plan for Friday, April 9

-Ancient China:  Oral Reading Pg 158-163
-Discussion on Huang He River Valley
-Video Notes over Huang He River Valley 

Lesson Plan for Thursday, April 8

-Current Events
-Go over Tigris-Euphrates Concept MAp

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, April 7

-Go over Political, Economic, Religion, and Social on Concept Map
-Finish concept map over Tigris and Euphrates River Valley

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, April 6

-Go over Code of Hammurabi assignment
-Finish Oral Reading
-Complete concept map over Tigris and Euphrates River Valley(Just like Nile)
-Must complete all bubbles for Political, Economic, Religion, Social
Ex.
Political- Leaders, Types of Govt, Laws
Economic-What do they do for work, who has the wealth, do they trade, what?
Religion-Name of creator(God/Gods), how did it begin?, afterlife?, rituals??
Social-Social Classes??, Genders equal, how do they treat other?, slavery?
Intellectual-Language, Writing, Schools, Inventions
Aesthetic-Artifacts, Architecture, What is beautiful??

Lesson Plans- Monday, April 4

-CNN CLIPS
-Oral reading
-Code of Hammurabi translation pg 113

Lesson Plans- Friday, April 1

-Current Events
-Go over vocab
-Lecture Mesopotamia
-Oral Reading

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, March 31

-Powerpoint Lecture over Mesopotamia
-Oral reading over Mesopotamia

Lesson Plans-Tuesday, March 30

-Go over Nile Concept Map
-Powerpoint lecture over Mesopotamia

Lesson Plans- Monday, March 29

-Current Events
-Finish Concept maps

Lesson Plans- Friday, March 26

-Finish Video if not already finished
-Finish concept map over Nile River Valley
-Map with four levels of bubbles will be due Monday

Lesson Plans- Thursday, March 25

-Current Events
-Video over Egyptians
-Finish SOCIAL bubbles for Nile River Valley

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, March 24

-Go over maps
-Lecture over PERSIA
Political- Leaders, Types of Govt, Laws
Economic-What do they do for work, who has the wealth, do they trade, what?
Religion-Name of creator(God/Gods), how did it begin?, afterlife?, rituals??
Social-Social Classes??, Genders equal, how do they treat other?, slavery?
Intellectual-Language, Writing, Schools, Inventions
Aesthetic-Artifacts, Architecture, What is beautiful??
-Begin concept map over Nile River Valley
-Finish Political, Economic and Religion bubbles

Lesson Plans-Tuesday, March 23

-Current Events
-Oral reading 71-74
-Draw map and label map on pg 71

Lesson Plans- Friday, March 5

-Test over Major World Religions

Lesson Plans- Thursday, March 4

-Current Events
-Finish review of Religion table
-Test Review Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam
-Religion-Founder/Prophet-Book-Place started/Place Practiced-Key Beliefs-Celebrations-When-Divisions

Essay:

1. Explain how and where Hinduism and Buddhism developed. How did one build off the other?
2. Explain how and where Judaism, Christianity, and Islam developed. How did one build off the other?
3. Pick one of the five major religions and give a detail view of the origin, key beliefs and ideas. Describe it well enough that someone who knows nothing about it has a basic understanding of key beliefs.

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, March 3

-Go over Religion table
-Test over Religion table Friday
-Notebook Check Tomorrow

Lesson Plans-Tuesday, March 2

-Students are taking the Kansas Communities That Care Survey
This survey will give our school valuable information into the climate of our school and community. Students are not identified when taking the survey.

Lesson Plans- Monday, March 1

-Current Events
-Finish Christianity Video
-Religion table

Lesson Plans- Friday, Feb. 26

-BQ
-Christianity Video

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Feb. 25

-Current Events
-BQ
-Finish video over Judaism

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, Feb. 24

-Answer BQ
-Hand out video guide
-Video Over Judaism

Lesson Plans-Tuesday, Feb. 23

-Islam Notes
-Oral Reading

Lesson Plans- Monday, Feb. 22

-Current Events
-BQ: Describe the 3 main divisions of the Christian faith. Who What When How Why
-Check 246 Vocab
-Begin powerpoint lecture over Islam

Lesson Plans- Friday, Feb. 19

-BQ
-Oral Reading Christianity
-Christianity Notes
-Pg 246 7 vocab terms due Monday

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Feb. 18

-Current Events
-BQ
-Check Religion table and 6 vocab terms
-Powerpoint Lecture over Christianity

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, Feb. 17

-Finish Judaism Lecture
-Oral Reading Judaism pg 120
-Definitions 6 terms pg 120
-Table over Judaism due tomorrow--Just like Hinduism--Buddhism

Lesson Plans-Tuesday, Feb. 16

-Current Events
-Powerpoint Lecture: Judaism

Lesson Plans- Friday, Feb. 12

-Buddhism Table
-POP QUIZ: Student have the remainder of hour to answer these 6 questions in short answer and essay form. They will get last 15 minutes to use notes from video and powerpoint as well as textbook.

1. What is reincarnation? Be sure to include proper terms.
2. What is the caste system?
3. Who is Sidhartha Guatama? Tell the story of his life and enlightenment.
4. List and explain the Four Noble Truths.
5. List and explain the 8-Fold Path
6. Using a venn diagram, explain key differences between Hinduism and Buddhism.

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Feb. 11

-Current Events
-Finish Video
-Go over vocab
-Go over pg. 155 1-5 #5 Should be answered with a venn diagram

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, Feb. 3/10

-Powerpoint over Sidhartha Guatma
-Video over
-Fill out table over Buddhism
-Page 155 1-5 Complete a venn diagram on #5 Question

Lesson Plans-Tuesday, Feb. 9

-Religion table
Religion--Founder--Book--Where started--Where practiced--When--Key Beliefs--Celebrations--Divisions
-Answer all of table for Hinduism
-Oral reading over Buddhism
-Homework:: Definitions 5 vocab terms for pg. 142 6 vocab terms pg. 150

Lesson Plans- Monday, Feb. 8

-Current Events
- Finish Video Notes

Lesson Plans- Friday, Feb. 5

-Finish Powerpoint Notes
-Video notes

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Feb. 4

-Current Events
-Share 1 page explanation of reincarnation
-Read Chap 6 Lesson 3 over Hinduism

NOTE: This is what 2 and 3rd hour will do Friday

Lesson Plans-Wednesday, Feb. 3

NOTE: 2nd and 3rd hour classes did not meet because of 1/2 day so they will be day behind

-BQ--One page over Explain reincarnation from a Hindu perspective using the following vocabulary terms. Meditation, YOGA, Reincarnation, Dharma, Karma, Nirvana, Monism, Monotheistic, Polytheistic, Caste System, untouchables, Brahman priests

Lesson Plans-Tuesday, Feb. 2

-BQ
-Take powerpoint notes over Hinduism

Lesson Plans- Monday, Feb. 1

-Current Events
-Powerpoint notes over Hinduism

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Jan. 28

-Test Over Prehistoric man and Neolithic Revolution
-If time will start current events after everyone finished with test.

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Jan. 27

-Video over Early Civilization
-Prehistoric SOFTBALL TEST Review

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 26

-Oral Reading
-Test Review
-Test Thursday over Chap 2 and Chap 3

Essays for test
1. Describe the difference between primary and secondary sources. Explain how historians have to watch for bias.
2. Describe the difference between history and prehistory. Which is more accurate? Why? What is oral tradition? How is a historian like a detective?
3. What are artifacts? How do archeologist use them? What artifact did you bring in? What did you learn from the project that you didn’t know before?
4. Who was the Iceman? List as many things as we know about his life and how he lived. Give a theory of how you think he ended up in the Alps and was frozen so many years ago.

Lesson Plans-Monday, January 25

-Current Events
-Share Pictures
-Oral Reading Chapter 3

Lesson Plans- Friday, Jan. 22

-Oral Reading Chap. 3
-BQ: In art, what is perspective?
-Discussion read page 50 and 51
-Draw a picture using perspective.

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Jan. 21

-Current Events
-Go over Iceman interview
-Oral reading Chap. 3

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Jan. 20

-Artifacts
BQ: Who was the "Iceman."
-Complete Iceman man interview
-Students should develop a list of ten questions to help answer the missing things we know about the Iceman. They will then aswer them as if the Iceman came back to life to be interviewed.

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 19

-Artifacts
-Oral Reading Chapter 2 over "Iceman"

Lesson Plans-Monday, January 18

-Current Events
-Share Artifacts
-Chack Page 40 assignment

Lesson Plans- Friday, Jan. 15

-Oral Reading Chap 2
-Share Artifacts
-PAGE 40 Think about vocab and thinking about facts 1-10 and 1-10

Lesson Plans- Thursday, Jan. 14

-Current Events
BQ
Introduce Artifact project

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Jan. 13

-BQ: What is time? Does everyone measure it the same?
-Vocab check-completed definitions
-Oral Reading Chapter 2

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 12

-BQ-Explain the impact of history on history.
-Finish notes
-Define Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Lesson Plans-Monday, January 11

-Current Events
-BQ: What is difference between history and prehistory
-Notes over basic vocab

Lesson Plans- Wednesday, Jan. 6

-BQ: What are the three main positions held by scientist, religious leaders, and middle ground position in regards to human origins?
-Answer BQ--Discussion
-Finish notes on Prehistoric man
-Give key vocabulary for words for world history

Lesson Plans- Tuesday, January 5

-Current Events
-Board Question
-Notes over human origins
HW: Ask parents which came first chicken or egg?