First week of school August 26-28
Routines, expectations, Weebly page, class information, History writing and discussion, Pre-Test,
Second week of school August 31 - Sept. 3
1. Pass out new scale
"How did Michigan become a state?"
2. Getting to Know MI booklet (online)
together, read over pages 1-3, 23-24
In SS notebook, create a list of state items. Bird, fish , reptile, nickname, fossil, wildflower, flower, gem, stone
3. Portraits of Michigan Booklet
Together, read over pages 1-7, 16-18, and 24
4. Michigan Timeline worksheet
In class, work on the timeline worksheet, using the Portraits of Michigan booklet to help find the answers.
5. Videos to watch: How MIchigan Became a State. Michigan History Museum
Third week of school September 8-11
1. Review Michigan Scale
2. Michigan Maps -----pass out Michigan maps, talk about legends and scales, absolute and relative location
3. Look at Dickinson County Map and City of Kingsford map. Then Google Earth locations.
4. Human Characteristics of MI----Class list of businesses
5. Michigan History on QUIZIZZ website(if we have the Chromebooks)
6. Friday is 9/11 so we will be discussing what happened on that day in our history.
4th week of school September 14-18th
Finish Google Earth for each class( about 5 for each class)
1.Michigan, Human and Physical Characteristics of our area. Class ABC list
2. Michigan, How we have adapted to and modified the environment. Worksheet for in SS notebook
3. Michigan QUIZIZZ on Chromebooks
4. United States Constitution. Constitution Day is the 17th.
-Constitution video, Shhh! Were Writing the Constitution(from MI Open Book), Constitution worksheet
- Constitution booklet , MI Open Book pgs. 171 Bill of Rights, 164-167 Writing the Constitution, 168-170 Ratify
- Constitution Pre amble----memory challenge, Barney Fife video, Constitution QUIZIZZ
5th week of school Sept. 21-25
introduce Core Democratic Values, video, paper for notebook, worksheet
5 Themes of Geography---paper for notebook, video, discussion, ABC places
MI Open Book--Thinking Like a Geographer(18-21), Regions handout, worksheet, video
DARE on Thursday
Climate and Natural Resources textbook pages 36-39, 42-47
6th Week of School Sept. 28-Oct 2
Monday: Climate----Textbook pages 36-39; Natural Resources---Textbook pages 42-47
Tuesday: NWEA Reading test 9:05-10:55; Regions Quizizz?
Wednesday: 1/2 day school; Social Studies Google Slide Document
Thursday: New scale, Ancient Civilizations Text pages 72-75 Mound Builders and Anasazi, notes in notebook, sheet
Friday: NWEA Math 9:05-10:55, Practice Google Classroom and Google Meet
7th Week of School Oct. 5-9
Monday: Mayans Textbook pages 60-63
Tuesday: NWEA testing Language Arts 9-11, work on Google Slides
Wednesday: Aztecs Textbook pages 64-69
Thursday: Chapter 3 Review questions Textbook page 78 1-10 Vocabulary, 1-4 Thinking About Facts
Friday: No School.....Professional Development Day
8th Week of School Oct. 12-16
Monday: Review Ancient Civilizations scale, Finish questions on page 78, take notes in SS notebook if time
Tuesday: New Scale Native American Civilizations Pacific Northwest Coast MI Open Book pages 25-27, map, video
Wednesday: Pacific Northwest Textbook pages 81-87, notes in notebook, coloring page for in SS notebook
Thursday: Natives of the Southwest ---MI Open book pages 28-29, video
Friday: Natives of the Southwest Textbook pages 90-94, notes, color sheet, worksheet
9th Week of School Oct. 19-23
Monday: No school
Tuesday: no school
Wednesday: Lesson submitted on line. worksheet on comparing Southwest and Pacific NorthWest. Also a worksheet comparing how the two regions adapted to and modified their environment.
Thursday: Google Meet.....to review, discuss, and go over the two worksheets. Attend each class at your appointed time!
Friday: Google classroom : Quizizz on Pacific NorthWest and Southwest tribes
10th Week of School Oct. 26-30
Monday: Lesson in Google Classroom: Native Americans of the Great Plains
Tuesday: Google Meet to discuss yesterdays lesson. Attend class at your appointed time!
Wednesday: Lesson in Google Classroom: Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands
Thursday: Google Meet to discuss yesterdays lesson
Friday: Google Classroom---Quizizz on Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands
11th Week of School Nov. 2-6
12th Week of School Nov. 9-13
Monday: Chapter 4 Review
Tuesday: Study Guide
Wednesday: Veterans Day activities
Thursday: Jeopardy Review
Friday: Quizizz test
13th Week of School Nov. 16-20
Native American Google Slides project Monday-Thursday
Friday: Start sharing projects with class
14th Week of School Nov. 23-25
Native American Google Slide Presentations for 3 days
Thanksgiving break
15th Week of School Nov. 30-Dec. 4
Monday: scale, videos, and map of Silk Road and Kingdoms of West Africa
Tuesday: MI Open Book pg. 34 Kingdom of Ghana
Wednesday: MI Open Book pgs. 38-39 Mali, Comparison Worksheet
Thursday: MI Open Book pgs. 40-41 Songhai, Video
Friday: Kingdoms of West Africa Study Guide
16th Week of School Dec. 7-11
Monday: Pearl Harbor, Textbook and videos
Tuesday: Kingdoms of West Africa Study Guide Review
Wednesday: Kingdoms of West Africa Test---Quizizz
Thursday: D.A.R.E.
Friday: Kingdoms of West Africa---Pixton project
17th Week of School Dec. 14-18
Vikings------
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Handout reading pages
Thursday: Quizizz
Friday: Pixton project
18th Week of School Jan 4-8
Monday: Textbook pages 124-127 Age of Exploration, new scale
Tuesday: Textbook pgs. 138-141, MI Open Book pgs. 41-42 Explorers Take to the Sea ----Columbus
Wednesday: Textbook pgs. 142-145, MI Open Book pgs. 45-47 Columbian Exchange, Notebook handout
Thursday: Textbook pgs. 148-153 Explorers and Conquerors---Cortes
Friday: Tuck Everlasting movie, Textbook pages 154-155 Magellan and Pizarro
19th Week of School Jan. 10-14
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20th Week of School Jan 18-22
Monday: Martin Luther King Day---reading in textbook and videos
Tuesday: Northwest Passage ---Textbook pages 174-177
Wednesday: Jamestown colony pgs. 178-185
Thursday:
Friday: 1/2 day of school Jamestown Quizizz
21st Week of School Jan 25-29
Monday: NWEA Reading, Pilgrims videos-2
Tuesday: Pilgrims, Plymouth colony Textbook pages 186-191
Wednesday: NWEA Math, Pilgrims Quizizz
Thursday: DARE in Social Studies
Friday: NWEA Language Arts, Chapter 7 review 1-10,1-4
22nd Week of School February 1-5
Monday: Collect chapter 7 review, Pass out and work on Study Guide
Tuesday: Review Study Guide, Explorers Jeopardy
Wednesday: Review scale, Explorers Quizizz, Choose explorer and pass out assignment
Thursday: Explorers Test
Friday: Work on explorers report(cover page and map)