The 1st English Settlement of Jamestown After the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the English did not give up on the New World. Raw materials, trade, silver, gold, and spreading their faith motivated them to persist through many obstacles. Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Life was Read More…
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Happy Birthday, Blog! You’re 4!
We started our blog in 2010 with a very enthusiastic 8th grade class (The Class of 2010). They are now Seniors in HS. EXTRA CREDIT: Do you know any current Seniors or Juniors that graduated from Yellow? Get them to post a comment on the blog telling us that YOU sent them and you will Read More…
FuTuRe PEGS
This homework assignment is a simple and and fun way to practice digital literacy (reading and writing in social studies using digital tools) while sorting information into the following categories: PEGS. HW = 4 points EXTRA CREDIT: Who said, “Don’t put off tomorrow what you can do today.” YOUR ASSIGNMENT DUE TUESDAY: Leave a Comment Read More…
Native American Yourself!
Students are creating Native American Regions Baseball Cards and will create a PHOTO depicting the following characteristics of a region: POLITICAL ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY Directions: 1. Research IMAGES for the PEGS of YOUR ASSIGNED Native American REGION. *Use screen shots from BrainPop videos (Inuits, Iroquois, American Indians) OR images from your Textbook 2. App: Cut Me Out. PHOTO Read More…
NeW UNiT: Many Worlds Meet!
MONDAY: We started our new unit, History of US, distributed textbooks, and explored categories for study: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geography and Society. TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY: Our study of the First Americans will begin by collecting, interpreting and analyzing historical evidence by completing our 1st Chapter Walk. A Chapter Walk uses captions, illustrations, maps, graphs, photos, etc to Read More…
Bill of Rights, 1791
We began our fact finding mission using the FLIPPED CLASSROOM method to examine the rights/freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Get ready to watch one of the BEST MOVIES OF YOUR LIFE, “Future Fright Losing the Bill of Rights.” Follow along using the Viewing Guide as we apply the Bill of Rights to fictitious Read More…