Cruising for God, Glory and Gold

Use the notes starting on p. 4 to fill in your Explorers Chart for Spain, France, England, and the Dutch (Netherlands). Age Of Exploration Map Notes View more presentations from bkind2animals Do you have a Mobile Device? Click Here for the MAPTASTIC! GOOGLE DOC.

Native American YOURSELF

After students complete the Native American Regions Baseball Cards, they will create a PHOTO COLLAGE, PHOTO STRIP, OR PHOTO STORY depicting the following characteristics of that region: POLITICAL ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY – must include housing, clothing, transportation, family structure Directions: 1. Research IMAGES for the PEGS of YOUR ASSIGNED Native American REGION. *May use screen Read More…

YouR 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…

Unit 1 Reflection

Hey Folks, We are proud at what you accomplished during Unit I: Civics and Citizenship. As we move forward, we would like to take time to reflect on the last several months. Please CLICK HERE to take the Unit I Reflection. You will be prompted to log in to your Google Account. After you log Read More…

The AMeRiCaN CaMeL WaLkeD…

…Across the Bering land bridge to the Middle East! We began our study of the First Americans and discovered many cool facts by completing our 1st Chapter Walk. We used captions, illustrations, maps, graphs, photos, etc to complete a fact-finding mission. For example, the First Americans trapped deer by encircling the animal and using bows Read More…

BiLL oF RiGHTS + EMMeTT TiLL

As a culminating activity to our Civics and Citizenship Unit, students applied the Bill of Rights (1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 9th Amendments) to the PBS documentary, The Murder of Emmett Till. Students were actively engaged throughout the documentary and also recognized models of civic virtue. Mamie Till, Moses Wright, and Willie Reed were the Read More…

TRiaL CouRT Go FiSH

Today in class, students played “TRIAL COURT GO FISH” and learned the roles and responsibilities in Criminal (6th Amendment) and Civil (7th Amendment) Trials. C PERIOD Winners: Kevin, Nick, Charlie, Jack and Matt D PERIOD Winners:Shannon, Christian,Nick, Zack, Taylor, John, Allie, Sarah, and Tommy L PERIOD Winners: Antony, Taylor, Erin, Chris, Kelly, Michaela and Nigel Read More…

And the WINNERS Are…

Watch the video below to find out who won the Preamble Photo Shoot. The winners earned extra credit and a Golden Dog! Congratulations, winners. Thank you Mr. H and Ms. W for voting!