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Habits of Mind
Welcome to 8th grade Social Studies Class of 2013! We enjoyed meeting you! This lesson will focus on exploring the Habits of Mind. The Habits of Mind act as an “Internal Compass” for effective problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and questioning (Costa). Teams will generate connections during discussions. Examples of people/groups/characters that model specific HOM include: Persistence Read More…
Habits of Mind in 8Y
Welcome to 8th grade Social Studies Class of 2011! We’ve enjoyed meeting and introducing you to the Habits of Mind. The Habits of Mind act as an “Internal Compass” for effective problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and questioning (Costa). Teams generated excellent connections during discussions. Examples of people/groups/characters that model specific HOM include: Persistence – Percy Jackson Read More…
How the heck did the American Camel Get to the Middle East?!
By walking across the Bering land bridge, of course. 🙂 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 Read More…
F ReeLaND versus LaWLaND
We started our Civics unit by exploring “HoW We GoT HeRe.” The Enlightenment opened our journey and we will discover the KeY To JoHN LoCKe and the roots of our republic. Check out our slideshow and make pop culture connections on our latest wall below. dO wE nEEd A gOvErnmEnt? View more presentations from bkind2animals. Read More…