LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 15TH

2. Map study

3. Map quiz study

4. Finish Foldables activity

5. Quiz Friday over countries 1-30/late work due Friday

TUESDAY:

1. Map study

2. Map quiz study

3. Southern Europe – Running of the Bulls/Bullfighting notes

WEDNESDAY:

1. Map study

2. Map quiz study

3. Video – Running of the Bulls in action

THURSDAY:

1. Map study

2. Map quiz study

3. Late work due tomorrow/quiz over 1-30 tomorrow

FRIDAY:

1. Map quiz today

2. Late work due today

3. Label the remaining 7 countries of Europe

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22 – 26^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Finish up work on “Our Stamp on History” (Black History Month) using these websites:

c. 101 Fast Facts (students who have this category will do 2 stamps)

TUESDAY:

1. Stamp’s are due – share with class

2. Begin work on Chapter 12 Foldable activity. Students will create a foldable to organize information from the chapter and to help learn about the people and places of Western Europe. Categories included:

A. THE BRITISH ISLES

B. FRANCE AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES

C. GERMANY AND THE ALPINE COUNTRIES

D. THE NORDIC NATIONS

E. SOUTHERN EUROPE

3. Students will work in rows to complete a list of 10 facts for each area

WEDNEDAY:

1. Map study

2. Map quiz study

3. Continue foldable activity

THURSDAY:

1. Map study

2. Map quiz study

3. Finish work on foldables by row – due tomorrow

FRIDAY:

1. Map study

2. Map quiz study – map quiz next week Friday over countries 1-30

3. Share circle – partners will be selected from each row and each person will share about their selected part of Europe

4. The remainder of the group will fill in their foldable – turn in at the end of class

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15-19^TH FOR MR. MRSNY:

MONDAY:

2. Quiz in class over Chapter 11 terms, Berlin Wall, and the European Union

3. Late work due or turned over to Homework Assistance

TUESDAY:

1. President’s Day activities in class today using this site

WEDNESDAY:

1. Black History Month stamp making project. Students will make a stamp over one of the following areas:

c. 101 Fast Facts (students who have this category will do 2 stamps)

2. Students will complete a stamp that will commemorate the accomplishments of famous African-Americans

3. Stamps will include:

a. picture of person or description of fact

b. a listing of 5 fasts about the person

4. These stamps are due on Monday

THURSDAY:

A. Black History 102 activity

1. Black History Month stamp making project. Students will make a stamp over one of the following areas:

c. 101 Fast Facts (students who have this category will do 2 stamps)

2. Students will complete a stamp that will commemorate the accomplishments of famous African-Americans

3. Stamps will include:

a. picture of person or description of fact

b. a listing of 5 fasts about the person

4. These stamps are due on Monday

FRIDAY:

1. Black History Month stamp making project. Students will make a stamp over one of the following areas:

c. 101 Fast Facts (students who have this category will do 2 stamps)

2. Students will complete a stamp that will commemorate the accomplishments of famous African-Americans

3. Stamps will include:

a. picture of person or description of fact

b. a listing of 5 fasts about the person

4. These stamps are due on Monday

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8-11^TH FOR MR. MRSNY:

MONDAY:

2. Read Chapter 11 Section 3

3. Complete Chapter 11, section 3 worksheet for tomorrow

TUESDAY:

1. Grade worksheet

2. Terms quiz moved to Monday/late work due no later than Monday

3. European Union ppt and how it has changed Europe today

4. Go over European countries 16-30/quiz coming soon

WEDNESDAY:

1. Map quiz study

2. Terms quiz study

3. Map study

4. Quiz Monday over terms, Berlin Wall, European Union

5. Late work due by Monday

THURSDAY:

1. Review for Monday’s quiz

2. Write a response to how the room was split in class today – response papers will be turned in Monday with the quiz

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1 – 5^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Berlin Wall Power point

3. Students will take notes on the split of Germany’s capital city

4. Map quiz on Friday

TUESDAY:

1. Finish Berlin Wall powerpoint

2. Map quiz Friday/study

3. Students will design a movie poster showing the split of Europe, Germany, or Berlin as their subject. In this poster, students will need a title, a slogan, and pictures to sell their movie to the class. Ideas for the movie poster will come from Night Crossing, Berlin Wall notes, or German Reunification notes.

4. This assignment is due Friday

WEDNESDAY:

1. Map study/quiz Friday

2. Students will design a movie poster showing the split of Europe, Germany, or Berlin as their subject. In this poster, students will need a title, a slogan, and pictures to sell their movie to the class. Ideas for the movie poster will come from Night Crossing, Berlin Wall notes, or German Reunification notes.

3. Assignment due Friday

THURSDAY:

1. Review for tomorrow’s map quiz

2. Continue work on posters

FRIDAY:

1. Map quiz Europe countries 1-15

2. Terms/Berlin Wall quiz next week Thursday

3. Turn in movie posters

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 25 -29^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Continue work on Chapter 11, section 2 ws – due tomorrow

3. Study map, terms

4. GERMANY: FROM PARTITION TO REUNIFICATION video in class w/ worksheet

TUESDAY:

1. Review video worksheet from yesterday

2. Preview NIGHT CROSSING

3. Begin watching movie – describe how life is different in a communist country

WEDNESDAY:

1. Continue NIGHT CROSSING

2. Describe life in a communist country

THURSDAY:

1. Finish up NIGHT CROSSING

FRIDAY:

1. Riddle due

2. Discuss Night Crossing

3. Begin talk on Berlin Wall w/ powerpoint notes

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 18 – 22^ND FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. I Have a Dream speech I Have a Dream speech

3. Review countries 1-15

4. Finish up Chapter 11 terms sheet – due tomorrow

TUESDAY:

1. THE CHILDREN’S MARCH – dvd

WEDNESDAY:

1. Discuss THE CHILDREN’S MARCH

2. I Have a dream papers due tomorrow

THURSDAY:

1. Hand in papers

2. Intro. Europe ppt.

3. Review terms, maps

FRIDAY:

1. Review maps, terms

2. Industrial Revolution activity in class

3. Discuss Europe and changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 11 – 15^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Continue Timeline powerpoint on European History using the following dates: Greece’s Golden Age (400’s BC-p294), Crusades (p300), Renaissance (@1350 p303-4), Reformation (1520 p304-305), Age of Exploration (Mid 1400’s- p305), Age of Revolution (End of 1800’s p306-307), Industrial Revolution (Early 1700’s- p315), Age of Imperialism (late 1800’s- p316-317), Cold War (After WWII- p319-323), European Union (1993- p324-332)

3. Powerpoint will be due on Wednesday

TUESDAY:

1. Continue Timeline powerpoint on European History using the following dates: Greece’s Golden Age (400’s BC-p294), Crusades (p300), Renaissance (@1350 p303-4), Reformation (1520 p304-305), Age of Exploration (Mid 1400’s- p305), Age of Revolution (End of 1800’s p306-307), Industrial Revolution (Early 1700’s- p315), Age of Imperialism (late 1800’s- p316-317), Cold War (After WWII- p319-323), European Union (1993- p324-332)

2. Powerpoint will be due on Wednesday

3. Read and outline pp279-283 Europe. (Students will read these introductory pages aloud and then create a chart about the Land, Climate, Economy, and People of Europe) – due tomorrow

WEDNESDAY:

1. Sharing Circle – European History ppt’s

2. Turn in Europe outline sheets

THURSDAY:

1. European History (Greece, Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance, World Wars) – Students will use the website to list 3 facts about the following times in history: GREECE, ROME, MIDDLE AGES, RENAISSANCE, WORLD WARS – due at the end of the period

FRIDAY:

1. Label 15 locations on map of Europe

2. Review outlines of Europe

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 14 – 18^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

1. Riddle due next Tuesday

2. Europe folders in class – due on Wednesday

3. Late work due by next week Tuesday

TUESDAY:

1. Read and outline pp279-283 Europe. (Students will read these introductory pages aloud and then create a chart about the Land, Climate, Economy, and People of Europe) – work on this today, continue tomorrow

WEDNESDAY:

2. Today, on the other side of the paper, students will draw a map of Europe w/ each country labeled.

3. This assignment will be due on Monday

4. Folders due

THURSDAY:

2. Today, on the other side of the paper, students will draw a map of Europe w/ each country labeled.

FRIDAY:

1. Research European History Dates…Greece’s Golden Age (400’s BC-p294), Crusades (p300), Renaissance (@1350 p303-4), Reformation (1520 p304-305), Age of Exploration (Mid 1400’s- p305), Age of Revolution (End of 1800’s p306-307), Industrial Revolution (Early 1700’s- p315), Age of Imperialism (late 1800’s- p316-317), Cold War (After WWII- p319-323), European Union (1993- p324-332) – WRITE DOWN 3 FACTS FOR EACH DATE – NOTES WILL BE USED WHEN RETURNING FROM HOLIDAY BREAK

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 7 -11^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

3. Map quiz Wednesday – late work due by Wednesday

4. Finish South American travel brochures

5. Panama Canal (time lapse)

TUESDAY:

1. Brochures due

2. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

3. Map quiz Wednesday – late work due by Wednesday

4. Galapagos Islands…South American Animals…Olmecs…Mayas…Aztecs…Incas…Paricutin…Panama Canal…Angel Falls…Pampas…Andes Mountains, Amazon River, and the Rainforest and its People, Animals, etc…

5. Iguazu Falls

WEDNESDAY:

1. Map quiz in class/late work due today – last day to turn in missing work

2. Machu Picchu

3. Take home folders

THURSDAY:

1. Sharing Circle – students will share/take notes on other brochures that were done on South American countries

FRIDAY:

1. Students will complete new folders for our next unit of study, Europe

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30^TH – DECEMBER 4^TH FOR MR. MRSNY:

MONDAY:

2. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

3. A great site by Scholastic that celebrates many aspects of Hispanic Heritage!

TUESDAY:

1. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

2. Map quiz next week Wednesday

3. Late work due by next week Wednesday

4. Notes on a South American country – notes will be used for a travel brochure for that specific country

WEDNESDAY:

1. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

2. Map quiz next week Wednesday

3. Late work due by next week Wednesday

4. Begin work on travel brochure – students will have today, Thursday, Friday, and Monday to work on these in class

THURSDAY:

1. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

2. Map quiz next week Wednesday

3. Late work due by next week Wednesday

4. Timeline/Mexican history ppt in class

5. Work on brochures

FRIDAY:

1. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

2. Map quiz next week Wednesday

3. Late work due by next week Wednesday

4. Panama Canal (time lapse)

5. Brochure work

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23 – 25^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

1. Riddle due Friday of next week

2. Begin work on Timelines of important dates in Mexico’s history. These timelines will show:

a. 10 important dates listed chronologically

b. a description of what happened on those dates

c. a picture relating to the date

3. Class time will be given on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

TUESDAY:

1. Continue work on timelines – due on Monday

2. Late work due by Monday or Homework Assistance

WEDNESDAY:

1. Finish timelines

THURSDAY-FRIDAY:

TURKEY DAY THURSDAY

BUFFALO DAY FRIDAY

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16 – 20^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:
1. Riddle due Friday

2. Label map of South America (16 locations)

3. Intro Mexico w/ video

TUESDAY:

1. Students will complete a postcard which will be taken home to parents to sign and see what we have been studying this quarter. This postcard serves two purposes:
a. gets the students current average home (signature needed to be returned)

b. allows parents to see what has been studied this quarter

2. Postcards due Friday

3. Review map

WEDNESDAY:

1. Intro Latin America (pp174-187)… Read and Outline pp175-179 Regional Atlas Latin America…Questions over graphics pp179-187 – due Thursday

2. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

THURSDAY:

1. Go over Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

2. Go over Latin America ?’s

FRIDAY:

1. Learn Map of South America…South America Map Game… Another S. America Map Game…

2. CREATE A TIMELINE OF TEN IMPORTANT DATES ABOUT MEXICO (PP190-206)…

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9-13^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Continue Work on Canada ?’s – finish and go over Thursday

3. Computer Room- Veteran’s Day Activities 11-11-08 Kids Site Veterans Day…Veterans History Project by LOC…

TUESDAY:

1. Study for tomorrow’s map quiz

2. Veteran’s Day activity: write a letter to a soldier currently serving in our Armed Forces (letters to be sent overseas next week)

WEDNESDAY:

1. 11:30 Dismissal – Veteran’s Day

2. Do I Make you Proud?

3. Map quiz moved to Thursday due to short class periods – 21 locations and turn in Vets Day notes

THURSDAY:

1. Go over Canada ?’s – turn in Canada map and ?’s to be graded

FRIDAY:

1. Who Am I? guessing game (review the states/territories of Canada)

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2 – 6^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Continue work on “What am I?” sheets – due end of week

3. Map of North America (Canada and US)… North America Map Game

4. Terms review

5. Draw a Map of Canada (RA 10-11) and classroom atlas. Label:

a. Names of each province, territory

b. Province or territory capital

c. Hudson Bay, Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans

d. National capital

e. Arctic Circle

f. Rocky, Coast, and MacKenzie Mts

g. Laes: Great Bear and Winnipeg

TUESDAY:

1. Map of North America (Canada and US)… North America Map Game

2. Terms review

3. Continue work on What am I?

4. Review Chapter 4, Section 2

5. Using the backside of the Canada map, On the back of your Canada Map divide the paper into two halves and do the following: 1. Write five comparisons between the US and Canada, 2. Create a chart (158) listing the provinces of Canada and the Economic Activities of each.

WEDNESDAY:

1. Map review, terms review

2. Using the backside of the Canada map, On the back of your Canada Map divide the paper into two halves and do the following: 1. Write five comparisons between the US and Canada, 2. Create a chart (158) listing the provinces of Canada and the Economic Activities of each.

3. O Canada. Discuss Canada Reading Activities pp 158-170 (students should decide whether 10 statements are T/F and correct false statements from 158-164…then students should complete cloze sheet over 165-170) – work on in reading groups

THURSDAY:

1. Map review, terms review

4. What am I? due tomorrow

FRIDAY:

1. Map review, terms review

4. What am I? due today

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 26-30^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Get back in order – folders, Unit 2 Terms

3. Work on Chapter 4, Section 2 worksheet – due Wednesday

TUESDAY:

1. Label map of US, Canada, Latin America (20 total locations)

2. Student will research assigned state and province to make “What am I?” (Students will draw a state of the US and a province or territory of Canada and give ten clues each getting easier until the province is identified)

a. 10 facts from hardest (#10) to easiest (#1)

b. Fact #1 should be the state capital

c. draw a detailed map of your state (shown on website). It needs to show:

1. 3 cities including the capital

2. 2 rivers/lakes/waterways

3. mountain range

4. a key drawn that shows the symbols you used on your map (example on web page)

3. Map of North America (Canada and US)… North America Map Game

WEDNESDAY:

1. Go over map

3. Map of North America (Canada and US)… North America Map Game

THURSDAY:

1. Review maps

2. Go over Chapter 4, Section 2 ws in class

3. Draw a Map of Canada (RA 10-11) On the back of your Canada Map divide the paper into two halves and do the following: 1. Write five comparisons between the US and Canada, 2. Create a chart (158) listing the provinces of Canada and the Economic Activities of each

4. Map of North America (Canada and US)… North America Map Game

FRIDAY:

1. Review maps

2. Finish “What am I?” for class use Monday

3. Continue work on Canada map

4. Map of North America (Canada and US)… North America Map Game

5. Terms review

6. Current Events using Newseum

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 12 – 16^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Review for tomorrow’s quiz:

a. Review Unit One Terms

b. Landforms

3. Unfinished power points due by Thursday

TUESDAY:

1. Quiz on Unit One Terms and Landforms

2. Read Regional Atlas – pages 114-123

a. complete Regional Atlas, which is an introduction to Unit Two

WEDNESDAY:

11:45 dismissal

1. Continue work on Regional Atlas – finish on Friday

THURSDAY:

1. Sharing Circle today

2. Students will share their power point on their specific Biome with their row/notes will be turned in as well

FRIDAY:

1. Finish work on Regional Atlas/review as a class

2. Begin work on Unit Two terms

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 5 – 9^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

1. New grades posted today

2. Riddle due Friday

3. Pages 61-68

a. Complete the Reading Strategy ? – page 61- categories of climates

b. Complete Reading Check questions found on pages 61-68 (5 total)

4. Review Unit One Terms – quiz next week Tuesday

TUESDAY:

1. Review Unit One Terms – quiz next week Tuesday

2. Biomes – students will research their own Biome and complete a power point explaining their biome

a. other sites are found : World biomes …………. this site is great ………….. as is this one ……………..

WEDNESDAY:

1. Review Unit One Terms – quiz next week Tuesday

2. Biomes – students will research their own Biome and complete a power point explaining their biome

a. other sites are found : World biomes …………. this site is great ………….. as is this one ……………..

THURSDAY:

1. Review Unit One Terms – quiz next week Tuesday

2. Biomes – students will research their own Biome and complete a power point explaining their biome

a. other sites are found : World biomes …………. this site is great ………….. as is this one ……………..

FRIDAY:

1. Finish work on Biome power point

2. Sharing Circle Monday in class

3. Review Unit One Terms – quiz next week Tuesday

4. Current Events using Newseum

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 2^ND FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Read pages 39-42 (Landforms)

3. Assignment: pp 39-42 and complete Landform Graphic Organizer (student will name and describe the 13 landforms and waterforms)

4. Review Unit One Terms

TUESDAY:

1. National Geographic Standards 1-3 (Students will complete a cloze sheet and interact with Globe Projector, Mental Mapper, and World Viewer to understand “The World in Spatial Terms”)

2. Finish Organizer assignment

3. Review Unit One Terms

WEDNESDAY:

1. Finish National Geographic Standards 1-3 (Students will complete a cloze sheet and interact with Globe Projector, Mental Mapper, and World Viewer to understand “The World in Spatial Terms”)

2. Chapter One, Section 2 ppt

3. Review Unit One Terms

THURSDAY:

1. Review landforms

2. Review Unit One Terms

FRIDAY:

1. Read pp 61-68 and complete Climate and Vegetation Graphic Organizer (student will name and describe the 12 climate and vegetation regions of the world)

2. Review Unit One Terms

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21 – 25^TH FOR MR. MRSNY

MONDAY:

2. Go Over 5 Themes quiz

3. Unit One Vocabulary sheet due Wednesday (key terms studied in the unit/pictures to relate to definitions)

TUESDAY:

1. Constitution Day activities: Bill of Rights Constitution Day… The Preamble Put it all Together

2. Terms due tomorrow

3. Write your own Bill of Rights on the back of your terms sheet/due Wednesday along w/ terms

WEDNESDAY:

1. Review Unit One terms

2. Introduce FLASH CARD STUDY on my website

3. Chapter One, Section One ppt in class

3. Read Chapter One, Section 2 in groups: 1. Describe our solar system. 2. Describe the a) sun, b) earth c) moon. 3. Define and tell the effect of a) orbit/revolution b) rotation. 4. Explain what causes the seasons.)

THURSDAY:

1. Finish questions/review using Section 2 ppt.

2. Review Unit One Terms

FRIDAY:

1. Read pages 39-42 (landforms)

2. Complete the Reading Strategy on page 39 for Tuesday

3. Review Terms

LESSON PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14 – 18^TH FOR MR. MRSNY:

MONDAY: