Posted by: kcullipher on: May 11, 2010
This week we will be working on our Standarized Test Practice. Daily Geography 142-147 will be covered one per each day. Hopefully there will be alot of discussion and group work. No homework this week.
Posted by: kcullipher on: April 27, 2010
Monday -DG 134
Scandinavian vocabulary words defined in a hotdog bun paper.
Tuesday -DG135
France and Germany are the heartland of Europe pages 256 – 263. Blank maps are completed from the lessons in class.
Wednesday -DG 136
Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece are our topics. We will list the differences in a chart.
Thursday DG 137
Eastern Europe especially Poland will be our topic.
Friday DG 138 Czech Republic
REMEMBER—CURRENT EVENT MAY 4TH AND DG QUIZ NEXT WEEK ALSO
STUDY STUDY PREPARE
Posted by: kcullipher on: April 21, 2010
Monday- DG 130
finished our video ” Goodnight Mr. Tom”
Tuesday- DG 131
Ireland–Students will find 12 facts for their pot of gold they make in groups today.
Wednesday- DG 132
Country Project due today. Show and Tell what students have learned about their country of Europe.
Thursday- DG 133
New vocabulary from textbook will be made into a foldable with pictures and definitions.
Friday -Social Studies Power Planning
Please note the last Current Event is on May 4th and the DG quiz from 121 up through 140 will be around that same time. Please begin preparation for these grades.
Have a safe weekend.
Posted by: kcullipher on: April 13, 2010
Monday DG 125
Modern Europe discussion. Introduction to the Country Project due Wednesday April 21, 2010. Students may create their own way of sharing the research information about the country of their choice.
Tuesday DG 126
Laptop research for the students country project.
Wednesday DG 127
Media center books will be available for students to continue research for country project.
Thursday DG 128
Students will need to work on their country project out of class. We will begin lesson on Culture and Lifestyles of Europe from the textbook.
Friday DG 129
Complete lesson on Culture and Lifestyles.
Next Current Event is May 04, 2010
Next DG quiz is around that very same time.
Be Prepared!!
Posted by: kcullipher on: March 30, 2010
Monday DG 121
The Devil’s Arithmetic movie is shown with the realization of the Holocaust being explained for our students.
Tuesday DG Quiz
World War Quiz
Wednesday DG 122
Faberge Eggs will be explained and students will have the opportunity to design one in class.
Thursday DG 123
Cold War and the Berlin Wall
Friday DG 124
Early Release
Happy Easter
See you all April 12th -BE SAFE…
Posted by: kcullipher on: March 23, 2010
Monday March 22, 2010
DG 116 Vote for best poster!
Discussion of Blitzkreig, Pearl Harbor HW: 2 paragraphs on a soldier or victim of war
Tuesday March 23, 2010
DG 117 Holocaust discussion -Students work in groups listing what they know and what they want to learn.
Wednesday March 24, 2010
DG 118 Journal of a person in the concentration camps of the Holocaust.
Thursday March 25, 2010
DG 119
Continue our investigation of WWII
Friday March 26, 2010
DG 120 Daily Geography Quiz will be on Tuesday, March 30th
BE PREPARED!
Continue with WWII
Diary or Journal due today with minimum 5 entries.
Posted by: kcullipher on: March 16, 2010
Monday is a teacher workday.
Tuesday, March 16 DG 112
WWI lesson discussion of Allies and Central nations along with the new inventions of the time.
Wednesday, March 17 DG113
Recruitment poster of WWI
Thursday, March 18 DG 114
Last Battalion
Friday, March 19 DG 115
WWI Pop quiz? We will see how the week goes along and then decide.
Posted by: kcullipher on: March 9, 2010
Monday March 08
DG 107
Show N Tell famous person from European History
Tuesday March 09
DG 108
Cullipher shares trip to Spain (Due to technical difficulties we chose to spend the day outside with our color chalk showing off our European Timelines) We will continue with our Spain and Switzerland blitz as we find time to work it all in this week.
Riddle shares living in Switzerland
Wednesday March 10 DG 109
Reverse classes
Thursday March 11 DG 110
Finish Renaissance, begin World Wars
Friday March 12 DG 111
WWI and WWII
Posted by: kcullipher on: March 1, 2010
Monday March 01, 2010
DG 102
Renaissance discussion
Choose a person to research for an interview session on Monday, March 08.
Tuesday, March 02
DG 103
Renaissance and famous person research preparations.
Wednesday, March 03
DG 104
European History Timeline
With Sidewalk chalk
Thursday, March 04
DG 105
Finish research and timelines
Friday, March 05
DG 106
Warrior Heir events!
Posted by: kcullipher on: February 22, 2010
Mon. DG 99
Video -Robin Hood
finish booklet
Tues. DG 100
Video-Robin Hood
booklet due:includes shield
diary entries 5 —1/2 page each
castle w/ parts labeled
knighthood sheet w/ 3 answers
1 p. famous person
Black Death (public safety announcement)
Stained glass window picture
Table of Contents, title page, neatness
Wed. DG QUIZ
Introduce Renaissance-discuss Mona Lisa
Thursday DG 101
Continue Renaissance
