Overview of Week 3 September 11-September 15, 2017 Concept: Geography and Civilization Essential Question: How do people get the things that they need and want? Weekly Objective: Good Historians will … 1. Identify the 5 Big Concepts of Social Studies: History, Geography, Culture, Government, Economics, Global Connections 2. Review Geography 3. Define and Understand “Pledge” Transfer Goal: Students will be able to independently use their learning to analyze and evaluate the emergence of civilizations, societies, and regions over time. Quote of the Week: “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” ~Thomas Jefferson
Monday, September 11, 2017 Daily Objective: Geography 1.How does geography have an impact on a nation’s history? Social Studies: To-Do List Upon Entry: • Set Up the Back of your Pick Up Each Sheet of Agenda with Oops Passes, your HW Packet IN ORDER and check outs for the and Staple. Restroom and Nurse. Agenda out on the desk. • Good Historians ar e able to 5 Themes of Social identify the 5 Fields of Social Studies: Studies in past and present History, Geography, day events. Economics, Culture and Government • Work with your Group & Complete the Tasks Quote of the Week: Prompted by the PPT slides “The best way to predict concerning the 5 Fields of SS. • Homework: the future is to create it.” ~ Abraham Lincoln • Complete your Social Studies Homework Packet
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Daily Objective: Geography 1.How does geography have an impact on a nation’s history? Social Studies: To-Do List Upon Entry: • Good Historians ar e able to Sit ANYWHERE today!!! identify the 5 Fields of Social Studies in past and present Work on Homework day events. Be prepared to discuss the • Work with your Group & Make 5 Themes of Social a Collage of the assigned Studies: theme prompted by the PPT slides concerning the 5 Fields History, Geography, of SS. Economics, Culture and Government Homework: Quote of the Week: • Complete your Social Studies “The best way to predict Homework Packet the future is to create it.” • ~ Abraham Lincoln
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Quote of the Week: “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” ~Thomas Jefferson
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Lesson After the Field Trip • Social Studies: • Introduction of Pledge • Brainstorm what the word “Pledge” means • Video on the Pledge of Allegiance • The Pledge Video Quote of the Week: “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” ~Thomas Jefferson
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Concept: Civilization EQ: How do people and groups get the things that they want? • Social Studies To-Do when you come in: • Early Humans PPT 1. Open Your Composition Book • We will go through the to the Back Page. 2. Write the Date. 9/15/16 PPT one time, and then 3. Respond to this picture: go through it again next week to fill out your graphic organizer. The Discovery of Fire! . Gather in Small Fire Groups. a. Take turns sharing the information that you learned today. Homework: • Homework Due
Friday, September 15, 2017 Concept: Civilization EQ: How do people and groups get the things that they want? Social Studies To-Do Upon Entry: 1. Computer Lab to Complete Word Art Take out your “I AM” for the front of your Poem (in your Homework Composition Book. Packet) and line up to go What is WordArt? to the Computer Lab. Wordle enables users to generate “word clouds” from text that you provide. Clouds can be tweaked with different fonts, color schemes, and layouts. Images created are yours to use however you desire. They can be printed or saved to the Wordle gallery to share. Homework: Packet is due Today!
Monday’s Lesson/Slides
This is an example of what we are going to create on Friday in the computer lab. You will type out the key words from your “I am” poems and make a personalized WordArt with words from our poem for the front of our daybooks. FUN!!!
What is Social Studies? ▶ * Many people think that Social Studies is only learning about History or things that happened in the past. ▶ * Today we are going to prove that myth wrong by learning about the 5 different areas that make up "Social Studies"! Brainstorm- Turn and talk… tell your neighbor any terms ▶ or words that come to mind when you hear “Social Studies”. List on board… ▶
History — A record of the past.
Examples: Ancient Egypt, The Middle Ages, World War 2.
Turn and talk… ▶ What are 2 more examples that YOU can think up of things that happened in the past or “history”? ▶ Share your ideas.
Geography —Study of people, places, and the earth’s surface.
Some examples are: Continents, rivers and mountains; Africans, Asians and Americans.
Turn and talk… ▶ What are 2 more examples that YOU can think up of things or places that are considered geography? ▶ Share your ideas.
Government —The people and groups in a country that make laws and enforce them.
Examples: The President; Laws; judges, policemen, soldiers.
Turn and talk… ▶ What are 2 more examples that YOU can think up of things that are examples of or are included when we say the word government? ▶ Share your ideas.
Economics —People and their money; how people produce, exchange and use goods and services.
Examples: Factories making Playstations; your allowance; taxes; buying groceries from Wal-Mart.
Turn and talk… ▶ What are 2 more examples that YOU can think up of things that are examples of economy? ▶ Share your ideas.
Culture —The beliefs, customs, laws, art and way of life of a certain group of people. Or … anything and everything about a certain group of people.
Examples: Holidays, Languages, Aztecs, Egyptians, Chinese food!
Turn and talk… ▶ What are 2 more examples that YOU can think up of things that are examples of a specific culture? ▶ Share your ideas.
At your table… ▶ I will assign each table one of the 5 Fields of Social Studies and you will become an “expert” on this Field. ▶ Your group will then tell/teach the class a little about your assigned field and what it’s about.
You have a worksheet that looks like the one below. After each group shares, decide which definition goes in each hexagon.
5 views of your World ▶ For Homework… On the back of your 5 fields of SS worksheet, you have an assignment to complete. ▶ Write examples from you life by each bullet point ▶ In each box draw a picture to illustrate what you wrote about your life. ▶ Your Homework Packet is due on Friday.
Tuesday’s Lesson/Slides
This is an example of what we are going to create on Thursday in the computer lab. You will type out the key words from your “I am” poems and make a personalized WordArt with words from our poem for the front of our daybooks. FUN!!!
5 fields… Day 2 ▶ Today we will make collages to depict each of the 5 Fields of Social Studies. Using magazines, you will work together to cut out pictures you think belong in each group. Label your posters!
Groups ▶ Group 1- Blue paper, Geography collage ▶ Group 2- Yellow paper, Government ▶ Group 3- Purple paper, History collage ▶ Group 4- Orange paper, Culture collage ▶ Group 5- Green paper, Economics collage ▶ Group 6-You are the “Runners” and will take words from magazines to the appropriate 5 Fields groups.
Example Collages
Example Collages
Example Collages
Example Collages
Example Collages
Finished with your collage? Add ▶ captions under each picture to explain why you included it.
Wednesday’s Lesson/Slides
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Quote of the Week: “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” ~Thomas Jefferson
This is an example of what we are going to create on Thursday in the computer lab. You will type out the key words from your “I am” poems and make a personalized Wordle with words from our poem for the front of our daybooks. FUN!!!
pledge /plej/ noun 1.a solemn promise or undertaking verb 1.commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise Synonyms for pledge ( noun) word of honor ● Students Should “Turn and Talk” Brainstorming Session
pledge /plej/ noun 1.a solemn promise or undertaking verb 1.commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise Synonyms for pledge ( noun) word of honor ● agreement word ● ● Promise Vow ● ● covenant oath ● ● undertaking assurance ● ● guarantee
Majestic Wolves Social Studies Pledge As a Good Historian, I Pledge to… Be Positive Be Helpful Be Kind Be Respectful Be Honest Be Open-Minded Be Hardworking. I Pledge to… Be Good to my Learning Partner & to my Social Studies Classroom. I Pledge to… Be the Best Historian I can be. Be the Best Learner I can be. Be the Best Person I can be.
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