HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IN MR. PEEL'S 6th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS.  Objective: ISLS 16.A.3a Describe how historians use models for organizing historical interpretation.  African-American History Timeline Project   March HERstory Project Directions   Excel ONE DAY WONDER Project   February President's Day Project   NEW Timeline Project Directions   P.A.P.E.R. TECH !

 
UPCOMING TEAM 6 TESTS: *CLICK HERE to go to the
TEAM 6 Website for Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, FAC, IT, PE, Art, Music, & Band Tests (There may still be other skillsheets and/or quizzes.) 6th Grade Team Page   Encore: Encore Team Page

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK: Review Vocabulary & Graphic Organizers in Your Spiral Ring Notebook.TAKE THE PRACTICE TEST ONLINE at My.Hrw.com and Use the Flashcards (above) ! PLEASE CALL TECH SUPPORT AT (800) 323-9239 IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE TEXTBOOK WEBSITE !  (7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mon-Fri.)

PARENT'S Homework Dialoque !

PARENT, "Do you have any Homework?"
STUDENT, "No, I got it done in class."
PARENT, "GREAT, then you can get out your Spiral Ring Notebook for Social Studies and I'll quiz you on the Vocabulary. Later, you can take the practice test online (Go.Hrw.com) and do the Flashcard Review(SchoolNotes.com)!" Grade Check! (Requires Your Itasca Dist. 10 Username & Password)

C.I.A. Fact Book M.S. - Don't laugh at me. H.S. The Power of One CLASS OF 2000 "Click Here"

Confidential to Brian & Mark: *GIZMO Inventions of the 30's-50's that didn't quite work out!

EXTRA CREDIT - Scroll to the bottom of this page for Extra Credit Projects.

FREE E-MAIL UPDATES ! Be the first to know when there is going to be a Test in 6th Grade Social Studies, Math, etc. Just click on "Notify Me" (above). The First Ten Itasca Parents to subscribe this week will win a Free Slurpee for their child at the 7-11 in Itasca ! (No Strings Attached!) (Just an Annoying E-mail several times a week from "Notify at SchoolNotes.com" (Mr. Peel) letting you know that this site has been updated with New Test Dates, Activities, Videos, or Playlist!)

CONFIDENTIAL to 8th Graders:
Shhh. . . Don't Tell Mr. Crockett - CONSTITUTION TEST REVIEW !
CONFIDENTIAL to 7th Graders:
Shhh. . . Don't Tell Mrs. Kabat - U.S. HISTORY TEST REVIEWS !
Confidential to TEACHERS:
Classroom Ideas ! (Star Cards, Statues, Magnets, Window Decals)

Meet Your Teachers! (A Video Blast from the Past!)

What Do Teachers Do In The SummerTime ? Rock-N-Roll !  *PART I     - How We Know (Crossroads)    PART II    - Light My Fire! 4,000 b.c.-1969 a.d. *PART III  - Born To Be Wild! 1969-2012    PART IV   - 20th Century Dictators (You're No Good)   PART V    -  Living In America ! *PART VI  -  It's the Economy !?! (Mony Mony)  *PART VII - NEW MILLENIUM Dec. of Independence  *Time Trek Adventures! (History Highlights) *HERstory (9 to 5) (HISTORY OF THE WORLD 4,000 b.c. - 2012 a.d.) Mr. Peel's Summertime Project (Virtual Video Reviews) * Denotes TeacherTube Award Winning Video.      "Why Study?" Video   T.A.G. INDIVIDUAL T.A.G. Activities REPORT: Mr. Peel's 6th Grade T.A.G. - Social Studies!) (Parents, Please ask your child which section & activity they chose for this chapter.) GROUP T.A.G./ENRICHMENT: (Please Check out "Mr. Peel's T.A.G. GROUP Activities".) Check out our Student Humvees! (H.istory M.usic V.ideos) PARENT, "What did you do in school today?" . . . STUDENT, "Nothing!" . . . PARENT, "REALLY?" . . . CLICK HERE for Recent P I C T U R E S ! CLICK HERE For Mr. Peel's "YEAR In Pictures!"                Mr. Peel's V i r t u a l Classroom now has OVER PAGES of Original Activities on the internet! View Our "Prestigious" Web Awards ! If you get LOST IN THIS MESS, Please use our QUICK LINKS. 6th Grade Team Page          T.A.G.  Mr. Peel's HistoryClassRoom.com Mr. Peel's TeamItasca.com TIMELINE (EXTRA CREDIT) Mr. Peel's P.roactive E.ngaged E.lectronic L.earning GIF (P.E.E.L. GIF) for Ancient Civilizations (in 2 1/2 minutes!) Watch the animated timeline several times and see if you can remember which major event of the Ancient World comes next! (Earn Extra Credit & WIN A FREE SLURPEE when you can remember them all !) Scroll all the way down for other Extra Credit Projects ! 35+ more P.E.E.L. GIF Reviews ! 100+ more P.E.E.L. VIDEO Reviews ! Scroll all the way down and PAUSE the Music BEFORE viewing Mr. Peel's Videos!     Mr. Peel's MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO "We Get Knocked Down, But We Get Up Again" GOAL SETTING: 1. Achieveable 2. Believeable 3. Measureable (set mini-goals) When you run into a "Brick Wall", Don't be Stubborn, Be Persistent! STUBBORN - same method and same result. PERSISTENT - different method to same goal but different result. Try different methods to reach your goals! Review your Spiral Ring Notebook & Graphic Organizer regularly. If that doesn't work for you, Use tutorial before & after school and reviews with Mr. Peel. If the textbook doesn't work for you, use the MP3 Audio with the textbook. If the Practice Tests Online don't help, use Mr. Peel's FlashCard Review (above). (Remember to bring your review sheets home in case your computer crashes or the internet "goes down".) Be PERSISTENT. Try different methods to reach your Goal ! YOU CAN DO IT! Where would we be if our founding fathers hadn't "Got Up Again"? "High Tech, Low Tech, New Tech, Old Tech - If It Helps Us LEARN, We USE It!" tm Mr. Peel's HistoryClassRoom.com  See MR. PEEL DANCE ! and Watch ABE LINCOLN & TEDDY ROOSEVELT Explain "How To Succeed In Social Studies This Year !"   PLEASE NOTE: Videos on the internet have been extremely slow the past couple of weeks. (They start and stop a lot.) (Some internet providers have been restricting bandwidth.)  SOLUTION: Multi-Task! If the video starts and stops, Click the "Pause Button" at the bottom of the screen, walk away for five minutes & do a chore (help wash the dishes, etc.), study your Spiral Ring Notebook Vocabulary and Graphic Organizers for five minutes, or just "chill out". When you come back, slide the bar (at the bottom of the video) back to the beginning & click the "Play" Button. It should now play all the way through without stopping and load faster on the SAME Computer the next time you view it! Mr. Peel's HistoryClassRoom.com A Recognized Multiple Learning Styles/ Differentiated Instruction V I R T U A L Classroom ! INTERESTING TIDBITS . . . GO FIGURE ! I spent all kinds of time making Pod Cast Reviews for our Verbal Learners, several thousand dollars on manipulatives for our kinesthetic learners, and tons of time making interactive online reviews for our visual learners. And Yet, I still have some students who will go online, print out the reviews, and study from the paper copy! (Remember the "Paperless Society", established 1980. Hey, what happened ? ) That's why our Classroom Motto is: "High Tech, Low Tech, New Tech, Old Tech -        If it Helps Us LEARN, We USE It !" tm The Classics "DeClassified" Video "WHEN IS THE TEST??" When You See One of these GIFs at the TOP of this page, You'll Know that the Test is coming soon!                   "WHAT SHOULD I STUDY??" WATCH THE GIF! That's why it is called a P.roactive E.ngaged E.lectronic L.earning (P.E.E.L.) GIF!    1st Quarter EXTRA CREDIT - We're learning about the Summerians, Egyptians, & Phoenicians. Now You Can Make Your Own Rosetta Stone! 1. Google "Your Name in Cuneiform", "Your Name in Heiroglyphics", and "Your Name in Phoenician" (Watch your spelling). 2. Get a piece of clay at a craft store (Mexican Pottery Clay?) and put your initials in the clay with a wedge shaped stylus, use glitter glue or paint to write your name in Heiroglyphics, and scratch your name in Phoenician. 3. Write your name in English on the back. LET IT DRY BEFORE you bring it to school! Don't worry if it cracks! Just glue it back together and it will look REALLY OLD! Due Oct. 23 in order to get credit for this Quarter. Otherwise it will go on the second quarter grade. Of Course, you could always turn it in early! "Click Here" for Sample Student Rosetta Stones! "Click Here" for MORE Sample Rosetta Stones! 2nd Quarter EXTRA CREDIT - Be able to recite the Ancient Civilizations Timeline (Above) (also on page R20 in the back of the Textbook). OR Watch Mr. Peel's Video "Does History Repeat Itself?", VOTE, and then write a persuasive essay defending your position ! OR 7 Wonders of the World, Old & New - Extra Credit 3rd Quarter EXTRA CREDIT - Earn DOUBLE Extra Credit! Science Fair - Science / Scientific Method, etc. - Social Studies / Research, Charts, etc. (You may also do the Ancient Civilizations Timeline if you haven't done it yet!) OR As we read about the Roman Republic this quarter, see if you can find the ideas about Government that we borrowed from them ! Hint #1 Hint #2 Worksheet EARN EXTRA CREDIT ! Watch a Video & Complete the Skillsheet(s): 1. History Video   2. Government & Economics Video 3. Geography & Cultures Video   4. Presidents Video 1.History Skillsheet 2.Government Skillsheet & Economics Skillsheet 3.Cultures Skillsheet & Geography Skillsheet 4.Presidents Skillsheet 4th Quarter EXTRA CREDIT - Ancient Civilizations Timeline OR Roman Republic/American Gov. Worksheet OR Watch Mr. Peel's Video "Does History Repeat Itself?", VOTE, and then write a persuasive essay defending your position ! OR watch Mr. Peel's "Mony Mony Video" (Money Economics Video), Write a Summary, and complete the Economics Skillsheet   Mr. Peel's Playlist! (We'll rotate playlists periodically.) (dPeel.com) (M.ultiple L.earning S.tyles also = Multiple Musical Preferences!) PAUSE the Music BEFORE viewing Mr. Peel's Videos! Video Archive (Video Links Archive - Pause the music BEFORE viewing Videos.) GIRLS - Hatshepsut Video - "Click Here" BOYS - The Mummy ! (Gross!) - "Click Here" - IF YOU DARE ! CLASS - Steve Martin's "KING TUT" (The GREAT Wall Video) Holidays Another SummerTime Project! TeacherTube is re-doing their webite and the links below are broken. With over 1,000 pages on my websites and 103 videos on TeacherTube, it's going to take a while to fix them all. Search this list Other P.E.E.L. Videos until I get them all fixed this summer. Columbus Day Video Veteran's Day Video   ELVIS THANKSGIVING - TRADITIONAL Mom's ThanksGiving Video   Christmas Video - I Believe . . . Beta 1.0   MLK B-DAY     African-American History Month February PRESIDENT'S DAY Video      Activity Mike's L.'s - Washington B-Day Video     RAP-N-LINCOLN! March is WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH (Video) Good Friday Easter Sunday MOM - 3rd Sunday in May      DAD - 2nd Sunday in June Other P.E.E.L. Videos A Blast from the Past! Mr. Peel's Old Teacher's Collector Card