Social Studies

Monday, May 11

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the landscape, history, culture, economy, and government of the United States, Canada, South American countries, Central American countries, and Mexico.
2. Identify major geographical terms, types of maps, parts of the solar system, layers of the earth, landforms, the water cycle, religions, types of economies, and types of government.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Thinnest layer of the earth
2. Melted rock that flows to the surface during a volcanic eruption.
3. Giant slow moving sheets of ice

1. Crust
2. Glacier
3. Magma

LESSON:

Semester Review Sheet

Vote on movie for Movie Day!!!!

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks.

Student Activities

The student will:

1. Complete the Spring Semester Exam Review Sheet.

Assessment/Evaluation

Review sheet

Academic Vocabulary (optional by dept.)

N/A

Additional Resources

Review Sheet, Textbook, pen/pencil, overhead

Social Studies

Tuesday, May 12

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the landscape, history, culture, economy, and government of the United States, Canada, South American countries, Central American countries, and Mexico.
2. Identify major geographical terms, types of maps, parts of the solar system, layers of the earth, landforms, the water cycle, religions, types of economies, and types of government.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Mapmakers
2. Symbol on the map that shows direction such as north, south, east, and west.
3. Shows distance in miles/km on a map.

1. Scale bar
2. Compass Rose
3. Cartographers

LESSON:

Semester Review Sheet

Questions on the White Board Review (there will be a list of review questions on the white board for the students to answer.)

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks.

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Finish their review worksheet

Assessment/Evaluation

Review sheet

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Review Sheet, Textbook, pen/pencil, overhead

Social Studies

Wednesday, May 13

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the landscape, history, culture, economy, and government of the United States, Canada, South American countries, Central American countries, and Mexico.
2. Identify major geographical terms, types of maps, parts of the solar system, layers of the earth, landforms, the water cycle, religions, types of economies, and types of government.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

T/F

1. A plateau is a piece of land with water on three sides.
2. A island is a piece of land with water on all sides.
3. A peninsula is a piece of land with water on three sides.

LESSON:

Grade Semester Review Sheet

Questions on the White Board Review (Who can answer the most?)

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks.

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Grade their review worksheet
2. Answer questions from the white board

Assessment/Evaluation

Review Sheet

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Review sheet, pen/pencil, questions on the white board, red pen

SocialStudies

Thursday, May 14

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the landscape, history, culture, economy, and government of the United States, Canada, South American countries, Central American countries, and Mexico.
2. Identify major geographical terms, types of maps, parts of the solar system, layers of the earth, landforms, the water cycle, religions, types of economies, and types of government.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Religion that believes in the Eightfold path to Enlightment
2. Religion that believes in Jesus
3. Religion that believes in reincarnation

1. Christianity
2. Hinduism
3. Buddhism

LESSON:

Jeopardy game review

Start on Movie for Movie Day!

Exempt students take their finals.

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks.

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Participate in a review game.
2. Watch a movie

Assessment/Evaluation

N/A

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Jeopardy cards, jeopardy questions, movie, DVD player, overhead

Social Studies

Friday, May 15

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the landscape, history, culture, economy, and government of the United States, Canada, South American countries, Central American countries, and Mexico.
2. Identify major geographical terms, types of maps, parts of the solar system, layers of the earth, landforms, the water cycle, religions, types of economies, and types of government.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK: none…turn in Bellwork for that week.

LESSON:

Review questions off the white board.

Finish up movie.

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks.

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Participate in the wall review.
2. Watch a movie

Assessment/Evaluation

N/A

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Questions on the white board, movie, DVD player, overhead

Social Studies

May 4, Monday

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the daily life, culture, landscape, history, and economy of Mexico.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

Bellwork T/F:

1. El Popo erupted in the year 2000 forcing over 30,000 people to flee their homes.
2. The Sierra Madre is a huge peninsula in Mexico.

LESSON:

Brainstorm:  Students will have a list of questions in which they will have 5 minutes to answer as many as they can think of.  When time is up, they will pair up with another person and share answers for 3 minutes.  When the 3 minutes is up, they will have 5 minutes to look up as many answers they can find in their book.

2^nd, 6^th, and 8^th – Finish Guided Reading Activity 2

                            Work on Cinco De Mayo Decorations

3^rd, 5^th- Work on Guided Reading 3

             Work on Cinco De Mayo Decorations

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks, get ready to go.

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Participate in a Brianstorm
2. Finish Guided Reading worksheets
3. Make Cinco De Mayo decorations

Assessment/Evaluation

Brainstorm Worksheet, Guided Reading worksheets

Academic Vocabulary (optional by dept.)

N/A

Additional Resources

Guided Reading Worksheets, Brainstorm worksheets, color pencils, Cinco De Mayo coloring pictures

Social Studies

May 5, Tuesday

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Experience the famous Mexican Holiday, Cinco de Mayo.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

Cinco De Mayo!!!!  Students will go to the gym!!!  Parents are invited to come!

Students will get to do the following:

1.     Relay Charro!  (Students will have to dress in sombrero, boots, serape, etc. and run across a designated area. They will take these items off and the next person will put them on, race back,  etc.)

2.     Tortilla Toss

3.     Beat the Pinata

4.     Cumbia Dancing

Student Activities

See the above activities.

Assessment/Evaluation

N/A

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Piñatas, tortilla shells, baskets, sombrero, serape.

Social Studies

May 6, Wednesday

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the daily life, culture, landscape, history, and economy of Mexico.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Get out a blank sheet of paper
2. Number 1-30
3. Title Paper Around the World Chapter 6

LESSON:

Station Work (Around the World)-  Students (in groups of 2 or 3) will be assigned a station with questions.  They will have one minute to answer the questions before going to then next station.

Basketball Review Game (For Chapter 6 Test tomorrow!)

Backup: Review Worksheet

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks.

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Participate in Station Work
2. Review for the test using a basketball game.

Assessment/Evaluation

Station work questions

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Station work questions, paper/pen, overhead, basketball

SocialStudies

May 7, Thursday

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Apply the ideas of  daily life, culture, landscape, history, and economy of Mexico to a written exam.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Get out a blank sheet of paper
2. Number 1-25
3. Title Paper “Chapter 6 Test”

LESSON:

Review for the Test

Take the Test

Grade the Test

Start on the Extreme Wonders Video

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Participate in a Review for the exam
2. Take the exam
3. View a video on Extreme Wonders in the World

Assessment/Evaluation

Test

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Overhead, Test, pen/paper, Extreme Wonders video, Extreme Wonders Worksheet

Social Studies

May 8, Friday

Objective

(Student will…)

1.  Explore the extreme places around the world.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

I will be out this day.  The students will be watching an Extreme Places video and answer questions pertaining to the video!

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Answer questions about the video
2. View the video

Assessment/Evaluation

Video questions

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Video, video questions

Social Studies

Monday, April 27

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Explore the daily life of the people in Mexico.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

Which two continents does Mexico connect?

LESSON:

COPY video QUESTIONS on Mexico (Will explore the life of a 13 year old boy that lives in Mexico)

Watch VIDEO

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off floor, turn in questions

Student Activities

The student will:

1. Copy questions off the overhead.
2. Answer the questions while viewing the video

Assessment/Evaluation

Video Questions

Academic Vocabulary (optional by dept.)

N/A

Additional Resources

Video, overhead, video questions, paper/pen

Social Studies

Tuesday, April 28

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Explore the landscape, climate, economy, government, religion and history of the country of Mexico.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

Why do you think the Native Americans used to call Mexico “the land of  the shaking earth?”

LESSON:

NOTES on Chapter 6 Section 1 (landform, climate, and economy of Mexico)

PARTNER WORK- have students (in groups of 2) look at the differences between upper, middle, and lower classes in Mexico (will make a chart explaining 2-3 differences between the classes)

If time: Guided Reading Activity 1 Worksheet (grade if time)

CLOSING ACTIVITY: turn in paper, pick up paper off floor

Student Activities

The student will:

1. Copy notes off the overhead
2. Participate in partnerwork

Assessment/Evaluation

Summary in notes and chart from partnerwork

Academic Vocabulary

Baja California

Sierra Madre

Altitude

Hurricanes

Vaqueros

Monterray

Maquiladoras

NAFTA

Additional Resources

Pictures of Classes in Mexico, Notes, overhead, pen/paper

Social Studies

Wednesday, April 29

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the history of the 3 major Native American tribes in Mexico.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Vaqueros           A. Mexican cowhands

2. Maquiladoras  B. factories that assemble parts made in other countries

3. subsistence farms C. small plots of land that grow only enough food to feed the family

LESSON:

Group work- timeline on Mexico’s history, students will try to piece them together and then answer the questions on the chart

Guided Reading Activity 2

(grade in class)

CLOSING ACTIVITY: turn in paper, pick up paper off floor

Student Activities

Assessment/Evaluation

Academic Vocabulary

Additional Resources

SocialStudies

Thursday, April 30

Objective

(Student will…)

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. 1200 BC                              A. Mexicans win independence against Spain

2. 250 AD                               B. Cortes brings Spanish army to Mexico

3. 1200 AD                             C. Maya

4. 1519                                    D. Aztec

5. 1821                                    E. Olmecs

LESSON:

NOTES on culture

NEWSPAPER Article PROJECT:  Students will write two articles on issues or facts in Mexico and then draw a picture for each article.  The article must have the following:

• 2 articles
• Newspaper title
• “Catchy”article titles
• 2 Pictures

CLOSING ACTIVITY: turn in paper, pick up paper off floor

Student Activities

Assessment/Evaluation

Academic Vocabulary

Additional Resources

Social Studies

Friday, May 1

Objective

(Student will…)

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1.        Slums                             A. haze of fog and chemicals

2.        Cinco de Mayo             B.  most polluted river in N. America

3.        Rio Grande                    C. poorest sections in city

4.        Smog                              D. celebration

LESSON:

Finish NEWSPAPER Article PROJECT: Students will write two articles on issues or facts in Mexico and then draw a picture for each article.  The article must have the following:

• 2 articles
• Newspaper title
• “Catchy”article titles
• 2 Pictures

Make Decorations for Cinco De Mayo (Flags and chain links and Cinco De Mayo Signs)

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

turn in paper, pick up paper off floor

Student Activities

Assessment/Evaluation

Academic Vocabulary

Additional Resources

Social Studies

Monday, April 20

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Explore the government, landscape, economy, and religion of the country of Argentina, Uraguay, Paraguay, and Guianas.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Second longest river in world
2. Land of Brazilian highlands drops sharply to Atlantic ocean
3. Produces more of this than any other country
4. Extremely popular here

1. Coffee
2. Amazon River
3. Great Escarpment
4. Soccer

LESSON:

Fill-in-the-blank Notes (Argentina, Uraguay, Paraguay, and Guianas)

South American Countries Booklet:  Students will have a huge piece of construction paper, mini-maps of South America, and their notes.  They will fold the construction paper in half and cut up 8 different sections on it.  They will need the following on their booklet:

1. Name of the country
2.  Map with the location colored in
3. 3 Facts on the country (in complete sentences)
4. Neatness counts and need color!

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks.

Student Activities

The student will:

1. Copy the Fill-in-the-Blank notes.
2. Create a booklet on the South American countries.

Assessment/Evaluation

Notes, South American Booklet

Academic Vocabulary (optional by dept.)

Selvas

Favelas

Great Escarpment

Amazon River

Additional Resources

Notes, overhead, glue, scissors, mini-maps, markers, color pencils, construction paper

Social Studies

Tuesday, April 21

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Explore the government, landscape, economy, and religion of the country of Columbia, Peru, and  Chile.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

Country nearly reaches continent of Antarctica

Petroleum is a major part of this country’s economy

Includes Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana

1. “The Guiana’s”
2. Venezuela
3. Argentina

LESSON:

Fill-in-the-blank notes (Columbia, Peru, Chile)

Finish South American Countries Booklet:  Students will have a huge piece of construction paper, mini-maps of South America, and their notes.  They will fold the construction paper in half and cut up 8 different sections on it.  They will need the following on their booklet:

1.        Name of the country

2.        Map with the location colored in

3.        3 Facts on the country (in complete sentences)

4.        Neatness counts and need color!

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks.

Student Activities

The student will:

1. Copy the Fill-in-the-Blank notes.
2. Create a booklet on the South American countries.

Assessment/Evaluation

Notes, South American booklet

Academic Vocabulary

Mestizos

Lake Titicaca

Andes Mountains

Foothills

Atacama Desert

Additional Resources

Notes, overhead, glue, scissors, mini-maps, markers, color pencils, construction paper

Social Studies

Wednesday, April 22

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the landscape, economy, government, and religion of the South American countries.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

Copy down the following jobs of the group:

Writer

Sorter

Taskmaster

LESSON:

GROUP WORK: Students will be divided into groups of 2 or 3.

And will do the following:

1. Finding Facts: The students will each receive a sheet of paper with facts on them.  They will need to determine which country the facts belong too.

2. SORTING FACTS:  The students will create a chart of the South American countries.  They will open up the bags with the strip of papers in them, and determine which fact goes where on the chart.

3. FACTUAL COMPETITION: The students will try to sort through the facts as fast as they can.  The first group to get their facts sorted CORRECTLY gets 5 points.  2^nd place gets 4, 3^rd place gets 3, 4^th place gets 2, and 5^th place gets 1.

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Put strips of paper back in bag and clean off charts.

Student Activities

The student will:

1. Participate in looking up the countries the facts belong to
2. Sort through the facts.
3. Compete in the Factual Competition

Assessment/Evaluation

Fact worksheet, participation grade

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Bag with South American facts in it, chart on the countries, overhead, marker board, dry erase markers.

SocialStudies

Thursday, April 23

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Recall the landscape, economy, government, and religion of the South American countries.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Get out a blank sheet of paper
2. Number 1-30
3. Title paper Around the World Chapter 8

LESSON:

AROUND THE WORLD:  In groups of 2-3, students will answer questions in different stations around the room.  Students must answer the questions in their station within 1 minute.  When one minute is up, they go to the next station

PLAY the JEOPARDY review game.

TEST TOMORROW!!!!

CLOSING ACTIVITY:

Pick up paper off the floor, straighten desks

Student Activities

The students will:

1. Participate in Station work (Around the world)
2. Compete in the Jeopardy Game

Assessment/Evaluation

Around the World

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Station work cards/questions, overhead, jeopardy cards/questions, red pens, paper/pencil

Social Studies

Friday, April 24

Objective

(Student will…)

1. Apply the landscape, economy, government, and religion of the South American countries to a written exam.

Teacher Activities & Strategies

BELLWORK:

1. Get out a blank sheet of paper.
2. Number 1-25
3. Title paper Chapter 8 and 9 Test

LESSON:

Review for test

Take Test

Grade Test

Go over Cinco De Mayo guidelines and projects for May 5. (Think of ideas for games, piñatas, food, etc)

If time: Wordsearch

Student Activities

The student will:

1. Complete a written exam
2. Come up with ideas of games for Cinco de mayo
3. Complete a wordsearch

Assessment/Evaluation

Exam

Academic Vocabulary

N/A

Additional Resources

Exam, Cinco de Mayo letter, wordsearch, overhead, paper/pen