Week of 2/6 This week will study study the great and less antilles in the caribbean.
Week of 1/30 Students will have a test on South america this tuesday, january 31. please make sure they are studying and parents may sign the study guide for 5 bonus points on the test.
Week of 1/23 This week we will finish our posters and review for the south american test. The test is tuesday, Jan 31.
Week of 1/16 This week students will study the amazon rain forest and make a "Save the Rain forest Poster". We will also have a "national Geographic giant traveling map" that the students will get to do in the auditorium!
week of 1/9 students will be working on their guided inquiry project. they will be doing the gather part of the project where they have to start finding valid websites and answer their inquiry question.
Week of 1/2 students will study the incas and do map exercises over south america. They will have a quiz on friday where they have to label all the countries of south america and various geographic features such as the andes mountains, atacama desert, amazon river, strait of magellan, and pampas.
winter break!!!!!!!!!!
Week of 12/12 Students will present their google slides project over south america to the class!
Week of 12/5 Students will make a google slides project over a country or topic of south america. This is a project grade!
Week of 11/28 Students will have a test on wednesday, november 30. They have 2 study guides. Please make sure they are studying.
Week of 11/14 This week will finish up types of economic systems. We will also be in the library working on our guided inquiry project.
Week of 11/7 This week will focus on the presidential election. We will also continue studying types of government and economies.
Week of 10/31 Students will study the be working on our national history day project. They have to research 5 topics from a list and write 2 facts about each topic.
Week of 10/24 This week students will study time zones and then we will start culture, types of governments, and types of economies.
Week of 10/17 This week students will study weather and climate. We will have a quiz on Thursday, october 20 over land forms.
Week of 10/10 This week the students will be studying land forms. I have shared a google slides presentation to their school e-mail and the students are going to create a booklet. This will be a project grade (30%) so please make sure they complete it at a high level.
week of 10/3 The Students will begin studying climate and weather. WE will also being our citizenship "take a stand" project, where they will brainstorm some ideas on how they can "take a Stand".
Week of 9/26 The students will take a test on Thursday, Sept. 29. Please make sure they are studying for the test. I gave them a study guide. If you sign the top of it saying they studied, they will get bonus points on the test.
Week of 9/19 Students will study different map projections. We will also work on different map skills and play latitude/longitude battleship!
Week of 9/12 Students will be taking notes on basic map skills. We will do some latitude/longitude practice. we will also map the world on a paper plate!
Week of 9/7 Students will study world landmarks. We will also begin current event fridays this week!
Week of 8/29 We will be making a "5 Themes of Geography" flipchart.
WEEK OF 8/22 WE ARE DOING TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN CLASS THIS WEEK. ALSO, THE STUDENTS WILL MAKE A TRAVEL BUCKET LIST OF PLACES AROUND THE WORLD THEY WOULD LIKE TO VISIT.
Week of 8/18 We are doing introductory activities. Please make sure your student has written the "Letter about their life to Mr. Millican". It is due on Monday 8-22.