Social Studies 2nd Nine Weeks edited 11/3/2016

Date Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

October 24-28 Introduce Compass Rose and Review Cardinal Directions by Introduce Maps Review Cardinal
*Understand and use put it in journal. Students can using Map Directions on My *In Journal put The Directions using
Cardinal directions to draw compass or use the Pebble Go. United States and its Pointing Fingers
locate places such as printed compass. Label the Playground Neighbors practice sheet.
Sealy, Texas and the classroom. Fox Map practice sheet and Bedroom *Use Brainpop-
United States on Reading Maps Use “Reading a Map”
maps and globes. As a class, vote on an acronym Play “4 corners” or “Simon Grade #1 *Pebble Go –What is a as practice.
to help remember the cardinal Says” to review. Map?
My World pg. 96-101 directions. * YDrive Maps-Beg.
Maps Video
Ex: Never eat soggy waffles Vocabulary- Map, US
map, World map,
Practice map skills
using Reading a Map
practice sheet.
continents, symbols,
oceans
October 31- Nov. Pebble Go- Map symbols and Students will create their own Use a Map Key Read “Me On the Election Time
keys simple map with symbols and Map” from Leveled Read “Duck for
4 a key in journal. (You can Grade #2 Library. President”
* Understand and As a class, create a simple have them copy the class on Bookflix under
use Cardinal map of the school. (with a key map or make a Celebrations
directions to locate
Complete “We
and symbols) classroom/playground map)
places such as Sealy, are Hiding” Students will create
Texas and the United their own Voter
States on maps and
Participation Registration card.
globes. Grade #3
*Explain and practice
voting as a way of Resources to Use:
making choices and Google Earth, globe,
decisions maps.
Y Drive: Maps-Finding
My World pg. 102- Your Way
107
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November 7-11 Introduce all 4 Presidential Teachers will take students to Introduce Globes Continue discussing Veterans’ Day
* Explain and practice Candidates using Scholastic vote for President in the 2016 using Pebble go Geography Watch “Observing
voting as a way of webpage so students Election. Please take students webpage to starting Vocabulary and finish the Holiday-
making choices and understand who they can vote to room 307 at your building schema for matching words to Veterans’ Day”
decisions for on Tuesday. Remind designated time. Please enter this topic. In student pictures in student and/or
*Describe students that their vote the room from the 300 journal, have journal. Use Pebble Go and
celebrations of counts and they should be hallway and exit into 400 students match search Veterans’
Veterans Day and respectful while voting. When hallway. Please make sure geography vocabulary Day. Then read
explain why we you are voting you are being a that students are being quiet with correct picture. Veteran’s poem and
recognize it. good citizen. and respectful during this add to poetry folder.
http://election.scholastic.com time. If time allows you
*Start to identify
/election-central/meet-the- can hold a class
different landforms
candidates/ discussion.
Keep to the facts on the
webpage and limit opinions of Extra -Cut and paste
students and yourself. sentence for stations
or morning activity.
**Please send quilt traditions
note home today so students
can begin having discussions
with their families.
November 14-18 “Use a Introduce Landforms using Continue Landform Students will paint Looking at
* Identify and Brainpop and the Salt Map from Salt Map with
describe the different
Globe”Grade#4 Landforms Notebook yesterday. tempera paint. You Land and
landforms and bodies Teacher will read questions found in the YDrive as a will need green, Water
of water to students to assess their picture resource. blue, gray, and
knowledge of globes and
Grade #5
white. If time Teacher will read
My World pg. 108- map skills. Students will start to permits, review
110 questions to
create Landforms Salt Landforms using students to assess
Landforms Video on Preparation for upcoming
Map. You can choose to PowerPoint – their knowledge of
YDrive lesson-Teacher will need to
prepare Salt Dough for map the maps in small Landforms Unit 5 landforms and
tomorrow-refer to recipe. groups, individually or as a Lesson 2 found in water.
whole class. Students 2nd nine wks. Folder
**Send note home about should have mountains, on the Ydrive.
wearing older clothes and/or hills, river, lake, pond, and
bringing an oversized shirt for ocean.
painting on Thursday.
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November 21-25 During this time you can During this time you can Thanksgiving Holiday
* Describe and complete Holiday Activities complete Holiday Activities
explain the with your students of your with your students of your
importance of various choice. choice.
beliefs, customs, and
traditions of our
families and
community
November 28- Introduce Physical and Human Use the SMART board sort Introduce Natural Using Pebble Go- Geography
Characteristics of a place using named HumanPhysicalsort to Resources by students will learn
Dec. 2 the Physical and Human review physical and human watching -Learning about People and Unit Review
* Identify,
describe, and
Characteristic PowerPoint characteristics found on the About Natural Environments to Grade #6
found on the Ydrive 2nd nine Ydrive under Social Studies Resources found on discuss how
categorize physical under Social Studies 2016- Teacher will read
2016-2017 r 2nd nine weeks in the Ydrive under characteristics of a
and human questions to
2017 weeks in the Physical the Physical and Human Social Studies 2016- place influence
characteristics of a and Human Characteristics Characteristics folder. 2017 2nd nine weeks activities, shelter, students to assess
place folder. in the Natural clothing, and food. their knowledge of
Resources folder. geography
My World pg. 116- Wrap up the lesson by Have a class Choose at least 6 vocabulary,
120 drawing an example of each discussion about how topics to show and landforms, physical
characteristic in the student natural resources discuss. and human
journal. come from the characteristics and
physical natural resources.
characteristics of a
place.

December 5-9 Introduce families and culture Students will watch the Tradition Quilt Introduce Needs and The class will
* Describe and using My World pages 136- reading rainbow: Patchwork Using the letter sent Wants using Pebble participate in a
explain the 144. Lead a class discussion quilt” found on the Ydrive home on November Go click Social Studies Smart board needs
importance of various about text to self connections under Social Studies 2016- 7th, students will click All About Money and wants sorting
beliefs, customs, and and student to student 2017 2nd nine weeks in the write what the and click Needs and activity found on the
traditions of our connections. families and traditions folder. tradition is on the Wants. Ydrive under Social
families and Have the students put the Have the students share their back of a precut And/or you can use Studies 2016-2017
community following vocabulary in different traditions that they square. Students will Brainpop jr. click 2nd nine weeks in the
journal. discussed at home with their illustration of Social studies click Needs and Wants
**Custom-the way people family. tradition using pencil Economic and click folder.
My World pg. 136- usually do something. on their paper and Needs and Wants.
152 then color.
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December 12-16 Needs and wants Continue teaching the Play a review game Family Reteach/Retest if
* Describe ways the difference between needs with students. The needing for Grade #8
families meet basic
sorting and wants by practicing teacher will have the Responsibilitie
human needs Grade #7 identifying Needs and Wants students line up in s, Needs and
*Categorize needs on the worksheets provided. two groups. The
Teacher will read questions Wants
and wants in teacher will show the
to students to assess their
everyday life knowledge of needs and
first student in each Grade #8
group a picture. The Teacher will read
wants. student to identify
My World pg. 58-60 questions to
the picture correctly
students to assess
as a need or want
gets to stay and the their knowledge of
other sits down to traditions, customs,
watch the remainder family
of the game. responsibilities,
needs/wants
December 19-21 Christmas Activities Christmas Activities Christmas Activities Christmas Holiday
* Describe and explain Early Dismissal
the importance of
various beliefs,
customs, and traditions
of our families and
community
* Describe ways the
families meet basic
human need