Class News 2015/16

Today in class we finished up the sections in chapter 3, reading and the reading notes.  We read about how trade developed in the Neolithic Age. Today students turned in their ch 3 illustrated dictionaries.  They can still turn this in late on Monday: illustrated-dictionary-ch-3 On Tuesday next week, we will take a vocabulary quiz … Continue reading »

Yesterday and today we have been talking about two time periods in history, the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age.  We have read so far sections 1-5 in our textbook and completed notes from sections 1-4.  Here are the reading notes for chapter 3: Chapter 3 Reading Notes The illustrated dictionary for this chapter will … Continue reading »

Today in class we started chapter 3: From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers.  In this chapter we will learn about the Neolithic Age, or the Agricultural Revolution, and how it has completely changed human development and how we live.  Here are the reading notes from chapter 3 (if a student loses these, they must print … Continue reading »

Today in class we made a timeline of the history of the earth.  Kids tried to create one from prior knowledge, then we made a human timeline, watched a video, then fixed the timeline.  Here is the video we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBzxC9eoog&list=PLHI0XfEfR3UnFP-tUDwU8yz9JTe4cIMjz&index=12 Then I explained more in detail the comic-book cover page project.  They need to … Continue reading »

Today in class students worked on their CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) answering the topic question:  Which of the hominid groups would win in a battle royal?!  Students had to make a claim, find evidence in the textbook, and then state their reasons.  This was due at the end of the hour.  Anyone who didn’t finish … Continue reading »

Today we finished the last section in chapter 2, section 6: Homo Sapiens Sapiens and we learned about their capabilities for survival.  We then answered the essential question for the chapter. Tomorrow we will work on a CER assignment and then they will receive their small project they will do for this chapter, which will … Continue reading »

Today in class we read section 4 in chapter 2 and completed the notes for it. Tomorrow we will work on section 5. ch 2 hominid notes The chapter 2 illustrated dictionary will be due either next Tuesday or Wednesday. ch2 illustrated dictionary No students showed up after school today to do the chapter 1 … Continue reading »

Yesterday we started Chapter 2: Early Hominids.  We are learning about 5 hominid species throughout this chapter and what their key capabilities for survival they had.  Today we continued with chapter 2 So far students have read sections 1-3 and completed the notes for sections 2-3. Here are the notes for chapter 2: ch 2 … Continue reading »

Today in class we talked about what is BCE and CE, and discussed how our textbook uses those abbreviations instead of BC and AD.  I went over a power point, watched a video, and then they worked on a worksheet to help their timeline, BCE/CE skills.  The worksheet was due at the end of the … Continue reading »

Yesterday students took the Chapter 1 test.  Those grades have been entered into the grade book.  I also checked their chapter 1 reading notes, and checked their bellwork from September 11th till yesterday.  Those all have also been entered into the grade book.  If there are any mistakes in the grade I entered and what … Continue reading »