Social Studies 12/10 – 12/14
Monday
Daily Geography Review 31 (time zones)
Research Skills for Geography TSW use a copy of The World Almanac to look up facts. Given questions, TSW come up with two topic headings that the information would most likely be found under. Upon finding the answer, TSW indicate the topic heading under which it was found. p. 29 (introduction)
Regions Near and Far TSW complete chapter 8 review, p. 181 and complete study guide.
Tuesday
Daily Geography Review 31 (time zones)
Regions Near and Far Chapter 8 review game and test
Wednesday
Daily Geography Review 31 (time zones)
Research Skills for Geography TSW use a copy of The World Almanac to look up facts. Given questions, TSW come up with two topic headings that the information would most likely be found under. Upon finding the answer, TSW indicate the topic heading under which it was found. p. 30 (group practice)
Regions Near and Far TSW read pp. 183 – 187 (Working in the Southeast) and take notes using section headings and bolded words.
Thursday
Daily Geography Review 31 (time zones)
Regions Near and Far (Map Skills) Using the map on p. 186, TSW answer questions about important cities and national parks in the Southeast region.
Building Skills, pp. 194 – 195 TSW learn to ask appropriate questions in order to get the best understanding when reading.
Friday
Daily Geography Review 31 (time zones)
Research Skills for Geography TSW use a copy of The World Almanac to look up facts. Given questions, TSW come up with two topic headings that the information would most likely be found under. Upon finding the answer, TSW indicate the topic heading under which it was found. p. 31 (independent practice)
Regions Near and Far (Living in the Southeast) While reading pp. 188 – 193, TSW write appropriate guided reading questions using section headings.
Social Studies 12/3 – 12/7
Monday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Maps)
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 20 (A Map to Maps)
TSW will recognize that maps are drawn to scale, and will be able to use a scale to find the distance between given places on a map. TSW also recognize symbols for cities, capitals, and borders. p. 62, introduction
Regions Near and Far
TSW describe the ways Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry helped lead America to independence, explain how the election of the House of Burgesses was the beginning of American democracy, and identify the main idea of the Declaration of Independence.
Read and discuss pp. 162 – 167 and then address the above questions in their social studies notebooks/folders.
Tuesday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Maps)
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 20 (A Map to Maps)
TSW create a “key of keys” to indicate common map symbols and what they stand for: capital, city, natural border, mountain, river
Regions Near and Far
TSW identify the uses of an encyclopedia and describe the information in a dictionary.
Read pp. 168 – 169. TSW be given questions to answer using either an encyclopedia or a dictionary. TSW look answers in the correct reference book and record the correct answer.
Wednesday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Maps)
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 20 (A Map to Maps)
TSW will recognize that maps are drawn to scale, and will be able to use a scale to find the distance between given places on a map. TSW also recognize symbols for cities, capitals, and borders. p. 63, group assignment
Regions Near and Far
TSW identify cotton as the most important cash crop in the Southeast, describe the Southeast’s dependency on slavery, explain the purpose of the Underground Railroad, and identify Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglass and explain their role in fighting slavery.
Read pp. 170 – 175
TSW the decipher the song “Follow the Drinking Gourd” and it’s symbolism.
Thursday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Maps)
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 20 (A Map to Maps)
TSW will recognize that maps are drawn to scale, and will be able to use a scale to find the distance between given places on a map. TSW also recognize symbols for cities, capitals, and borders. p. 63, independent assignment
Regions Near and Far
TSW identify the states that represented the North and those that represented the South on a map (label, color, title, key). Each student will then research a key figure in the Civil War and identify his role/position (encyclopedias)
Friday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Maps)
Regions Near and Far
TSW explain why the North and South differed on the issue of slavery, and describe the effect of the Civil War on the country.
Read pp. 176 – 179 and answer end of chapter questions.
Social Studies 11/26 – 11/30
Monday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Map)
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 19 TSW read and answer questions about a projection map. (Introduction p. 59)
Regions Near and Far TSW each research a state of the Southeast and create a poster to depict an outline of the state, the state flag, state bird, and state flower. TSW also note the primary industries, capital, date of statehood, and current population.
Tuesday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Map)
Regions Near and Far TSW each research a state of the Southeast and create a poster to depict an outline of the state, the state flag, state bird, and state flower. TSW also note the primary industries, capital, date of statehood, and current population. (Complete and present)
Wednesday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Map)
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 19 TSW be able to find what type of projection map is being represented. (Group practice, p. 60)
Regions Near and Far TSW read circle and line graphs, pp. 158 – 159
Thursday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Map)
Regions Near and Far TSW complete study guide and chapter review, p. 160 (Reviewing Vocabulary and Reviewing Facts) and p. 161 (Building Skills)
Friday
Daily Geography Review 29 (Product Map)
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 19 TSW be able to find what type of projection map is being represented. (Independent practice, p. 61)
Regions Near and Far TSW review chapter with a review game and test over Chapter 7.
Social Studies 11/13 – 11/16
Monday
No School—Veteran’s Day
Tuesday
Daily Geography Review 28
Regions Near and Far TSW review chapter 6 concepts with a Jeopardy game and then complete chapter 6 test (read aloud—students MAY use study guide).
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 18 (p.56) TSW read together p. 56 and discuss time zones and international date line and answer questions at the bottom of the page.
Wednesday
Daily Geography Review 28
Research Skills for Geography p. 57 TSW read and use a time zone map of the United States. (group practice)
Regions Near and Far TSW complete Unit 2 Review, pp. 138 – 139 (Reviewing Vocabulary and Building Skills only)
Unit 3 Opener, pp. 140 – 145. TSW identify all of the states of the Southeast region of the United States and discuss features. (teacher edition–questions in margin). TSW also discuss a timeline of events important to the Southeast region.
Thursday
Daily Geography Review 28
Research Skills for Geography p. 58 TSW read and use a time zone map of the United States. (independent practice)
Regions Near and Far TSW read and discuss pp. 146 – 151 (Land and Climate of the Southeast), answer chapter questions, and define new words.
Friday
Daily Geography Review 28
Maps extension—TSW complete a mapping activity on time zones.
Regions Near and Far TSW read and discuss pp. 153 – 157 and be able to identify the regions natural resources. TSW create, label, and color a map of the Southeast to depict coal, oil, and natural gas deposits. Students must include title and legend (key).
Social Studies 11/5 – 11/9
Monday
Daily Geography Review 27
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 17 TSW locate places on a globe using lines of longitude and latitude. Introduce, p. 53
Regions Near and Far: TSW recognize that regions of the world often share similar natural resources, describe the Amazon rain forest, and identify reasons why conservation of the Amazon rain forest is important to the world. Read pp. 130 – 135 and complete graphic organizer to document the features and important resources.
Tuesday
Daily Geography Review 27
Regions Near and Far: TSW brainstorm and write a persuasive paper for preserving the Amazon rain forest.
Wednesday
Daily Geography Review 27
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 17 TSW locate places on a globe using lines of longitude and latitude. Group practice, p. 54
Regions Near and Far: TSW complete study guide for chapter 6 and play review game.
Thursday
Daily Geography Review 27
Regions Near and Far: Chapter 6 Review, pp. 136 – 137
Friday
Daily Geography Review 27
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 17 TSW locate places on a globe using lines of longitude and latitude. Independent practice, p. 55
Regions Near and Far Review chapter 6 and Test
Social Studies 10/29 – 11/2
Monday
Daily Geography Review 26
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 16: TSW recognize that the earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours and spins from west to east. p. 50, introduction
Regions Near and Far: TSW create a tourism brochure highlighting exciting features of the New England states.
Tuesday
Daily Geography Review 26
Regions Near and Far: TSW explain the relationship between ports and industry, name the chief industries of the Middle Atlantic States, and describe the Amish way of life. Read pp. 124 – 127 TSW color and label a map of the Middle Atlantic States, indicating which cities would be considered megalopolis.
Wednesday
Daily Geography Review 26
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 16: TSW recognize that the earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours and spins from west to east. p. 51 group practice.
Regions Near and Far: TSW recognize that regions of the world often share similar natural resources, describe the Amazon rain forest, and identify reasons why conservation of the Amazon rain forest is important to the world. Read pp. 130 – 135 and complete graphic organizer to document the features and important resources.
Thursday
Daily Geography Review 26
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 16: TSW recognize that the earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours and spins from west to east. p. 52, independent practice.
Regions Near and Far: TSW brainstorm and write a persuasive paper for preserving the Amazon rain forest.
Friday
Daily Geography Review 26
Regions Near and Far: Chapter 6 Review, pp. 136 – 137
Social Studies 10/22 – 10/26
Monday
Daily Geography Review 25
Research Skills for Geography—Lesson 14: A Key to the World
TSW learn that a grid can be used to find places and features on a map. Introduce the lesson, p. 44
Regions Near and Far: TSW complete chapter 5 review and play a review game.
Tuesday
Daily Geography Review 25
Research Skills for Geography—Lesson 14: A Key to the World
(Group Activity)TSW will use a grid to locate the country, continent, and a nearby feature r city of a given city. p. 45
Regions Near and Far: TSW review and test over chapter 5
Wednesday
Daily Geography Review 25
Regions Near and Far TSW read pp. 119 – 123. TSW complete a graphic organizer to compare urban and rural areas of the Northeast and identify three industries that are important to New England.
Thursday
Daily Geography Review 25
Research Skills for Geography—Lesson 14: A Key to the World
(Independent Activity) TSW will use a grid to locate the country, continent, and a nearby feature r city of a given city. p. 46
Regions Near and Far TSW create a tourism brochure highlighting exciting features of the New England states.
Friday
Daily Geography Review 25
Regions Near and Far TSW explain the relationship between ports and industry, name the chief industries of the Middle Atlantic States, and describe the Amish way of life. Read pp. 124 – 127 TSW color and label a map of the Middle Atlantic States, indicating which cities would be considered megalopolis.
Social Studies 10/15 – 10/19
Monday
Daily Geography Review 24
Regions Near and Far TSW read a timeline and then create a timeline of his/her own life dividing it into 2 year increments. TSW explain why the colonists went to war against England and be able to describe the hardships that Washington’s army faced at Valley Forge. pp. 106 – 110, wkbk p. 29
Tuesday
Daily Geography Review 24
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 15 TSW recognize that the earth is divided into both Northern and Southern Hemispheres and Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Given a country, TSW identify the hemispheres in which it is located. p. 47
Regions Near and Far TSW be able to explain why immigrants came to America, understand the role of immigrants in American history, describe the tenements of the Lower East Side, and explain the importance of education to immigrants. Read pp. 111 – 114. TSW write a summary of the chapter.
Wednesday
Daily Geography Review 24
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 15 TSW recognize that the earth is divided into both Northern and Southern Hemispheres and Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Given a country, TSW identify the hemispheres in which it is located. p. 48 (group practice)
Regions Near and Far TSW complete a study guide for chapter 5
Thursday
Daily Geography Review 24
Research Skills for Geography Lesson 15 TSW recognize that the earth is divided into both Northern and Southern Hemispheres and Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Given a country, TSW identify the hemispheres in which it is located. p. 49 (independent practice)
Regions Near and Far TSW complete chapter review, p. 116 – 117
Friday
Daily Geography Review 24
Regions Near and Far Chapter 5 review game and test
