Monday, February 4th

Homer/Trojan War

Review pages 246-247

Homer BrainPop

Read about Homer/Odysseus

"Who Really Started the Trojan War?" Play

HW Study for Chapter 8 Quiz Friday

 

Tuesday, February 5th

Greek Language Influence

Review pages 248-249

Words we get from Greeks 

Words from Greek Mythology

HW Study for Quiz

 

Wednesday, February 6th

Olympic Games

Read "Linking to Today" page 245

Read "The Great Games"

Olympics BrainPop

HW Study for Chapter 8 Quiz - Friday

 

Thursday, February 7th

Review Pages 260-263

Persian Empire Mapping

Persian War Ducksters (CW Grade)

HW Start Chapter 9 Quizlet - Due Tuesday

 

Friday, February 8th

Chapter 8 Quiz Today

Reading Guide Chapter 9 Pages 256

HW None

 

Monday, January 28th

Geography and the Early Greeks

Read pages 228-233

Ancient Greek Colonization & Trade Patterns

HW Study Vocabulary Terms - page 227

Tuesday, January 29th

Ancient Greek Government (Ducksters) CW Grade

Government in Athens pages 236-241

HW Study Vocabulary Terms

Wednesday, January 30th

Direct and Indirect (Representative) Democracy

BrainPop "Athens"

HW None

Thursday, January 31st

Greek Gods & Goddesses

Review pages 242-245

HW Study Vocabulary and Terms

Friday, February 1st

Greek Gods BrainPop

HW Chapter 8 Quiz Tuesday, Feb. 5th

 

 

Monday, January 21st

MLK Holiday - No School

Tuesday, January 22nd

Review Study Guide

HW Study - Chapter 7 Israelites/Judaism

Wednesday, January 23rd

Israelites/Judaism Test Today 

HW None

Thursday, January 24th 

Begin Chapter 8 Ancient Greece

Create Quizlet - Chapter 8 - page 227

HW Study Vocabulary Terms and People - page 227

Friday, January 25th 

Geography and the Early Greeks

Mapping Activity

HW None

 

Monday, January 14th 

Review for Quiz Tuesday

HW Study for Quiz - Study Quizlet & Map Skills

Tuesday, January 15th 

Quiz Today

Time Line Activity

Wednesday, January 16th 

Jewish Beliefs and Texts

HW None

Thursday, January 17th

Judaism over the Centuries

HW None

Friday, January 18th 

Study Guide 

HW None

 

 

 

3rd Quarter Extra Credit

 

Extra Credit-  Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art

https://belzmuseum.org

You may visit the museum any time during the 3^rd quarter.  Please take a selfie at the museum and e -mail to me for 10 points extra credit.

The deadline to submit the selfie will be Monday, March 4^th.

Begin The Hebrews and Judaism

Read pages 202-207

Examine the development of ancient Israelites, tracing their migrations from Mesopotamia to Canaan, later called Israel, and explain the significant roles of Abraham and Moses.

Create/Compare a Venn Diagram Comparing Abraham & Moses

Start Chapter 7 Quizlet (Due Thursday)

HW Earbuds with mic, work on Chapter 7 Quizlet

 

Mapping Judaism Leaders

Write Script (narration) journey of Abraham & Moses

HW -  Earbuds with mic, Quizlet

 

Complete Mapping Judaism Leaders (CW Grade)

HW - Quizlet Due Thursday

• Mediterranean Sea
• Jordan River
• Sinai Peninsula
• Asia Minor
• Kingdoms of: Hittites, Phoenicians, Israel and Egypt

 

Keynote Animation-Mapping Judaism Leaders

HW Study for Quiz over Section 1 & Map Skills

 

Review pages 205-207

Create a timeline 

Israel Play

 

HW - Study for Quiz over Section 1 and Map Skills - Tuesday, January 15th

 

 

 

Monday, December 17th

Silk Road BrainPop

Han Dynasty

China's Contributions to the World

HW None

Tuesday, December 18th

Comparing Dynasties Graphic Organizer

HW None

Wednesday, December 19th

China Review

HW None

Thursday, December 20th

China Review

HW None

Friday, December 21st

Time Line Review

1/2 Day Students

 

Have a wonderful break!

 

 

Monday, December 10th

Qin Dynasty 

Emperor Shi Huangdi Reading

HW Study for China Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday

Study Chapter 6, Section 1-3

 

Tuesday, December 11th

China's First Emperor

Terra Cotta Soldiers

Qin Shi Huang Di

HW Study for Vocabulary Quiz

 

Wednesday, December 12th

Qin Shi Huang Di - Primary Resources

Group Activity

Great Wall of China 

HW Study for Vocabulary Quiz

 

Thursday, December 13th 

Silk Road - BrainPop

HW None

 

Friday, December 14th

Han Dynasty 

HW None

 

Monday, December 3rd - The Zhou Dynasty 

HW Quizlet China Vocabulary 

 

Tuesday, December 4th - Confucius

HW Study China Vocabulary

 

Wednesday, December 5th - Laozi (Daoism)

HW Study China Vocabulary

 

Thursday, December 6th - Legalism

Three Schools of Thought 

HW Study China Vocabulary

 

Friday, December 7th - Review Case 21

HW None

 

 

 

Monday, November 26th - Indian Achievements

Complete Study Guide

HW Study for Test Wednesday (Study Guide)

Tuesday, November 27th - Review for India Test

HW Study for Test

Wednesday, November 28th - India Test Today

Begin Quizlet (China - 18 words - page 159)

HW None

Thursday, November 29th - Begin Ancient China

Geography of China 

HW None

Friday, November 30th - Xia & Shang Dynasty

HW None

 

Monday, November 12th

Case 21 Social Studies

HW Study for Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz Thursday

Tuesday, November 13th

Spread of Buddhism Map Activity

Case 21 Make-up day

HW Study for Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz Thursday

Wednesday, November 14th 

Siddhartha Gautama Story Board 

HW Study for Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz

Thursday, November 15th 

Vocabulary Quiz Today

Mauryan/Gupta -Review 142-146

HW None

Friday, November 16th 

Asoka

Ancient India Study Guide 

HW None

 

Looking Ahead - Ancient India Test 

Monday, November 26th - Review for Test

Tuesday, November 27th - Ancient India Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, November 5th - Origins of Hinduism 

Hinduism website with questions - CW grade

HW - Ancient India Vocabulary Quizlet - due Tuesday 

 

Tuesday, November 6th - Caste System 

Review for Quiz Wednesday

HW - Review Ancient India Vocabulary - Quizlet

Review Section 1 & 2 pages 124-135

 

Wednesday, November 7th - Ancient India Quiz today 

HW None

 

Thursday, November 8th - Origins of Buddhism

PowerPoint, play and video

Read pages 136-141

HW None

 

Friday, November 9th - Buddhism Story Board Activity

HW None

Monday, October 29th - Ancient Kush Reading & Graphic Organizer

HW Study for Egypt Test (Wednesday, October 31st)

Tuesday, October 30th - Review Study Guide for Egypt Test 

HW Study for test

Wednesday, October 31st - Ancient Egypt Test

Start Chapter 5 Quizlet Vocabulary Ancient India

HW None

Thursday, November 1st - Geography of India

Ancient India Map

HW None

Friday, November 2nd - Early Indian Civilizations

HW None

 

Monday, October 22nd – Rosetta Stone, Hieroglyphics, Papyrus

Egyptian Achievements (pages 102-106)

HW Study Egypt Quizlet Vocabulary

Tuesday, October 23rd - Middle and New Kingdom Leaders

Ramses the Great (CW Grade)

HW Study Egypt Quizlet Vocabulary

Quiz Thursday

Wednesday, October 24th - Queen Hatshepsut (page 97)

Thutmose III

Review for Vocabulary Quiz

HW Study Egypt Quizlet Vocabulary

Thursday, October 25^th – Tutankhamen & Cleopatra

Egypt Vocabulary Quiz Today

Start Chapter 4 Study Guide

HW Study Guide is Due on Tuesday

Friday, October 26^th – Kingdom of Kush

Read pages 107-113

HW None

 

Looking ahead – Egypt Test Wednesday, October 31st

 

Monday, October 15th - Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Remember to Sign Up for items  - Ancient Egypt Day on Thursday

HW Review Egypt Vocabulary - Quizlet

 

Tuesday, October 16th - Ancient Egyptian Beliefs

Mummies BrainPop (CW Grade)

Mummification and Afterlife Beliefs 

HW Review Egypt Quizlet

 

Wednesday, October 17th - Pyramids & Monuments

HW Review Egypt Quizlet

 

Thursday, October 18th - Ancient Egypt Day (All 6th Grade Social Studies Classes)

HW Review Egypt Quizlet

 

Friday, October 19th - Ramses the Great 

HW None