This week, sixth graders will be continuing to learn about culture and begin to learn about geography. We begin the year with culture and geography in order to establish some common concepts and vocabulary that we will then apply to our study of ancient civilizations throughout the school year. Students are doing some reading and discussion tied to two questions focused on culture this week: How do we learn about culture? and What shapes and changes culture? We will also be doing some station work in conjunction with language arts, math, and science on Thursday this week and next Monday tied to the idea of 'Orientation in Space and Time.' For the humanities component, students will begin exploring how information provided by globes and maps is alike and different, and also start learning about the five themes of geography.
*Remember, there is a teacher institute day this week on Friday, September 13th, so there is no school.
Homework this week:
*Blog homework due Thursday! Here it is:
Congratulations, you have found Ms. Dean's blog! The assignment (due
next Thursday, September 12th) is to write down one of Ms. Dean's
favorite quotes and who said it. Here it is:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead
An additional (optional) challenge: Who was Margaret Mead?
Describe who she was in a sentence or two. **This part is not for extra
credit, but it sure will give you extra knowledge if you choose to do
it!
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