2025 Nov 3 - Learning Target: I can examine the society established by the Pilgrims and the Puritans in Massachusetts. Do now: What was name of the name of the first permanent settlement in America?
2025 Nov 4 - NO SCHOOL - Superintendent Conference Day
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2025 Oct 27 - Learning Target: I can work on Chapter 3 Vocabulary definitions. Do Now: What was the Primary goal of a colony? Primary – is something that is first in order, rank, or importance. (Provide for the Mother Country (Merchantilism)
2025 Oct 28 - Learning Target: I can explore how the first British Colony failed but investors put money towards colonization. Do now: A person who puts in their own money towards a project to make money is called an? (Investor)
2025 Oct 29 - Learning Target: I can identify the 1st English colonies. Do now: Who did Queen Elizabeth 1 give permission to colonize America? (Sir Walter Raleigh)
2025 Oct 30 - Learning Target: I can explore the settlement of Jamestown. Do now: What is the Joint-Stock Company? (A company of investors seeking to make a profit in America)
2025 Oct 31 - Learning Target: I can understand why a local government was necessary. Do now: Who restored order to the colony of Jamestown?
2025 Oct 20 - Learning Target: I will examine the Columbian Trade, African Slavery in the New World, and the European Explorers. Do Now: Why did European Explorers travel West across the Atlantic Ocean initially? (Looking for a shorter route to Asia)
2025 Oct 21 - Learning Target: I will work on Chapter 2 Review Sheet Do Now: What was the Northwest Passage? (A shorter route to Asia through North America that did not exist)
2025 Oct 22 - Learning Target: I will take the Chapter 2 Test. Do Now: What is the term Middle Passage? (The transportation of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World)
2025 Oct 23 - Learning Target: I can be introduced to Document Based Questions (DBQ’s) Do now: Primarily why did many different native cultures develop in North America? (Different Enviromental Conditions)
2025 Oct 24 - Learning Target: I can finish the Iroquois DBQ. Do now: What objects did Iroquois make from shells? (Fish Hook, Scraper, Club, Spoon)
2025 Oct 13 - NO SCHOOL - COLUMBUS DAY
2025 Oct 14 - Learning Target: I will finish up my Patriot’s Pen Essay Do now: What country did Christopher Columbus sail for? (Spain)
2025 Oct 15 - Learning Target: Christopher Columbus was Italian but he sailed for the Spanish and found a New World but didn’t know it was a new world. Do now: Should we continue to celebrate Columbus Day in the United States or should it be Indigenous Persons day, your thoughts?
2025 Oct 16 - Learning Target: I can investigate Europe’s reasoning for exploring the New World. Do now: What are the 3 G’s? (God, Glory, Gold)
2025 Oct 17 - Learning Target: I can explore the Columbian Exchange, Slavery in the New World, and other explorers. Do now: What is Mercantilism? (Colonies provide for the Mother Country)
2025 Oct 6 - Learning Target: I can explore Chapter 2 Vocabulary Do now: What is the name of the Indigenous people you have learned about in what is now New York State? (Iroquois)
2025 Oct 7 - Learning Target: I can explore why Europeans wanted to find a shorter route to Asia but instead found something worth more.Do now: What kind of exploration have you done? (student gives their answer)
2025 Oct 8 - Learning Target: I will be introduced to the Patriot Pen “How are You showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?” Do now: What is a body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water called? (Peninsula)
2025 Oct 9 - Learning Target: I will be introduced to the Patriot Pen “How are You showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?” Do now: What are your feelings about standing for the Star-Spangled Banner at sporting events?
Patriot Pen Theme: "How are You showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country"
2025 Oct 10 - Learning Target: I can continue working on my Patriot Pen Essay entitled “How are You showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?” Do now: What are your personal thoughts on going to school?
2025 Sep 29 - Learning Target: I can Examine Primary and Secondary Sources. Do now: Name something that the Mayan's and Aztec's had that the Inca's did not. (Calendar and Writing Systems)
2025 Sep 30 - Learning Target: I will create a map foldable of the Mayan, Aztec and Incan societies. Do Now: Give one example of a Secondary Source (textbook, encyclopedia, almanac, biography)
2025 Oct 1 - Learning Target: I can discover other Native American cultures in North America. Do now: What Native American civilization spread through what is now central Mexico and was Warlike? (Aztec's)
2025 Oct 2 - Learning Target: I can review Chapter 1 and complete the Review Packet to study for tomorrow’s test. Do now: What was the name of the epidemic of 1347 called? (Black Death)
2025 Oct 3 - Learning Target: I can take the Chapter 1 Test Do now: What was the name of the first civilization in America called? (Mayan's)
2025 Sep 22 - Learning Target: I can complete Chapter 1 Vocabulary definitions. Do now: What is a person called when they come to our country from another country? (Immigrant)
2025 Sep 23 - Learning Target: I will examine how we, as humans, got to where we are today. Do now: What was the 1st, documented, European Country to discover the American Continents? (Spain)
2025 Sep 24 - Learning Target: I can explore how humans made their way to the North American continent. Do now: What is the name of a social scientist that would study artifacts? (Archiologist)
2025 Sep 25 - Learning Target: I can explore how 3 different civilizations were created in the New World. Do now: It was once crossed by humans on land during the last ice age from Asia to America but is now underwater. (Beringia or the landbridge)
2025 Sep 26 - Learning Target: I can explore life in Africa and Europe while Americans are first creating Civilizations. Do now: Developed an irrigation system in the South East Desert of now Arizona (Pueblo's)
2025 Sep 15 - Learning Target: I can define the types of landforms we have in the United States. Do now: What longitude line runs through Greenwich, England (Prime Meridian)
2025 Sep 16 - Learning Target: I can explore our Natural Resources Do now: What do the acronyms GIS and GPS stand for? (Geographical Information System and Global Positioning System)
2025 Sep 17 - Learning Target: I can explore the Geography Dictionary definitions. Do now: About what percent of the United States is farmed? (20%)
2025 Sep 18 - Learning Target: I can complete the review worksheet for the Geography Chapter and if time allows work on the Longitude and Latitude worksheet. Do now: Human Geography relates to how humans interact with each other and their surrounding (environment)?
2025 Sep 19 - Learning Target: I can complete the Geography Chapter Test and if time allows, complete the Longitude and Latitude worksheet. Do now: What is the Latitude and Longitude of Port Jervis, New York? (41°N, 74°W)
2025 Sep 8 - Learning Target: I will take the 7th grade Social Studies Pre-Test to evaluate my prior knowledge of American History before 1865. Do Now: Are you affected by History? Why or Why Not?
2025 Sep 9 - Learning Target: I can define terms of Geography. Do now: What is geography? (Geography is the study of people,
their environments, and their resources.)
2025 Sep 10 - Learning Target: I will review our American Landscape and the 5 Themes of Geography. Do Now: What is Human Geography? (Focus on people’s relationships with each other and the surrounding environment.)
2025 Sep 11 - Learning Target: I can explore the events that led to Patriot’s Day that started with September 11, 2001. Do now: Write down 1 question you may have about the events of September 11, 2001
2025 Sep 12 - Learning Target: I can explore where we live. Do now: What are the 5 Themes of Geography? (Place, Location, Region, Movement, Human-Enviroment Interaction)
2025 Sep 1 - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
2025 Sep 2 - NO SCHOOL - SUPERINTENDENT DAY
2025 Sep 3 - NO SCHOOL - SUPERINTENDENT DAY
2025 Sep 4 - 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL - NO DO NOW
2025 Sep 5 - Learning Target: I can review what we will examine during this school year in Social Studies. Do Now: Why is knowing History Important?