Social Studies Units of Study
Here's a nice site for learning about the state of Arizona. Click on the link below.
We have been learning about U.S. symbols. Click on the link below to view a video on U.S. symbols.
http://www.pearsonschool.com/drm/2010/humanities/symbolsofamerica/video/index.swf
Constitution Day
Here is a cute song about the United States Constitution, that the students enjoy. Click on the image below.
At Whispering Wind Academy, we use the Six Pillars of Character Program as our Character Education Program. Below is a YouTube video and a chart that explains the Six Pillars of Character.
Character counts: http://charactercounts.org/sixpillars.html
For information about life in Colonial times, click on this link. This is information we will be studying around Thanksgiving.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/
Poems for Mapping Skills:
A Sense of Place
By Cherry Carl
Maps outline a special space
And always give us a sense of place.
Where are we going and where have we been?
How will we get there and when, when, when?
How many miles will we have to drive?
How will we know when we finally arrive?!
We follow the key, the key on the map,
That’s always there on somebody’s lap!
Will we pass through towns that are very small?
Will we get to see any places at all?
Look at the map and you can see
Just where we are and where we’ll be!
The View from Above
By Cherry Carl
A map is a picture that holds the key
To finding our way from sea to sea,
With symbols and signs, colors and lines,
And all of the mapmaker’s special designs.
A Key With No Lock
By Cherry Carl
Every map has a special key
So you know what is earth and what is the sea.
Oceans and rivers and lakes are blue,
But I know that and so do you!
Trees and grass are usually green,
On every map that I’ve ever seen!
Roads and freeways are easy signs . . .
They’re usually marked with big black lines.
Every map has a special key,
So, when you look, you’ll always see
Symbols and signs that help you read
A Rose That Has No Smell
By Cherry Carl
Have you heard of a rose that has no smell?
I’ll tell you about it, so listen well!
This rose is a special design that shows
Every pirate and sailor which way that he goes.
“Am I going the way to the treasure chest?”
Is it north or south or east or west!
Without a compass rose on a map,
My sailors might easily fall for a trap!”