Social Studies 6th Grade

Monday August 20th

Objective: Be able to explain some of the important concepts that we will study this year in 6th grade social studies and understand how to construct the vocabulary foldables.  

Brief Video Instructions for lesson 1

Assignment 1: Construct Social Studies Subject Page on the first page. 

Step 1: Take a ruler and go up a third of the page. Then from that line You need to write your name, then social studies, and then whatever block you have. Could be Block 1,2,3 or 4. The writing needs to be neat, colorful, and legible. 

Step 2: Underneath that orginal line take a ruler and seperate the rest of the paper in four boxes. You are going to pick one of the four topics we cover and put each in a box. You shoud include title and colorful representation. You can use your chromebook to look up topics to give you visual ideas. If you use search engine you can change to images and they should give you a lot of ideas. 

Topics include the following

Geography, culture, government, economics, history, Paleolithic era, Neolithic era, Ice age, Latitude, Longitude, Mesopotamia, Religion, Ancient India, Ancient China, Ancient Japan, Middle Ages, Indus River Valley, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, The Mongols, Ancient Africa, The Aztecs, The Incas, The Mayans, The Renaissance.

Directions repeated and example 

Assignment 3: How to do vocabulary words for Mr. LaGrange

Time Permitting start on vocabulary words 

You have a vocabulary definition provided for you. There are 30 words in Unit 1. In the last section of your five subject notebook you will make that a vocabulary section. Starting on page 1 you will make your first vocabulary foldable page. Fold the page to the red line and them make 4-5 evenly spaced flaps. On the front flap goes the term on top with illustration below. Then on the inside of the flap is the definition. The term and definition must be in pen and illustration in colored pencil. An example is shown below. 

Example of vocabulary words 

Vocabulary Words Example 2

Vocabulary Words Unit 1

Friday August 24th 

Objective: Be able to explain and understand the 5 themes of social studies and how to explain and elaborate based on specific examples of each. 

Assignment 1: Take Cornell notes on the slideshow of 5 branches  of social studies. You will set up Cornell Notes as shown in the videos on the Cornell notes tab. Please look at example and watch at least two of the videos . All notes on the slideshow will go on the right side and then you need to develop questions based on your notes. At the end of the notes do a summary of all the notes you took on 5 branches  of social studies. 

Example of notes on 5 Branches of social studies 

Notes/Slideshow on 5 Branches  of Social Studies 

Group Assignment 2:  5 Branches of Social Studies (partner only table partner of 2)  Should have 2 worksheets titled " 5 Branches of Social Studies"

Mrs. Connor will give you worksheets and read each summary of each standard. Then work with partners on slides 9-13 and figure out where the examples go on your worksheet and do visual for each. 

Homework: Work on vocabulary words Unit 1 

Tuesday/Wednesday August 29th/30th

Objective: Explain how human and physical characteristics impacted migration and settlement in various  regions in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Warmup: (In notebook) Write as much as you can in complete sentences. Title the top of your page Continents & Oceans Warmup. 

Warm Up: Question 1: What is a Continent? 

Question 2: What makes living by water advantageous for civilizations? Why do you think early civilizations were located near bodies of water?

Question 3: Using the numbers & letters provided, label the continents & oceans to the best of your ability

Assignment 1: With the two worksheets that are guided notes. Using the slideshow fill out the two worksheets guided by Mrs. Connor. At the end of the guided notes make sure you complete. The reflection question and then place in your notebook. 

Slideshow to complete guided notes: Continents and Oceans 

Activity 2: Complete both map activity worksheets and make sure they are colored, neat, and labeled. 

Directions: Students will work in partners or groups to complete a map identifying continents & oceans. Complete both worksheets and put in notebook. 

Your notes and slideshow should help you complete these. 

Activity 3:  Students will work with their partner and play an interactive game using their notes & map. 

https://www.baamboozle.com/game/1093

Week of Friday September 1st- September 8th

Lesson 1 

Warm -Up Question: Follow slideshow and answer two questions in your notebook. 

Watch map skills video before starting map skills worksheet with partner 

Activity 1: Use slideshow with partner or independent to complete the "map skills worksheet"

Activity 2: Complete worksheet "Putting Map Skills to good use, using slideshow and map skills worksheet. 

Activity 3: Complete Political Vs Physical Map Worksheet 

Lesson 2 

Warm Up: Answer the two questions using the slideshow presentation. Make sure you write warm,-up in notebook. 

Warm Up

Activity 1: Complete Guided Notes  using video and slideshow

5 Themes of Geography Presentation to complete guided notes. 

Assignment 2: In partners complete 5 Themes of geography vocabulary list and scavenger hunt.