Week of August 10 - August 14
- Monday: NO CLASSES - TEACHER WORKDAY
- Tuesday: Introductions, Explanation and Discussion of Parent Contact Log and Team Brochure [HW: Have forms signed by parents and return to Ms. Blas]
- Wednesday: Short Essay on "What I know, What I want to know about Social Studies"
- Thursday:
- Friday: Auto Bio-poems [HW: Complete Auto Bio-poems at home and turn in to Ms. Blas on Mon August 17]
Week of August 17 - August 21
- Monday: Social Studies Pre-Test, Auto Bio-Poems are due
- Tuesday: Explanation and Discussion of Social Studies Syllabus (Class Requirements), Introduction to "History of Our World" textbook [HW: Have parents read and sign syllabus and return to Ms. Blas on Wednesday]
- Wednesday: NOTES: Five Themes of Geography and Kinds of Maps
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- Friday: Practice Examples of Five Themes of Geography and Kinds of Maps [HW: Write 2 examples of each: Location, Region, Place, Movement, Interaction, Political Map, Physical Map, and Special Purpose Map.]
Week of August 24 - August 28
- Monday: NOTES: 7 Continents, 4 Oceans, Latitude, Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, Cardinal Directions, Intermediate Directions, Compass Rose, Symbols, Map Key [HW: Study Map Skills Notes for Test on Fri 8/28/09]
- Tuesday: Map Skills Review, Continental Facts [HW: Study Map Skills Notes for Test on Fri 8/28/09]
- Wednesday: Global Grid, Latitude Longitude [HW: Study Map Skills Notes for Test on Fri 8/28/09]
- Thursday: NO CLASSES - CAFETERIA SHUTDOWN - MAKEUP DAY ON OCTOBER 12
- Friday: NO CLASSES - CAFETERIA SHUTDOWN - MAKEUP DAY ON NOVEMBER 27
Week of August 31 - September 4
- Monday: Compass Rose, Map Key, Graphs & Charts [HW: Study Map Skills Notes for Test on Fri 9/4/09 Test postponed due to school closure]
- Tuesday: Draw a World Map [HW: Study Map Skills Notes for Test on Fri 9/4/09 Test postponed due to school closure]
- Wednesday: Draw a World Map [HW: Study Map Skills Notes for Test on Fri 9/4/09 Test postponed due to school closure]
- Thursday: History of Our World Word Search [HW: Study Map Skills Notes for Test on Fri 9/4/09 Test postponed due to school closure, finish word search]
- Friday: Map Skills Test [HW: finish word search]
Week of September 7 - September 11
- Monday: NO CLASSES - LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
- Tuesday: Landform Vocabulary and Fun Facts about Landforms [HW: Study Landform Vocabulary for Test on Mon 9/14/09]
- Wednesday: Review Landform Vocabulary and Identify the Landforms [HW: Study Landform Vocabulary for Test on Mon 9/14/09]
- Thursday:
- Friday: Patriot Day, 9/11 Presentation [HW: Study Landform Vocabulary for Test on Mon 9/14/09]
Week of September 14 - September 18
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Week of September 21 - September 25
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Week of September 28 - October 2
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