Monday-Review questions

Read pages 217-219

Map activity on Jewish migration

Tuesday-Video on Hanukkah

Worksheet on Hanukkah

Wednesday-Vocab builder section 3

Chapter review worksheet

Vocab review 

Chapter 7 test is tomorrow

Thursday-Chapter 7 Final Exam is today

Friday-Today we will begin our discussion of the Holocaust

Monday-Discovery Atlas-China Revealed

Tuesday-Finish video and discuss project

Wednesday-China Collage Project

Thursday-China Collage Project

Friday-China Collage Project

Project is due Monday, May 6, 2019

Monday-Today we will be watching video on the Terra Cotta Warriors

Tuesday-Period 2 PSSA testing

Periods 6 and 7-Today we will be discussing the Great Wall of China

Wednesday-Period 2 PSSA testing

Periods 6 and 7 - Video on the Great Wall of China

Thursday-Period 2 PSSA testing

Periods 6 and 7- Internet research

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here for the last session on Juuling 

Monday-Review study guide and chapter vocab

Tuesday-Review game for tomorrow's test over chapter 6

Wednesday-Test chapter 6

Thursday-Video on the Tomb of the Terra Cotta Warriors

Friday-No school

Monday-Today we will be studying the Great Wall of China

Tuesday-Today will be finishing the Career Cruising program

Wednesday-Today we will be discussing the Han Dynasty

Thursday-We will continue our studies of the Han Dynasty

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here today

Monday-Today we will talk about the Qin Dynasty

Tuesday-Continue with the study of the Qin Dynasty

Wednesday-We will talk about China's first emperor-Shi Huangdi

Thursday-Today we talk about the fall of the Qin Dynasty

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here today

Monday-Today we will be discussing Legalism and Daoism

Tuesday-We will continue our studies of Legalism and Daoism today

Wednesday-Video on Confucius

Thursday-Today we will start talking about the Qin Dynasty

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here to continue her program on Juuling and E-Cigarettes

 

Monday-Today the students will see their test scores from Chapter 5 Ancient India.We will be starting Chapter 6 Ancient China

Tuesday-Chapter 6 Ancient India

Wednesday-Chapter 6 Ancient India

Thursday-Chapter 6 Ancient India

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here today to continue her program on Juuling and E-Cigarettes

Monday-Today the students will be working on Chapter 5 study guide

Tuesday-Reviewing study guide

Wednesday-The 7th graders will be scheduling for next year's classes today

Thursday-Chapter 5 test is today

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here today

Monday-Today we will be scheduling with Mrs. Herold for next years's classes.

Tuesday-Ancient India Religion Project

Wednesday-Teen Outreach program guest speakers will be here today

Thursday-Ancient India Religion Project

Friday-Act 80 Day-No School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday-Today we will be discussing India Empires

Tuesday-Continue our studies of India Empires

Wednesday-Teen Outreach guest speakers will be here today

Thursday-Today we will be discussing Ancient India Achievements

Friday-We will continue our studies of Ancient Indian achievements

Monday- Chapter Five Section Two will begin on the foundations of Hinduism on pages 130-131. Students will be completing a vocabulary builder.

Tuesday-  The classes will complete a short project on the Caste System due this day in class.

Wednesday- Teen Outreach Guest Speaker

Thursday- The class will learn about the foundations of Brahmanism and the development on Hinduism on pages 132-134.

Friday- The class will learn about Jainism and its influence on nonviolent actions throughout history on page 135. Students will also take a quiz on Chapter 5 Section 2.

Monday- Start Chapter 5 Section 1, discussing geography of Ancient India on pages 124-126.

Tuesday- Continue Chapter 5 Section 1, discussing the Harappan Civilization on pages 126-128, and going over Chapter 5 Vocabulary.

Wednesday- Teen Outreach speaker.

Thursday- Finishing Chapter 5 Section 1, discussing the Aryan invasion of India and the consequences of the event on pages 128-129. Students will also be taking a short quiz on Chapter 5 Section 1.

Friday- Start Chapter 5 section 2 discussing the Caste System on pages 130-131. Students will also complete a packet on the Caste System.

Monday-Video on Egyptian hieroglyphics

Tuesday-Egypt Name Assignment Project

Wednesday-Egypt Name Assignment Project

Thursday-Egypt project is due

After collecting the Egypt project we will begin our study of Ancient India

Friday-We will continue our studies of Ancient India

Monday-MLK Day-The students will complete a history packet on Martin Luther King JR.

Tuesday-Video biography on Martin Luther King JR

Wednesday-Review questions

Read pages 104-106

Discuss King Tut Curse

Thursday-Vocab review

Section 4 quiz

Vocab builder section 4

Review study guides

Chapter 4 test is Monday, January 28, 2019

Friday-Career Cruising

Monday-Section 3

Read pages 96-98

Start with a story on Ramses the Great

Biography on Akhenaton

Tuesday-Review questions

Read pages 99-100

Class zone-Social roles

Video

Wednesday-Section 4

Read pages 102-104

Worksheet on the Rosetta Stone

Thursday-Video on hieroglyphics

Friday-Career Cruising

 

Monday-Classes will be working on their Egypt Then and Now project

Tuesday-Egypt Then and Now project

Wednesday-Egypt Then and Now project

Thursday-Final day to work on the Egypt Then and Now project

Project is due by the end of the period

Friday-The students will be going to the computer lab to work on a program called Career Cruising

The students will be working on the program every Friday until we complete the program

Monday-Off

Tuesday-Off

Wednesday-Act 80 Day

Thursday-Read pages 94-95

Discuss pyramids of Egypt

Section 2 quiz

Finish study guides

Friday-Review study guide

Video

Discuss Egypt Then and Now Project

Project will be started on Monday

Monday-Section 1 quiz

Study guides will be handed out

Video on People of the Nile

Tuesday-Section 2

Read pages 90-91

Discuss Egyptian social roles

Video-Living History in Ancient Egypt

Homework-Chapter 4 vocab sheet

Wednesday-Collect homework

Review questions

Read pages 92-93

Mummification worksheet

Mummy game

Worksheet - A mummies tomb

Thursday-Video

Friday-Winter activity day

 

Monday-Review questions

Read pages 74-77

Vocab builder section 4

Chapter review worksheet

Vocab review

Chapter 3 midterm exam is tomorrow

Tuesday-Chapter 3 midterm exam is today

Wednesday-Chapter 4-Egypt

Discuss pages pages 82-83

Time Line questions

Read pages 86-87

Map activity

Thursday-Review questions

Class zone-Ancient Egypt

Read pages 88-89

Vocab builder section 1

Friday-Section 1 quiz

Study guides will be given for Chapter 4

Complete sections 1 and 2 notes of the study guide

Homework-Chapter 4 vocab sheet-Due Monday

Monday-Review section 3 and 4 questions on the study guide

The students will be starting an assignment today-Cuneiform Name Assignment

Tuesday-Cuneiform Name Assignment

Wednesday-Cuneiform Name Assignment is due

Section 4-Read pages 72-73

Biography on King Hammurabi

Worksheet-Crack the Code

Thursday-Today we will be discussing December 7, 1941

We will watch a video by National Geographic on December 7

Friday-The students will finish the video

Monday-Review questions

              Read pages 62-64

              Vocab builder section 2

              Section 2 quiz

Tuesday-Video Ancient Mesopotamia

               Video form

               Map activity 

Wednesday-We will be discussing the History of Thanksgiving

                     Video-Modern Marvels-The Turkey

Thursday-Thanksgiving-No school

Friday-No school

Monday-Veterans Day-No school

Tuesday-Chapter 3 -Ancient Mesopotamia

Discuss pages 48-49

Timeline questions

Short video

Read pages 54-55

Worksheet-Fertile Land

Wednesday-Review questions

Read pages 56-57

Vocab builder section 1

Homework-Chapter 3 vocab sheet

Thursday-Collect homework

Video-Nomads to farmers

Study guides will be given for Chapter 3

Friday-Review section 1 and 2 answers to the study guide

Read pages 60-62

Discuss city-states of Ancient Mesopotamia

Monday-Chapter 2 The Stone Ages and Early Cultures Test

Tuesday-Test results will be given.

We will be discussing respect towards veterans today and I will be showing a video on the oldest WWII veteran Mr. Richard Overton. We will also watch a video on the history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Wednesday-Mr. Shumaker, a veteran, will be in to talk to the students and to share his experience being in the military.

Thursday-The students will be watching a video on the Marines.

Friday-Today the students will be doing research on the Neolithic Revolution.

Monday-Review section 3 answers

Vocab builder section 3

Section 3 quiz

Start with a story-The Hunter of the Alps

Read page 35-Discuss the Iceman

Tuesday-Video -Who Killed the Iceman?

Wednesday-Student Wellness Day

Thursday-Finish Iceman video

Chapter review worksheet

Chapter 2 vocab review

Chapter 2 test is Monday,November 5, 2018

Friday-Today is Mrs. Sypin's last session

Monday-Section 2

Read pages 36-37

Discuss migration

Short video

Classzone-Migration

Worksheet -Human Communities

Tuesday-Review questions

Read pages 38-39

Vocab builder section 2

Section 2 assessment page 39

Wednesday-Review section 2 answers

Video-The Mammoth Journey

Thursday-Section 3

Read pages 40-43

Video -Domesticated animals

Worksheet-Agriculture and animals

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here

 

Monday-Prehistoric versus Modern Hunting Techniques project-Project is due 10/18/17

Tuesday-Prehistoric versus Modern Hunting Techniques project

Wednesday-Prehistoric versus Modern Hunting Techniques project

Thursday-Students will finish their project and turn it in to be graded-Afternoon classes will be attending the middle school football game.

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here today

Monday-Chapter 2-The Stone Ages and Early Cultures

Timeline questions pages 24-25

Video

Read pages 28-29

Study guides will be handed 

Tuesday-Review questions

Read pages 30-31

Video on Stone Age tools

Homework-Chapter 1 vocab sheet

Wednesday-Collect homework

Read pages 32-34

Venn Diagram on chores of Stone Age people

Vocab builder section 1 Section 1 quiz

Thursday-Video on Lascaux(Prehistoric cave drawings)

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here today

 

 

 

Monday-Review questions

              Map skills book G pages 45-46

              Read pages 14-15

Tuesday-Read pages 16-17

               Review section 2 study guide answers

               Chapter review worksheet

               Vocab review

Wednesday-Chapter 1 test test is today

Thursday-Mrs. Sypin will be here today

Friday-Act 80 for teacher-No school for students

Monday-Review questions for Bell work

              Activity called Back and Forth in Time

              Read pages 8-9

Tuesday-Read pages 10-11

               Discuss differences in primary versus secondary sources

               Video

               Foldable on primary versus secondary sources

Wednesday-Activity involving artifacts and primary versus secondary source

                    Short video on archaeologists

                    Biography on Howard Carter

                    Review section 1 answers on the study guide

                    Vocab builder section 1

Thursday-Section1 quiz

                 Read pages 12-13

                 Video on climate versus weather

                 Discuss differences between physical and human geography

Friday-Mrs. Sypin will be here today

Monday-Review geographic dictionary terms

Discuss the continents and oceans-map activity

Continental quest worksheet

Tuesday-Discuss map Essentials

Students will be copying notes from the Smart Board

Wednesday-Geography test-This test will be 100 points.

Thursday-Today we will be starting Chapter 1. The students will be viewing their test results from yesterday's test. We will be reading pages 6-7 and study guides will be given. Homework will be chapter 1 vocab sheet.

Friday-Collecting chapter 1 vocab sheet. Mrs. Sypin will be here today to continue will her drug and alcohol prevention program.

Monday-Today we will be discussing 9/11/01

               I will be showing the students a power point presentation from the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville PA.

Tuesday- Today the students will be watching a video on the events that happened on 9/11/01

Wednesday-Today we will continue our geography lesson. We will be looking at geographic dictionary terms, completing activities in map skills books and reviewing with a power point presentation.

Thursday-Today we will be completing a map activity on the continents and oceans of the world. We will also complete a worksheet called continental quest.

Friday- Today Mrs. Sypin will be here to start an alcohol prevention program. This program will last 8 weeks and will be on Fridays.

Tuesday-Finish with classroom rules and policies. Tomorrow start the first lesson which is a basic geography lesson. There will be a test once the lesson is complete.

Wednesday-Geography lesson

Thursday-Geography lesson

Friday-Geography lesson

Wednesday-We will be discussing rules and procedures of the classroom. Textbooks will also be handed out.

Thursday- Rules, procedures and course syllabus will be discussed

Friday-Finishing classroom procedures today and starting our first lesson on Monday