May 30, 31, 1, 2, 3

Monday - Memorial Day - No School
Tuesday - Focus - Creating A Board Game (World Civilizations) 1. Name Game 2. Create Rules of Game 3. Start on Board Design, CNN.Student News - During Cleanup
Wednesday - Focus - Continue on Creating A Board Game Lesson (World Civilizations) 1. Finish Creating Your Game Board 2. Create 40 to 50 Game Questions 3. Create Game Pieces 4. Create a spinner or use die or dice, CNN.Student News during cleanup
Thursday - Focus CNN.Student News,  Divide up in Groups and Play World Civilization Board Games * Playing these board games should help prepare you for your final examination.
Friday - Civic Center Field Trip - 7th Grade - Have Fun!

Study your Final Examination Review Sheet and other notes when preparing for your final.

Good Luck! 

May 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Lesson - Creating Hieroglyphics Lesson - Create a Glyph, Journal - What are Five Things you have learned about when early settlement of the Americas? Share
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on countries of Latin America / Use Atlases
Wednesday - Focus - Persuasive Essay - Should you give up summer vacation? (6 - 8 sentences) Share with class,  Play Chronology Divide up into six groups
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Final Examination Review Sheet
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Final Review Sheet

May 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

Monday - Focus - Economic and History Activity (Work in Partners) What is GDP? (Target), Homework - Roman Numeral Activity,  Watch CNN.Student News
Tuesday - Focus - Who cares about Uncle Edgar?  (importance about family history), Play Jeopardy - The Americas - Boys vs. Girls
Wednesday - Focus - Human Communities (Discuss), Watch Video - First People of the Americas (ten sentence fact sheet due at end of period)
Thursday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Early Americans Crossword
Friday - Focus Watch CNN.Student News, Read Junior Scholastic and complete Quiz Wizard (Grade)

May 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Inca Knowledge Check (Discuss), Work on Ancient America Crossword,
Tuesday  & Wednesday Focus - Finish Ancient America Crosswords ( graded), Work on Life in the Americas Handout Guided Questions 1-4, Regular Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Check for Understanding 1-4 (1/2 class will be M-Step Testing Math)
*1/2 of the students in each of my classes will either be with me Tuesday or Wednesday
Thursday - Focus - Study for Inca Quiz,  Give Quiz, CNN.Student News
Friday - Focus - Read Daily Press - Summary - (Choose Article), Watch CNN.Student News, Homework - Roman Numeral Activity Sheet - Due Monday