September 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

 Monday - Focus - Watch CNN 10,  Go over Reteaching - Geographers World 1-5, 1-5, Work on Latitude and Longitude Boot Camp Lesson, Decorate Door - 60s Theme (Homecoming)

Tuesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Look at Class Time Zone Map, Read Article about Time Zones and Sir Sanford Fleming (discuss), Time Zone Maps 1-4 complete and discuss

Wednesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Question - How many time zones are there?, Time Zone Video - watch (8 minutes - youtube), Keeping Time Worksheet - complete (video with it)

Thursday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Time Zone Quiz - grade, Time Zone Challenge - work in small groups (video with it)

Friday - Focus - Journal September 25, 2020 What do you think of the world right now? 6-8 sentences (share), Time Zone Math - Problem Solving - small group (video with it), song of the week

               Have a great weekend! Proud of all of you!  Go Eskymos, Beat Kingsford!

September 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

 Monday - Focus Watch CNN 10, Work on Map Skills Activity 5, Work Latitude and Longitude 1-4 (watch video with it), * Tear-A- Continent - Due - 3rd Grade

Tuesday - Focus - Work on 1-10 Latitude and Longitude (video with it) check, assignment - work on Latitude and Longitude Worksheet 1 (20 questions)

Wednesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Work on Latitude and Longitude Boot Camp Lesson 2

Thursday - Focus Watch CNN 10, Watch Youtube Video - Three Branches of Government, Discuss - Three Branches of Government,  Work on Junior Scholastic Activity in pairs - Three Branches of Government -  Do 1-4 Questions (graded - 12 points)

Friday - Focus - Journal (date, year) - List three branches of government - explain role of each branch (complete sentences) Share, Watch CNN 10,  Work on Reteaching - Five Themes/ Geography Concepts - grade and discuss, Song of the Week  - Huey Lewis - Power of Love #46 June 1985

September 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

 Monday - Labor Day (NO School)

Tuesday - Focus - Study for Five Themes Quiz, Take Five Themes Quiz,  Journal - What are three things you like about the Junior High? (indent first line five spaces, 5-7 sentences) Share, Watch CNN 10

Wednesday - Focus - What are the seven major oceans?,   Please work on the Map Skills Activity 3 and 4  (check in class), Work on Tear -A- Continent (in class and homework) * Test Grade

Thursday - Focus - How does Latitude and Longitude work again?,  Do Map Skills Activity 5 - 1-10 (check),   Do 1-4 Latitude and Longitude (Discuss), Watch CNN 10

Friday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Watch Short Video - Longitude and Latitude (youtube),  Work in partners - Latitude and Longitude Worksheet 1, Song of the Week

August 31, September 1, 2, 3, 4 2020 - 2021 School Year

 Monday - Focus - Introductions, Expectations of Class, Syllabus, Go over  Pacing Guide

Tuesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Five Themes of Geography - Powerpoint, Five Themes of Geography Video

Wednesday - Focus - What are the Five Themes of Geography - share, Work on Geographer's World 1-17 with a partner,  Watch CNN 10 - last ten minutes *

Thursday - No School (Profession Development - Teachers)

Friday - No School

April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Indus River Valley Civilization

Monday - Read Indus River Valley Notes - Study (Quiz Wednesday)
Tuesday - Watch Video - Indus River Valley Master of the River (Five Questions to think about)  *Not Graded
Wednesday - 8 Question Quiz - Indus River Valley (16 points)
Thursday - Indus River Word Scramble - For Fun (no grade)
Friday - Indus River Vocabulary  - Study and put each in a sentence (graded)

The Week We Return

Monday - Focus - What do we know about India? Discuss, Check 5-1 Vocabulary Builder and 1-3 on Page 129, Powerpoint - Indus River Valley - take notes, Watch CNN 10
Tuesday - Focus - Read 130 - 135 Do 5-2 Ancient India Quiz 1-10 (check), Discuss - Caste System - Look at visual aid - Varnas, Hindu Beliefs, Assignment - The Indus River Valley History and Geography - use colored pencils, Watch CNN 10
Wednesday - Focus - Record Eightfold Path in Notes, Read 136 - 141 - Do 1-3 Page 141, Watch Video on - Indus River Valley Civilization - Masters of the River - 10 sentence fact Sheet due at end of class, Watch CNN 10
Thursday - Focus - Read Chandragupta - answer 1&2, Watch Video - Biography of Mohandas Gandhi * Discuss and do Gandhi Handout when completed *talk about techniques he used to achieve his goals
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily Press, Journal - How has coronavirus changed your life? 6-8 sentence paragraph - share, Quiz Wizard - pair up - Read - Do 1-20

March 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Monday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Present Ancient Egypt Trading Cards, Homework - Paragraph - What did you most like about studying Ancient Egypt?
Tuesday - Focus - Read 124 - 129  Do Vocabulary Builder 5-1 and 1-3 on 129 (check), Watch CNN 10, Pass out all graded papers
Wednesday - Focus - Read130 - 135 Do 5-2 Quiz, Watch Video - Indus River Valley - Master of the River - Take Notes, Missing Assignment - make-up
Thursday - Focus - Mrs. Challier - Life Skills, Watch CNN 10
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily Press 10 minutes, Work on, Look at Transparencies - Eight Fold Path, Hindu Gods and Beliefs, Work on History and Geography The Indus River Valley 1-4 and Enrichment, Watch CNN 10