Friday, October 14, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Let's Get it Started!!!
Well, our wonderful fall break is coming to an end and it is time to get back to school!! I am so excited as we continue our unit on Early Explorations of North America. During this unit we will be learning about the many explorers who risked their lives in hope of finding land and riches in the New World. As Monday is the National Holiday of Columbus Day, we will start with him and continue with other explorers from Europe. Explorers such as, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Ponce de Leon, Ferdinand Magellan, Hernando Cortez, Jacques Cartier, Francisco Coronado, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, La Salle, and our favorite Daniel Boone will be studied. Of course this list of explorers spans a time of about 275 years so we will learn as much as we can in the next 2 weeks.
Since our field trip to Frankfort is coming up on Oct. 27, we will be doing extensive research on Daniel Boone before we visit his gravesite. Students will be given time in class to research about the life of explorer, Daniel Boone. Then, they will create an essay about him using the information they have found and recorded. Each student will be given a format for writing this essay that will help them and they will be responsible for their own research. We will be using the standard writing process of brainstorming (research), write a rough draft, revise, edit and publish. This Essay will count as 2 grades for the 2nd nine weeks. Students will not only be learning about Boone but also how to apply proper research and writing skills.
Since our field trip to Frankfort is coming up on Oct. 27, we will be doing extensive research on Daniel Boone before we visit his gravesite. Students will be given time in class to research about the life of explorer, Daniel Boone. Then, they will create an essay about him using the information they have found and recorded. Each student will be given a format for writing this essay that will help them and they will be responsible for their own research. We will be using the standard writing process of brainstorming (research), write a rough draft, revise, edit and publish. This Essay will count as 2 grades for the 2nd nine weeks. Students will not only be learning about Boone but also how to apply proper research and writing skills.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Happy Fall!!!!
Fall has come so quickly!!
We have finished our geography unit for now but we will revisit some of the skills and vocabulary learned throughout the school year.
This week we will be studying and classifying different cultures. Obviously we are learning about our own American culture, but to take us into the study of early explorations of North America we are learning about the cultures of West Africa, England, France, and Spain.Then, we will begin our unit on Early Explorations.
In addition to class, we will be researching Daniel Boone. All 5th grade students will be writing an informational article about Boone. I will be looking for strong evidence of research, organization and appropriate text features for an article. This article will be due on October 26th, the day before we travel to Frankfort to visit Boone's gravesite as well as the Old Capital and current Capital building.
YES!! We are going on a field trip to Frankfort, KY onThursday, October 27th!!Permission slips and information will be coming home this week!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a very special trip that involves us leaving before school starts and returning after school has dismissed.
We take 5th grade on this trip every year. All students will learn about our state government and how it works as well as learning about the history of our state capital.
We have finished our geography unit for now but we will revisit some of the skills and vocabulary learned throughout the school year.
This week we will be studying and classifying different cultures. Obviously we are learning about our own American culture, but to take us into the study of early explorations of North America we are learning about the cultures of West Africa, England, France, and Spain.Then, we will begin our unit on Early Explorations.
In addition to class, we will be researching Daniel Boone. All 5th grade students will be writing an informational article about Boone. I will be looking for strong evidence of research, organization and appropriate text features for an article. This article will be due on October 26th, the day before we travel to Frankfort to visit Boone's gravesite as well as the Old Capital and current Capital building.
YES!! We are going on a field trip to Frankfort, KY onThursday, October 27th!!Permission slips and information will be coming home this week!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a very special trip that involves us leaving before school starts and returning after school has dismissed.
We take 5th grade on this trip every year. All students will learn about our state government and how it works as well as learning about the history of our state capital.
Monday, September 5, 2011
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