Student+Activities

=__Student Activities: __= =Monday:=

1. Continents of the World: [] =Tuesday and Wednesday:=
 * In class we will be learning about the continents of the world and where they are located. I will have small videos showing each of the continents and what it is like to live there. Each student will take a beach ball and together we will draw on our beach balls the continents of the world as we learn each one. Students will write the name of the continent on each continent and any important information about that country that they find interesting.
 * At home, students will take home their beach ball and look online with a parent for the important aspects of those continents.
 * Please make sure to add:
 * Major countries and their capitals
 * Name the oceans and major bodies of water
 * Pick with your parent a country that you will want to do a project on.
 * If you would like to practice what we went over in class, here is a game for you to try.
 * Good luck =)
 * Good luck =)


 * In class, we will go over the students beach ball globes that they created and allow the students to share what they made and what they learned. Then I will ask all the students general questions about the continents to make sure that they all understand the material
 * Next, we will start our Countries Around the World Project.
 * After giving a presentation about some of the countries of the world, students will begin to work on their project. This project will be research about the country they have chosen, such as Brazil. I will give each student a form that they have to fill out about each country. This includes:
 * In what continent is the country?
 * What is the capital?
 * What language do they speak?
 * What are some animals that live here?
 * What are the countries next to it?
 * What does their flag look like?
 * Here are some good websites to use:
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 * Good luck and if you have any questions I will be happy to answer them in class tomorrow. =)

Thursday and Friday:

 * Thursday, once I have graded and given back everyone's worksheets they are to create a Kidspiration about their Country. These will be done in class.
 * Make sure to use atleast 3 pictures.
 * Make sure that spelling is correct.
 * Friday we will go over all the countries in class and each student will present to the class their Kidspiration and what they learned.