There has also been discussion almost daily about the Olympics. (If I fall asleep the night before, the kids keep me informed!)
Just a reminder that the history interview is due Monday for 2nd and 3rd hour.
Have a good weekend!!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Great Depression
This week we have been focusing on the 1930's. Specifically the causes of the Great Depression and the New Deal of President Roosevelt. We were even able to find references to the Great Depression in "Song if the South" by Alabama.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
The Great Depression
Today we wrapped up the 1920's. Tomorrow we will move into the great depression and the 1930's. We have also been discussing the Olympics and some Olympic history.
In second grade I was sitting in the library at St. Mary's School in Sister Joseph Marie's reading class when Mr. Doyle came into the library and turned on the TV. On it was the news report about the Challenger space shuttle exploding. I can also remember seeing Mary Lou Retton stick the landing on her final vault to win a gold medal in the Olympics. The most recent historical event ingrained in my mind is the day 9/11 happened. I was teaching 5th grade and my students were at gym, a colleague came over and told me to turn on the TV. Each of these events are something I will never forget and I am hoping to help the students in my class see how history really does affect all of our lives.
In order to do this I am asking each student to interview someone over 40 years old (not their parents) about what they remember from history. They have a list of possible questions to use and a worksheet to complete after the interview. My hope is that these interviews will get them talking with someone other than you about what history is and what it really means.
For 2nd and 3rd hour this assignment is due Feb 22.
For 5th and 6th hour this assignment is due March 1.
In second grade I was sitting in the library at St. Mary's School in Sister Joseph Marie's reading class when Mr. Doyle came into the library and turned on the TV. On it was the news report about the Challenger space shuttle exploding. I can also remember seeing Mary Lou Retton stick the landing on her final vault to win a gold medal in the Olympics. The most recent historical event ingrained in my mind is the day 9/11 happened. I was teaching 5th grade and my students were at gym, a colleague came over and told me to turn on the TV. Each of these events are something I will never forget and I am hoping to help the students in my class see how history really does affect all of our lives.
In order to do this I am asking each student to interview someone over 40 years old (not their parents) about what they remember from history. They have a list of possible questions to use and a worksheet to complete after the interview. My hope is that these interviews will get them talking with someone other than you about what history is and what it really means.
For 2nd and 3rd hour this assignment is due Feb 22.
For 5th and 6th hour this assignment is due March 1.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Roaring Twenties
This week we are focusing on the Roaring 20's! So far we have gone over some basic information about events and people of the decade. Things like, prohibition, the stock market crash, jazz music, Amelia Earhart, Louis Armstrong, Babe Ruth, and Charles Lindbergh. Tomorrow and Friday we will go more in depth on prohibition as well as the stock market crash.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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