HOMECOMING WEEK, September 16-20

Check out the different "themes" for Homecoming Week. 

 

 

 

Monday & Tuesday Students will learn that while they are all very different and unique they are all Americans and students. (Tolerance and Acceptance) Monday Theme: Pajama Day Tuesday Theme: Hat Day	Activities: CNN Student News Review Chapter 1 Test **Photo Due! Quilt Square 4 x 4 Complete the Literary Portrait and with a photo from home create a collage/quilt square of YOU	Assignment: Complete Quilt Square by Wednesday
Wednesday Lesson continued from Monday.  (Tolerance and Acceptance) Theme: Wacky	Activities Students will be presenting their Quilt Squares! Students will be paired with someone and they will share information about that person.	Assignment: Due Today: Identity Quilt Square
Thursday American Society and It’s Values Objective:  Identify the 5 social institutions of America Theme: Neon	Activities: CNN Student News Reading Activity / Ch2Section 1	Homework: Due Monday: Chapter 2  -  Reading Guide
Friday Theme:  School Spirit (Red and Black) HOMECOMING AND SCHOOL FAIR!
Looking ahead to the week of September 23-27   American Society & its Values Continued…
Monday Societies Training Grounds - Family, Religion and Education Objective:  Identify ways families, religion and education meet people’s needs.	Activities: Students will review reading guide from last Thursday / Students will review Chapter 2 Section 2 Power Point and take notes with the Power Point Notes	Homework: No homework
Tuesday Institution of Government and the Economy   Objective:   Identify ways government and the economy meet people’s needs	Activities: CNN / Student News Students will continue review of Chapter 2 Section 2 Power Point and take notes with the Power Point Notes	Homework: Quiz Wednesday on Sec 1 and 2
Wednesday  Institution of Government and the Economy (cont.)   Objective: Describe American economic freedoms.  Learn how different forms of government work.	Activities: CNN / Student News   QUIZ Section 1 and 2   Students will prepare a skit representing an economic transaction / Perform skit in class.	Homework:   Econ Skit
Thursday 5 Economic Freedoms	Activities:  Students will review Chapter 2 Section 3 Power Point and take notes with the Power Point Notes. Students will present their skits to represent their understanding of the 5 economic freedoms	Homework: No homework
Friday American Player’s Theater – All School Field Trip
Wisconsin Teaching Standards - Social Studies B.8.9 Explain the need for laws and policies to regulate science and technology B.8.10 Analyze examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among groups, societies, or nations D.8.1 Describe and explain how money makes it easier to trade, borrow, save, invest, and compare the value of goods and services D.8.2 Identify and explain basic economic concepts: supply, demand, production, exchange, and consumption; labor, wages, and capital; inflation and deflation; market economy and command economy; public and private goods and services D.8.6 Identify and explain various points of view concerning economic issues, such as taxation, unemployment, inflation, the national debt, and distribution of income