South America Web Quest

South America article from Online Encyclopedia Britannica 

Week of Dec. 3-7

This week we are taking a Summative Test over North America and beginning our South America Unit.

• Monday - review for Summative Test
• Tuesday - Summative Test
• Wednesday - set up ISN & introduce South America
• Thursday - South America web quest
• Friday - Ancient civilizations of South America

Central America & Panama Canal Power Point

Below is this week's power point:

November 26 30 central america & panama canal 2 from creathteacher

Central America Videos

Week of Nov. 26-30

This week we are learning about Central America:

• Monday: Students can locate all 7 Central American countries. Students can describe various aspects of Central American culture and history
• Tuesday: Students can describe:
• The major exports
• The history of government
• How the current culture developed in Central America
• Wednesday & Thursday: Students can explain how the 5 Themes of Geography are seen in the Panama Canal
• Friday: iAssignment - students should study ISN pg. 111, 114, 115

Caribbean Videos from This Week

Week of Nov. 12-16

This week we are studying the Caribbean:

• Monday & Tuesday: Students can... 
• describe where the Caribbean is, what it is like, and who settled there
• locate Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Jamaica on a map
• Wednesday & Thursday: Students can... 
• describe what it's like to live in Cuba, Communism, the leader of Cuba.
• Friday: iAssignment & Cuba article

Additional resource: World Atlas on Caribbean

Mayan Power Point Notes & Videos

Below are Monday & Tuesday's power point that follows the notes.

November 5 maya day 1 from creathteacher

Week of Nov. 5-9

This week we are studying the Mayan civilization:

• Monday & Tuesday: Mayan power point
• Wednesday: Mayan Math & Calendar
• Thursday: Quiz
• Friday: HALF DAY - video on the Caribbean

Week of Oct. 29 - Nov. 2

This week we are introducing our unit on Latin American which will run until Christmas Break.

• Monday: Introduction to Latin America
• Tuesday: Latin America Atlas Questions & Aztec Intro
• Wednesday & Thursday: Aztec Culture
• Friday: Quiz

US & Canada iAssignment Review

Click here for a review game for tomorrow's quiz. 

Week of Oct. 22-25

This week we are studying the geography, culture and history of the USA and Canada

• Monday - video on Canadian culture & history
• Tuesday - 5 Themes of Geography on Canada
• Wednesday - 5 Themes of Geography on USA & Compare/Contrast USA & Canada
• Thursday - iAssignment (quiz)
• Friday - no school 

Today's Video Clips

More Continents & Oceans Review

Thursday's Class:

World Continent & Ocean Drag & Drop
Continents & Oceans
Brain Pop Puzzle
Fill In The Blank Quiz
World LandMarks

Continents Review & Project

Wednesday's class:

Seven Continents Game
Continents and Oceans
Continents and Oceans 2
Name the Continents 
City or Country?
Continent Description Game

World Cities Locator Game
World City Match

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: take the quiz

Link to the power point project

Cities, States, Countries & Continents

Below are the videos we watched in class today:

Week of Oct. 25-29

Last week students took a pre-test over continents, oceans and major world locations. This week we will be using that information to determine what activity they will be doing. 

• Monday: We will discuss divisions of how people live
• Tuesday: We will know and apply the difference between cities and countries
• Wednesday & Thursday: We will review continent and ocean locations through online review games and a project
• Friday: We will demonstrate our knowledge of continents, oceans & world locations (iAssignment)

Make Your Own Landforms Review

Below are links to review activities:

1. Quizlet - make your own quiz
2. Make your own JEOPARDY game
3. Make your own WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE game
4. Make your own BOARD GAME QUESTIONS
5. (advanced) Landforms PowerPoint Template - File --> make a copy & make your own power point

PLAY A REVIEW GAME HERE (by Mrs. Creath)

top reviews:
Izzy Buffington - Millionaire Game
Thomas Adcock - Millionaire Game
Faith Payne - Board Game
Quinn Ridings - Landform Power Point

Week of Oct. 8-12

This week we will be reviewing landforms for Wednesday's summative:

• Monday: we will create an online landforms review game
• Tuesday: we will play charades to review landforms
• Wednesday: we will check our understanding of landforms through our summative (test)
• Thursday: we will reflect on the 1st quarter & make predictions for the 2nd quarter
• Friday: we will enrich our learning of landforms by watching a video on Mt. Everest, Victoria Falls & Ayers Rock.

Today in class...

We finished our RAFT & created a landscape of our landforms. 

Landform Review Week 2

Below is a power point review for landforms that will be on Friday's quiz.

Landform review week 2 from creathteacher

Week of Oct. 1-5

This week we will be continuing our study of landforms.

• Monday: We will describe different landforms (steppe, butte, mesa, oasis, cataract, marsh, swamp, flood plain, cliff, bay, harbor, & gulf)
• Tuesday: We will analyze landforms found on different continents
• Wednesday: We will analyze how landforms work together & their differences
• Thursday: We will use our knowledge of landforms to create a story
• Friday: We will check our knowledge of landforms (iAssignment)

Landforms Acrostic

Students created an acrostic using the word "Landforms"

Landform K.I.M. Notes

Today, we are using the website below to complete our K.I.M. notes on Landforms. 

World Geography Landforms - http://mrnussbaum.com/wlandforms/

Landform Review Resources

Below are several online resources to help learn the landforms we discussed in class. 

• BrainPop Jr. Matching
• Landforms Flash Cards - Quizlet
• Landforms Quiz
• Landforms Quiz - Quia.com
• Landforms Power Point Review

These resources were made by other educators and students, so there might be things on them that we didn't discuss in class. They should still be helpful though. 

Week of Sept. 24-28

This week will be studying landforms.

The daily learning objectives are below:

• Monday: No School!
• Tuesday: We will brainstorm & categorize landforms 
• Wednesday: We will be able to explain what sea level & elevation mean 
• Thursday: We will describe different landforms 
• Friday: We will assess our learning of landforms (iAssignment - Quiz)

Week of Sept. 17-21

This week we are studying ancient historic sites, and reviewing for Friday's summative test. 

Monday: Historic Sites Day 1 (pg. 29-30 in ISN)
Tuesday: Historic Sites Day 2 (pg. 31-32 in ISN)
Wednesday: Historic Sites Map (pg. 33) and Summative Crossword Review (pg. 36)
Thursday: Historic Sites Quick Check and Summative Review Sheet (pg. 34)
Friday: Summative Test

Practice for 9/14 Quiz

Take a practice test on Quia.com to see if you know your stuff for Friday's quiz. 

Click here for practice test.

Latitude & Longitude Practice Game

Here is a game that can help learning latitude and longitude:
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php

Latitude & Longitude Song

Week of Sept. 10-14

This week we'll be studying latitude and longitude.

Monday: Smart Board Activity - Latitude and Longitude 
Tuesday: Latitude and Longitude Scavenger Hunt - SE Asia
Wednesday: Absolute and Relative Location
Thursday: Lat. & Long./Absolute & Relative Location Review
Friday: iAssignment - Quiz (24 questions) 

Stratalogica - Olympic Cities

Today, we viewed a Stratalogica presentation that showed all of the Summer Olympic Host Cities. 

Below are some of the video clips that were shown as part of the presentation (we only watched portions of them in class):

Week of Sept. 3-7

image from Stratalogica.com

This week we will be working on...

• Monday: No School  
• Tuesday: Stratalogica (like Google Earth) presentation & Parts of a Map
• Wednesday: Stratalogica presentation & Natural vs. Artificial Boundaries
• Thursday: Computer Lab - Interpreting a Map
• Friday: iAssignment - Create a Map

Week of Aug. 27-31

This week students are working on the following:

• Monday: Why Maps? (pg. 11 in ISN)
• Tuesday: Atlas Discovery (pg. 12 in ISN)
• Wednesday: World Map Project using atlas - Africa & Antarctica
• Thursday: World Map Project using atlas - Europe & Asia
• Friday: iAssignment - World Map

5 Themes Window Pane

On Friday, students created a window pane of the 5 Themes of Geography.

5 Themes of Geography

We learned the 5 Themes of Geography this week by the mnemonic "My Hand Really Likes Pizza". Students should know all 5 Themes and what they mean. 

Week of Aug. 20-24

(example of Interactive Student Notebook)

This week will be working on the following:

• Monday: ISN Set up (article on Interactive Student Notebooks)
• Tuesday: Class Procedures Project
• Wednesday: Geography Pre-Test
• Thursday: Intro to Geography/ 5 Themes of Geography
• Friday: Procedures Quiz/ 5 Themes of Geography

Beginning of Year Contest

Welcome to my class website! I'm so glad you made it here. Be sure to bookmark this site as I will add class notes, reviews and presentations from class. 

To enter the contest, leave a comment with your name and what country you would visit if you could go anywhere in the world.

Contest closes at midnight on August 20th. Contest is closed. Winners will be drawn from random on Monday, August 20th Tuesday, August 21st and can draw a prize from my prize bucket in class that day.  

Winners were Jasmine & Alyssa. Congrats!

1st Week of School

We had a great first day of school today!! It went by so fast & I had so much fun teaching today. This week we are working on getting to know each other and the class rules. 

Back to School

Well, it's almost time to go back to school. It's crazy how fast the summer goes. We've been in Missouri 6 weeks now and I'm super excited to start at a new school this Fall. I've almost got my room set up & ready for students! August 16th, here I come!