First Week of School: September 4-6
1) All students need to get a three ring binder for class. Also, students will need pens, pencils, lined binder paper, crayons or colored pencils, a pencil sharpener, and an eraser. Students need to bring these supplies to class everyday.
2) Students will need to bring home all forms and share with parents. All forms will also be posted on this website.
2) Students will need to bring home all forms and share with parents. All forms will also be posted on this website.
September 10, 2013
Go to www.sheppardsoftware.com. Click on Geography Games. Click on The World. Spend 10 minutes playing game on continents and oceans at any level you like. Try them all! Challenge yourself!
Go to www.sheppardsoftware.com. Click on Geography Games. Click on The World. Spend 10 minutes playing game on continents and oceans at any level you like. Try them all! Challenge yourself!
September 11, 2013
Go to www.quizlet.com. At the top of the page, type mrslecolst in the search window. When you click enter, it will bring you to a page with vocabulary that I have made. Click on Map Skills Vocabulary. Use any or all of the features to help you study your vocabulary. Spend 10 minutes playing vocabulary games with the Map Skills Vocabulary.
Go to www.quizlet.com. At the top of the page, type mrslecolst in the search window. When you click enter, it will bring you to a page with vocabulary that I have made. Click on Map Skills Vocabulary. Use any or all of the features to help you study your vocabulary. Spend 10 minutes playing vocabulary games with the Map Skills Vocabulary.
September 12, 2013
Go to www.quizlet.com. At the top of the page, type mrslecolst in the search window. When you click enter, it will bring you to a page with vocabulary that I have made. Click on Map Skills Vocabulary. Spend 10 minutes playing games to help you study. Reminder: Binders and supplies are due in class tomorrow for a grade. Please remember your things. If getting supplies is a problem for you, please see me.
You have a quiz tomorrow on the continents and oceans! Study your worksheets and use www.sheppardsoftware.com to help you study! You will have to fill in a blank map! Good luck!
Go to www.quizlet.com. At the top of the page, type mrslecolst in the search window. When you click enter, it will bring you to a page with vocabulary that I have made. Click on Map Skills Vocabulary. Spend 10 minutes playing games to help you study. Reminder: Binders and supplies are due in class tomorrow for a grade. Please remember your things. If getting supplies is a problem for you, please see me.
You have a quiz tomorrow on the continents and oceans! Study your worksheets and use www.sheppardsoftware.com to help you study! You will have to fill in a blank map! Good luck!
September 17, 2013
A1 - Read paragraph about continents out loud two times.
A2 - Finish crossword puzzle. Create word / definition / picture for equator, longitude, north pole, and south pole.
B - Finish scale worksheet. Study vocabulary - Quiz on Thursday.
C - Study vocabulary - Quiz on Thursday.
A1 - Read paragraph about continents out loud two times.
A2 - Finish crossword puzzle. Create word / definition / picture for equator, longitude, north pole, and south pole.
B - Finish scale worksheet. Study vocabulary - Quiz on Thursday.
C - Study vocabulary - Quiz on Thursday.
September 18, 2013
A2 - study the fourteen vocabulary terms. There will be a quiz on Friday.
B & C - study the fourteen vocabulary terms and review notes and worksheets on parts of a map. There will be a quiz on Friday.
A2 - study the fourteen vocabulary terms. There will be a quiz on Friday.
B & C - study the fourteen vocabulary terms and review notes and worksheets on parts of a map. There will be a quiz on Friday.
September 19, 2013
Big Quiz tomorrow! Vocabulary quiz. I am going to hold off on the map skills quiz until monday so we can review a bit more. Tomorrow - vocabulary quiz. Monday - Map skills quiz!
Big Quiz tomorrow! Vocabulary quiz. I am going to hold off on the map skills quiz until monday so we can review a bit more. Tomorrow - vocabulary quiz. Monday - Map skills quiz!
September 23, 2013
Study your new vocabulary! If you can go to www.quizlet.com, great! If not, use your vocabulary from class today. Spend only 10 minutes reviewing your vocabulary. Tomorrow - we will take on timelines!
Study your new vocabulary! If you can go to www.quizlet.com, great! If not, use your vocabulary from class today. Spend only 10 minutes reviewing your vocabulary. Tomorrow - we will take on timelines!
September 24, 2013
Finish your personal timelines. Use the grading checklist that I gave you in class to help you. Remember, each event must have a picture. The picture can either be real, a clipping from the newspaper or a magazine, a picture from the internet, or you can draw a picture. I can't wait to read them!
Finish your personal timelines. Use the grading checklist that I gave you in class to help you. Remember, each event must have a picture. The picture can either be real, a clipping from the newspaper or a magazine, a picture from the internet, or you can draw a picture. I can't wait to read them!
September26, 2013
Vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Either use quizlet.com to study or use the definitions in your notebook. There are only 10 words this week. Also, take a look at the Smithsonian site http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-kadabba. Look around the site at all the different hominids and evidence. It's a really good site. I am also going to put the link on my resources page.
Vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Either use quizlet.com to study or use the definitions in your notebook. There are only 10 words this week. Also, take a look at the Smithsonian site http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/ardipithecus-kadabba. Look around the site at all the different hominids and evidence. It's a really good site. I am also going to put the link on my resources page.
October 2, 2013
We have been working all week on early humans! Tonight, B and C class have a worksheet to complete on locations of hominid remains. A2, B, and C are all studying (every night) on their vocabulary. www.quizlet.com. If you don't have quizlet, you can study your vocabulary in your notebook. Remember - 10 minutes a night!
We have been working all week on early humans! Tonight, B and C class have a worksheet to complete on locations of hominid remains. A2, B, and C are all studying (every night) on their vocabulary. www.quizlet.com. If you don't have quizlet, you can study your vocabulary in your notebook. Remember - 10 minutes a night!
October 3, 2013
A2 - hominid worksheet!
A2, B, C - Study your vocabulary! Quiz on Monday!
A2 - hominid worksheet!
A2, B, C - Study your vocabulary! Quiz on Monday!
October 8, 2002
B & C - Questions 1-6 from our reading packet are due in class tomorrow. A2 - students who did not do well on the last vocabulary quiz have vocabulary homework tonight (copy word and definition 5x each).
B & C - Questions 1-6 from our reading packet are due in class tomorrow. A2 - students who did not do well on the last vocabulary quiz have vocabulary homework tonight (copy word and definition 5x each).
October 9, 2013
A2, B, C - writing assignments on last page of reading packet. For students in A2 with vocabulary homework, your flash cards are due in class tomorrow.
A2, B, C - writing assignments on last page of reading packet. For students in A2 with vocabulary homework, your flash cards are due in class tomorrow.
October 10, 2013
B & C groups - test tomorrow! Study your vocab and reading notes. A2 - We are still working on reviewing the material for your test (which will be next week). Finish your drawings that compare the hunter-gatherer society to the early agriculture society. For those with vocabulary homework, make sure you turn it in tomorrow!
B & C groups - test tomorrow! Study your vocab and reading notes. A2 - We are still working on reviewing the material for your test (which will be next week). Finish your drawings that compare the hunter-gatherer society to the early agriculture society. For those with vocabulary homework, make sure you turn it in tomorrow!
October 28, 2013
Finish the questions from last week! You copied questions from the text into your notebook on Thursday when I was out. You also need to finish the questions that you had on Friday (7 questions that were handed out to you on a half sheet of paper). The last thing you have to finish is your flip book. Write the definitions / descriptions and draw a picture for each page. Bring to class tomorrow.
Finish the questions from last week! You copied questions from the text into your notebook on Thursday when I was out. You also need to finish the questions that you had on Friday (7 questions that were handed out to you on a half sheet of paper). The last thing you have to finish is your flip book. Write the definitions / descriptions and draw a picture for each page. Bring to class tomorrow.
November 6, 2013
Study new vocabualry on quizlet or in your notebooks tonight! Just 10 minutes for review!
Study new vocabualry on quizlet or in your notebooks tonight! Just 10 minutes for review!