Major religions of the World

This past week we have learned about the major religions of the world.  Students created a circle map to define religion and the create a tree map to classify religion.  This thinking maps will come in handy when you are studying for the test we have on October 18th!  Today we finished up our discussion on religion.  Tomorrow we will begin discussing social structure. 

HINT:  Keep an eye out for an extra credit post!  It is coming your way VERY soon!!!

Start of a new six weeks!

Today begins the 2nd six weeks.  I can't believe how quickly the first six weeks flew by.  This six weeks we will be focusing on the culture and people around the world.  The students will have a project to complete this six weeks.  There is more information about the project on my website under "Important Information."  Students will be given all of this information tomorrow.  Don't forget tomorrow is picture day. 

People and Nature

Today we are concluding our unit about the physical geography of our Earth.  Today we are discussing the interaction of people and nature.  We discussed how people adapt to the environment, how people modify the environment, extreme weather and natural disasters, and the challenges we face in the future. 

The Processes that Shaped Our Earth

The past few days of social studies have been all about science.  We have been talking about the scientific processes that shaped our Earth.  Some of the things we discussed are plate tectonics and the effects it has on our Earth such as tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanoes.  We also discussed the "ring of fire."  Here are a few pictures from our lesson.  

Asia - Our last stop

The past few days we traveled to Asia.  It is our last stop on our journey of the 7 continents.  We learned many wonderful things about Asia today.  Here some photos from our journey. 

Europe

Today we traveled to Europe.  Unfortunately I was unable to take the trip today but the students completed the trip with the substitute today.  The students learned that Europe has many mountain ranges and rivers.  Here are some pictures from their trip. 

Africa

Today we traveled to Africa. We learned all about the continent.  Check out some of the places we visited!

South America and Australia

Today we traveled to South America and Australia.  We saw so many wonderful things.  The kids really enjoyed seeing the pictures of the Andes Mountains and Amazon Rain forest in South America and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.  Hope everyone remembers their "passports" for tomorrow trip to Africa.  I posted some of the beautiful pictures we saw today.  ENJOY!

Traveling Around the World

Yesterday we spent time preparing our "passports" for our trip around the world.  We glued in all 7 continents.  Today we are talking about the important physical features of North America and Antarctica.

"Family Vacation"

For the past two days we have been taking a "family vacation."  Students were using maps and other tools to find locations all over the world and the United States.  Students practiced their latitude and longitude skills and worked on their social studies vocabulary by playing a "Where Am I?" game.  So much fun!