This Week's Homework: 

*West states test March 7 - see below for extra map

1/31 - p.195-198 read and complete one red, green, or blue assignment from chart below

 LAST WEEK'S HOMEWORK 

Homework Menu for Certain Assignments:

Blue Choices	Red Choices	Green Choices
- Define five words from the night’s assigned reading.	- Choose and answer three questions from the section review from the night’s assigned reading.	- Explain how the events in the reading positively and/or negatively affect the human and natural surroundings.
- Describe three main ideas from the night’s assigned reading.	- Illustrate(draw) a comic or visual showing the main ideas/events from the night’s assigned reading.	- Gather and use an additional source about the same topic from the night’s assigned reading and write your findings.
- List ten events or notes from the from the night’s assigned reading.	-Organize an outline of at least three parts from the night’s assigned reading.	- Publish a “news” article from the night’s assigned reading – use appropriate voice for the time period.

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- *Historical fiction book - this must be a book you haven't read before- compare/contrast a historical event from your book with another in history or create a visual for display explaining your event and its long lasting effect on the country/world or create another idea and have me approve it before you proceed

- current events: select an article from online, a newspaper, or magazine; read the article and choose a way to share the information(summary, oral report, poster, PowerPoint, etc) - make connections to events/history, explain long-lasting effect

- do an in-depth research project on a topic in US history between early people and 1877 - choose a way to share what you learned  Choices = diorama, mobile, oral report, essay, poster, PowerPoint, etc

- create an annotated photo journal of a place in the US that you like or one that you've visited - include aspects of geography, economy, etc

- investigate further a topic from early peoples, explorers, colonies, Revolutionary War, or US government and make an illustrated children's book about it

- create your own activity about a topic in which you are interested - get your idea approved by me

STUDY TOOLS

colony map game

13 Colonies Map                                                                        

Flash card maker

Fun Games to Practice Skills

Games to Understand the Government

Fun Government site

US Mint Slide Show http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=vtShell

Virtual Tour of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia  http://www.philadelphiafed.org/education/money-in-motion/virtual-tour/

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/goplaces/article/0,28376,577808,00.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/outlinemaps/statesnumbered/statesanswers.shtml

Rhode Island Mapping

RIGEA ONLINE MAPPING

States Practice

More states practice

Even more states practice

National Geographic

Inventions 1800-1877

Kid-friendly government site

The Official Whitehouse Government Site

CURRENT EVENTS

Time For Kids