6th Grade Social StudiesMrs. Sheldon

Surviving Social Studies… Textbook: stays at home all year. We have

an extra set to use here in the classroom. 3 Subject notebook: all homework and

notes should be completed in the notebook.

Organized binder Textbook Website: games, audio, quizzes Always come to class with assignment

notebook!

Homework Students can expect to have Social Studies

homework nightly. Homework may include: Reading from the

textbook, taking notes, answering practice questions, making flashcards, working on a project, etc.

Completed homework is necessary for your child to get the most out of the Social Studies lesson/ activity for the day.

If homework is incomplete I will circle the assignment in the agenda.

Missing homework multiple times will result in a recess detention.

Projects 3 major country projects this year:

Current Events, Culture, and Flora/ Fauna Students are assigned the same country

all year Rubrics are given and students receive an

overall project grade, as well as a presentation grade

Projects are typically done on powerpoint, poster board, or Prezi.

Students sign up for presentation dates and will know far in advance.

We will also do multiple projects in class, some which may require at home work.

Units of Study 5 Themes of Geography, reviewing maps,

latitude/ longitude, etc. Europe- broken down into smaller regions Russia Africa Religions Asia- broken down into smaller regions

For each region we study, we focus on: Physical and political maps, government, economy, lifestyle, and culture.

Tests and Quizzes

Vocabulary Quizzes Political and Physical Map Quizzes Tests at the end of each unit Pop quizzes

Study guides will be given for all major tests. I also post these on my website. All vocabulary will be posted on quizlet, which you can access from my website.

Some fun things we do… Earth View Prezi project where we plan a trip around

the world A project on the iPads using Educreation

when we study Africa Creating maps of regions of Europe Global Scrapbook Stratelogica Read a novel based on refugees from Sudan Travel brochures Skits Geography games