Social Studies for A1
It's the beginning of a new year, and it's time to give a summary of what's going on in Social Studies at the start of an A term. (OK, OK, it's not really the start of the year, but it's close enough, I think!) I have 5 classes this term: Civil War and Beginning Greece for the kids in Grades 1 and 2, Rome for the kids in Grades 3 and 4, and Greece for those in 5 and 6. My 5th class is for kids in 4th through 6th grade, and it's based on ancient Egypt.
In both Greece and beginning Greece, kids will learn about ancient Greece. We'll learn how the ancient Greeks lived, and wrote, and fought, and even died. Expect your kids to come home knowing how ancient Greeks fought this week, and be able to write their name in Greek next week!
In the Civil War, we'll learn how and why our men (and women) fought for what they considered their country. We'll also learn about battle specifics and how those changed thought in both the North and the South. Expect your kids to learn how wars were won and lost this week, and next week we'll get into why they fought.
In Rome, we're focusing on the business aspect to learn about placement of buildings in ancient Rome, and we'll also learn some Roman numeral math! Expect your kids to learn how the Romans waged war this week, and starting next week, we'll be building our businesses in groups!
In our ancient Egypt class, we're reading the novel The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. In this book, we will learn about ancient Egypt through a modern tale of magic and excitement through the eyes of two siblings from either side of the world. Mrs. Kenter and I are volunteering our lunch period for this class, and are excited to get the chance to act as the siblings.
We love being able to teach your kids! Thank you so much for sharing them with us! If you have any questions, I'd love to answer those, so feel free to email me with any thoughts you have! I look forward to hearing from you!
In both Greece and beginning Greece, kids will learn about ancient Greece. We'll learn how the ancient Greeks lived, and wrote, and fought, and even died. Expect your kids to come home knowing how ancient Greeks fought this week, and be able to write their name in Greek next week!
In the Civil War, we'll learn how and why our men (and women) fought for what they considered their country. We'll also learn about battle specifics and how those changed thought in both the North and the South. Expect your kids to learn how wars were won and lost this week, and next week we'll get into why they fought.
In Rome, we're focusing on the business aspect to learn about placement of buildings in ancient Rome, and we'll also learn some Roman numeral math! Expect your kids to learn how the Romans waged war this week, and starting next week, we'll be building our businesses in groups!
In our ancient Egypt class, we're reading the novel The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. In this book, we will learn about ancient Egypt through a modern tale of magic and excitement through the eyes of two siblings from either side of the world. Mrs. Kenter and I are volunteering our lunch period for this class, and are excited to get the chance to act as the siblings.
We love being able to teach your kids! Thank you so much for sharing them with us! If you have any questions, I'd love to answer those, so feel free to email me with any thoughts you have! I look forward to hearing from you!
