Mr. Cap's  6th Grade History Lesson Plans 1st Quarter 

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                                         (Homework,  in Yellow Bold, is due every Wednesday)

Objectives

Week #1
 Monday Wk 1            No School           Parent and Student Orientation

  Tuesday                     No School             How do I find Mr. Cap's web page?

 Wednesday                 No School   
                                                  
Thursday   8-17-07       Teach pages Handout textbooks / Web page / Homework sheet.            
     Homework for Monday: Read Pages  2-4  Chapter 1; Cover book  Find Mr. Cap's website 
                http://gfc.easytel.com/cap/6thGd1stQt/6thgrade.html     and save as favorite.

 Friday                        Teach Pages        Go over Geography book                     
                                                

Week #1 Objectives:

Students will learn about classroom procedures

Week #2
Monday Wk 2        Give Quiz over  Book covered, Mr. Cap's web URL, Textbook pages 2-4
                               Teach  pages p 2-4        The Greatest Migration in History                

Tuesday                 Teach  p    4-8   The Land the Americans Settled                         

 Wednesday  8-22-07 Homework Assignment  Comprehension check 1A p4  & 1B p 8 
                                                                 
                              Teach p   9-11        How Early American Indians Lived
                              Start movie     "In Search of Longitude" use movie viewing sheet        

Thursday               Geography Day: Work on Page 3  in wkbk. Google Maps  Maps for testing

Friday                    Watch Continents No America, So America, Africa 45 min video
  

Week #2 Objectives:

Students will learn about the North American Indian migration.

Week #3
Monday Wk 3       Give quiz over Chapter  1    Pages 2-11  and Map # 1   After quiz have
                             students work on homework.   Then start video Artic and Antartic
                                                                                                       video in library.

Tuesday                 Teach Pages  pgs 14-20  A Trip to the North Pole, The Tundra 

 Wednesday 8-29-07 Homework Assignment Comprehension check 2A p15   & 2B p 18  
                                                                 
                              Teach pages  pages 21-25 The Northern Woodlands, 

Thursday    Geography Day Work on Map page 6 & 7 ,  9 & 10 in Wkbk   No & So Am Landforms

Friday                   Finish Chapter 2     Indians of the Far North    Finish video Artic and Antartic
                                                                                                       video from library.


Week #3 Objectives:

Students will learn about the Artic Regions of North America.

Week #4
Monday Wk #4          No School Labor Day 

Tuesday                    Give quiz over   Chapter 2 Pages 14 - 25 and Map # 2
                                 Start Chapter 3 1st  1/2 Teach Pages   26 -30     Vast Land to the North 
                                 Geography 1/2 Day:  Complete page 11 in Geography Workbook            

 Wednesday 9-5-07    Homework Assignment Comprehension check 3A p30   & 3B p 32  
                                                                 
                                  Teach  pgs  31-34   Highlights of Canadian History    
                                  Watch Squanto for 10 min use movie viewing sheet 

Thursday                   Geography Day Work on Map # 3 & 4 in Workbook Pages 13   14   15
                                        Using Latitude and Longitude / Map Symbols, Directions /Terms

Friday                        Finish  Maps 3 & 4  Give pop quiz over 1st 1/2 of chapter 3       then     
                                                                        Watch Squanto  use movie viewing sheet

Week #4 Objectives:

Students will learn about Canadian History.

Week #5
  Monday Wk 5         Give quiz over Chapter 3  1st 1/2   and Map Nations of Western   
                                      Hemisphere and Latitude and Longitude 
                           Then start video Great Canadian Train Ride video from library. Use Movie sheet

  Tuesday                   Teach lesson  over  pgs 35-39    The Maritime Provinces 
                                  Quebec and Ontario      Watch Geoquest Eastern Canadian Provinces 20 min video

 Wednesday  9-12-07   Homework Assignment Comprehension check 3C p 34  & 3D p 37
                                                                 
                                  Teach     p 40-44  The Prairie Provinces / Watch Niagra Falls 7 min video
                                    British Columbia  and the Territories                   

Thursday                   Geography Day   Work on Map # 5 pages 17 - 18 in workbook
                                                      Canada Provinces and Capitals Map      Map Quiz            

Friday                        Finish Chapter    Teach pgs  44-49  People, Resources, and Industry
                                 Watch Geoquest Western Canadian Provinces 26 min video     Canadian Government 

Week #5 Objectives:

Students will learn about the Canadian Provinces

Week #6
Monday Wk 6           Give quiz over Chapter  3  2nd  1/2  and Map of Canadian Provinces
                                                                         Then start watching Ice Age 23min video.
                                                                                      
Tuesday                    Teach pgs 50 - 54  The Eastern Coast and Mountains / Atlantic Ocean 

 Wednesday  9-19-07 Homework Assignment Comp check 4 A p 53 and 4 B p 54 
                                                                 
                                 Teach pages  pgs  55-59  Woodland Animals
                                                                        Indians of the Eastern Woodlands

Thursday                  Mr. Cap @ Gilcrease: Watch movie: Squanto  use movie viewing sheet 

Friday                       Geography Day   Geography map page 19  p 20  &  Eastern U.S. p 21 
                                 Teach  pgs  60-61  Missionaries to the American Indians

Week #6 Objectives:

Students will learn about the Atlantic states.

Week #7
Monday Wk 7          Give quiz over    Chapter 4  and Map of Eastern U.S.  
                                    After Quiz  watch Continents Europe, Asia and Australia and Oceans 45 min video.

Tuesday                   Teach  pgs 64- 67  The World's Largest Prairie  / Animals of the Prairie 

Wednesday  9-26-07   Homework Assignment Comp check 5 A p 65 and 5 B p 67 
                                                                  
                                Teach  pgs    68-69  Special Features of the Prairie Lands   

Thursday                 Mr. Cap @ Gilcrease with Sophs.  Watch the last of Squanto
                                Geography Day   Work on Map page 25 Great Oceans and Seas     

Friday                      Geography Day   Work on Map page 31 Rivers Oceans and Seas   
                                                          Watch video on Wild About Animals  Use movie sheet

Week #7 Objectives:

Students will learn about Prairie of the United States

Week #8
Monday Wk 8         Give quiz over  Chapter 5 1st 1/2  and Map of Oceans and
                                Rivers of the Western Hemisphere      Watch Ice Ace Gulf Streams 29 min video  
                             
Tuesday                  Teach pg  70-71  Plains Indians  Watch 25 min video on the Great Lakes Geoquest.

Wednesday 10-3-07   Homework Assignment Comp check 5C p 69 and 5 D p 71 

                               Geography Day  Work on Map # 8 Middle United States p 33   34    35
Thursday                Review for Quarter Exam.             Bring quizzes to class.

Friday                    Give quiz over Chapter 5 2nd 1/2    Then review for Quarter exam

Week #8 Objectives:

Students will learn about the Plains Indians

Week #9                  Quarter Exam Finals Week Review Sheet
Monday Wk 9         1st   Quarter  Exam    over Chapters 1-5 and
                                Maps of Canadian Provinces and Continents and Oceans
                                You can not use your class notes for the  1st  Quarter exam.
Tuesday                  Go over 9 wk exam  

   Have poster board ready for "My country" projects have students outline their country this week

Wednesday  10-10-07              No Homework this week!!  Start Chapter 6   
                               Teach Pages  72-75 The American West   Hand out Mountain States Map

Thursday                Geography Day  -  Landforms A page 27 
                                Answers on page 26 in Geography Wkbk

Friday                    Teach Pages  75-78  Animals of the Rockies

     (Homework is due every Wednesday)  6th gd Lesson Plans 2nd Qt 

Week #9 Objectives:

Students will learn about  the Rocky Mountain states.