Tim Beikman
7B Social Studies/Middle School Football Head Coach
LESSON PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER 16-20
MONDAY
- Notes over nomadic tribes of Kansas
- Review questions for chapter two test on Thursday
- Video clips over Plains Indians and tipis
TUESDAY
- Constitution day activities
* Discuss creation and importance of the Constitution
* Constitution scavenger hunt using Chromebook
- Check chapter two study guide for completion (Chapter two test is
Thursday, Sept. 19)
WEDNESDAY
- NWEA testing/ shortened class periods
- Native American tribes of Kansas assignment (due Monday, Sept. 23)
THURSDAY
- Chapter two test
- Chapter three vocab and people to know
FRIDAY
- Work on Native American tribes assignment
- Introduction to chapter three
LESSON PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER 9-13
MONDAY
- Work on chapter 2 worksheet
- Notes over the Wichita and Pawnee tribes in Kansas
TUESDAY
- Notes over Kansa and Osage tribes in Kansas
- Video clip over building a longhouse
- Work and check for understanding on chapter 2 worksheet
- Study guide over chapter 2
WEDNESDAY
- Patriot Day discussion of the events of 9-11
- Write an essay of why I am proud to be an American (due Monday, Sept. 16)
THURSDAY
- Notes over nomadic tribes of Kansas
- Video clip over uses of the buffalo
- Review for chapter 2 test on Friday
FRIDAY
- NWEA testing
- Team activity
Lesson Plans for Sept. 2-6
MONDAY
Labor Day - No School
TUESDAY
Work on Chapter 2 vocab adn graphic organizer
Notes over earliest people in Kansas and dating artifacts
Worksheet over technology of earliest people
Chapter two vocab and graphic organizer due Wednesday, Sept. 4
Technology worksheet due Thursday, Sept. 5
WEDNESDAY
Go over chapter one test
Notes over village farmers and historic tribes
Chapter two vocab and graphic organizer due today
THURSDAY
Notes over horses and buffalo
Primary source worksheet - due Monday, Sept. 9
Video clip of building a tipi
New technology worksheet due today
FRIDAY
Build a tipi using supplies provided
LESSON PLANS FOR AUGUST 26-30
MONDAY
- Handout chapter one worksheet (due Thursday, August 29)
- Notes over Kansas weather and climate
- Video clips of blizzard and tornado in Kansas
TUESDAY
- Hand out Grasshoppers Primary Source (due Wednesday, August 28)
- Notes over Kansas vegetation and animals
WEDNESDAY
- Go over Grasshopper primary source in class (completion grade)
- Review for open note test on Thursday
- Discuss regions of Kansas
THURSDAY
- Chapter one open note test (students will use their notes to complete the test)
- Chapter one worksheet is due
- Assign chapter two vocabulary
FRIDAY
- In-service: No school
LESSON PLANS FOR AUGUST 19-23
MONDAY
- Discuss the social standards and what they mean to our classroom
- Talk about the five themes of geography
- Assign Kansas Map Activity (due Thursday, August 22)
TUESDAY
- Work on Kansas Map Activity (15 minutes)
- Apply the five themes of geography to Kansas
- Notes over location and place in Kansas
WEDNESDAY
- Work on Kansas Map
- Note over Kansas Prairies
THURSDAY
- Kansas Map Activity is due today
- What is a primary source discussion
- Primary source activity (Kansas tornadoes)
- Andover tornado video clip and discussion
- Assign chapter one vocabulary (due Monday, August 26)
FRIDAY
- Notes over water in Kansas
- Video clips over the Ogallala Aquifer and the Cheyenne Bottoms
