Tim Beikman
MMS Social Studies
LESSON PLANS FOR MAY 8-12
MONDAY
- AimsWeb Testing
TUESDAY
- Notes over cattle drives
- Video clips over cowtowns
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over transcontinental railroad
- Video clip of transcontinental railroad construction
THURSDAY
- Notes over Guilded Age
- Cattle Drive math worksheet
FRIDAY
- Notes over Prohibition
- Chapter 7-9 packet is due on Tuesday, May 16
LESSON PLANS FOR MAY 1-5
MONDAY
- Testing
- Notes over the Homestead Act and tenant farmers
TUESDAY
- Enrollment for next year
- Chapter six worksheet (due Friday, May 5)
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over adapting to the Plains, African American migration, and immigrants to Kansas
- Video clip over African American migration after the Civil War
THURSDAY
- Review for chapter five and six quiz on Friday
FRIDAY
- Chapter five and six quiz
- Chapter seven and eight worksheet packet (due Monday, May 15)
LESSON PLANS FOR APRIL 24-28
MONDAY
- Chapter four test part two (essay and short answer)
- Work on Chapter 5 People to know (pg. 96) and chapter 5 vocab/branches of government worksheet
- People to know is due Wednesday, April 26 and Chapter 5 vocab/branches is due Friday, April 28
TUESDAY
- Notes over Kansas becoming a state
- Civil War video
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over Kansas in the Civil War
- Video over battles in Kansas
THURSDAY
- Notes over forts in Kansas and the Homestead Act
- Video over forts in Kansas
FRIDAY
- Notes over tenant farmers and African migration
- Chapter five worksheet assigned
LESSON PLANS FOR APRIL 10-14
MONDAY
- Notes over Marias Des Cygnes Massacre, Politics in Kansas, and Election Fraud
TUESDAY
- Notes over First territorial legislature
- Creating a constitution activity
WEDNESDAY
- FIELD TRIP TO SEDGWICK CO. ZOO
THURSDAY
- Notes over Bogus Legislature and writing a KS constitution
FRIDAY
- No school
LESSON PLANS FOR APRIL 3-7
MONDAY
- Notes on Underground Railroad
- Work on slavery essay
- Slavery worksheet due
TUESDAY
- Underground Railroad activity (due Thursday, April 6)
- Notes over Bleeding Kansas
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over Wakarusa War, Beecher Bibles
- Slavery essay due
- Assign chapter four worksheet (due Monday, April 10)
THURSDAY
- Notes over Pottawatomie Massacre and John Brown
- Assign John Brown essay (due Tuesday, April 11)
FRIDAY
- Notes over Kansas territory politics
- Work on John Brown essay
LESSON PLANS FOR MARCH 27- 31
MONDAY
- Work on Chapter four people to know (due Wednesday, March 29) and Chapter four vocabulary words (due
Friday, March 31)
- Notes over Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850
TUESDAY
- Notes over Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Work on assignments due this week
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over proslavery vs antislavery
- Video over the institution of slavery
- Chapter four people to know due today
THURSDAY
- Notes over settling Kansas and slavery in Kansas
- Handout proslavery vs antislavery worksheet (due Monday, April 3)
FRIDAY
- Chapter four vocabulary due today
- Notes over Underground Railroad and Dred Scott case
- Underground Railroad activity (due Tuesday, April 4)
LESSON PLANS FOR MARCH 13- 17
MONDAY
- Work in the computer lab on Oregon Trail project (due on Wednesday)
TUESDAY
- Work in the computer lab on Oregon Trail project (due on Wednesday)
WEDNESDAY
- Work in the computer lab on Oregon Trail project (due on Wednesday)
THURSDAY
- Work on chapter four vocabulary assignment
FRIDAY
- NO SCHOOL FOR PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
LESSON PLANS FOR MARCH 6-10
MONDAY
- Notes over Oregon Trail and Manifest Destiny
TUESDAY
- Review for test on Wednesday and Thursday
- Play computer game Oregon Trail
WEDNESDAY
- Chapter three test part one (matching and true/false)
THURSDAY
- Chapter three test part two (short answer and essay)
FRIDAY
- Play Oregon Trail game in computer lab
- Write Oregon Trail journal from game experiences
LESSON PLANS FOR FEBRUARY 27- MARCH 3
MONDAY
- Kansas current events assignment in the computer lab (due Wednesday)
- Chapter three short answer questions (due Friday)
TUESDAY
- Notes over Indian removal and relocation to Kansas
- Chapter three study guide
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over missionaries in Kansas
- Video over boarding schools
THURSDAY
- Notes over the Santa Fe Trail
- Video of Santa Fe Trail
FRIDAY
- Notes over Oregon Trail and Manifest Destiny
CHAPTER THREE TEST IS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 7
LESSON PLANS - FEBRUARY 20-24
MONDAY
- NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY
- Notes over French explorers
- Video clips over Indians and disease
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over Lewis and Clark
- Lewis and Clark video
THURSDAY
- Notes over Pike and Long
- Primary source photo analysis
FRIDAY
- Notes over land in Kansas
LESSON PLANS - FEBRUARY 13-17
MONDAY
- Review for chapter one and two test on Tuesday
TUESDAY
- Chapter one and two test
- Chapter three words to understand and people to know (handout) - due on Tuesday, Feb. 21
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over explorers in Kansas
- Work on chapter three vocabulary
THURSDAY
- Notes over French explorers in Kansas
- Chapter three worksheet - due Friday, Feb. 24
FRIDAY
- NO SCHOOL
LESSON PLANS - FEBRUARY 6-10
MONDAY
- Primary source analysis
- Notes over Wichita Indians
TUESDAY
- Build a tipi activity
- Chapter 1-2 worksheet due
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over Pawnee, Kansa, Osage Indians
- Go over Grasshoppers in Kansas primary source
THURSDAY
- Notes over nomadic tribes
- Video clip of Kansas tribes
FRIDAY
- Analyzing Historic Photos activity
- Study guide for Chapter one and two test (Test is on Tuesday)
LESSON PLANS - JANUARY 30 – FEBBRUARY 3
MONDAY
- Kansas Birthday celebration
- Work on Kansas map (due Wednesday)
TUESDAY
- Notes over Kansas location and water in Kansas
- Video clips over Permian Sea
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over lakes in Kansas
- Go over Europe test
- Kansas map assignment due
THURSDAY
- Chapter two words to know due
- Work on chapter one and two worksheet (due Tues., Feb. 7)
- Notes over prehistoric peoples in Kansas
FRIDAY
- Analyze primary source (Storms in Kansas)
- Notes over Village farmers in Kansas
LESSON PLANS - JANUARY 23-27
MONDAY
- Notes over France and Benelux Countries
- Video clip over French culture
TUESDAY
- Notes over Central Europe
- Hand out chapter 10-12 study guide
WEDNESDAY
- Notes over Southern Europe
- Work on chapter 10-12 study guide
THURSDAY
- Finish up chapter 12 notes
- Review questions for Europe test on Friday
FRIDAY
- Europe test (Chapter 10-12)
- Kansas map assignment (due Tuesday. Jan. 3)
LESSON PLANS - JANUARY 16-20
MONDAY
- No School
TUESDAY
- Computer lab to work on European country assignment
WEDNESDAY
- Computer lab to work on European country assignment: due today
- Work on chapter 11-12 worksheets (due Tuesday, January 24)
THURSDAY
- Notes over Europe history and culture
FRIDAY
- Notes over Northern Europe (United Kingdom and Ireland)
LESSON PLANS - JANUARY 9-13
MONDAY
- Work on Europe map (due Friday, January 13)
- Notes over Europe natural resources
TUESDAY
- Notes over the climate of Europe
- Discuss European country assignment that they will be working on Wednesday
WEDNESDAY
- Computer lab to work on European country assignment
THURSDAY
- Notes over Europe climate zones
- Video clip over Germany
- Chapter ten worksheet packet due today
FRIDAY
- AimsWeb testing
- Europe map assignment due today
LESSON PLANS - JANUARY 4-6
WEDNESDAY
- Work on Chapter ten packet (due Thursday, January 12)
THURSDAY
- Notes over physical features of Europe
- Video clip over France
FRIDAY
- Notes over mountains and waterways of Europe
- Video clip over Ireland