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Welcome to my 6th Grade Social Studies Class!

A class web site can be a creative way of getting students excited about a subject, keeping them up to date on assignments, and providing them with valuable online resources. Because a class site should be engaging, I'll present information that makes the subject interesting and fun, such as brain teasers or polls about current events.
Here are examples of the content I might include.
 
Ancient History
World History
World Holidays
World and US Geography
World Religion
Eastern Hemisphere: Countries & Cultures
Western Hemisphere & the Poles: Countries & Cultures


American History
U.S. States, Regions, Territories

Patriotic Symbols & The White House
U.S. Constitutional Government & Civics (includesJusticeand Mock Trials)


U.S. Multicultural Lesson Plans (includes Teaching Tolerance)
African Americans
Native Americans

Hispanic Americans
Asian Pacific Americans
Arab American Lesson Plans

Children's Literature A-Z Lesson Plans (LangArts & Social Studies)
Safety Lessons and Activities (School Safety, Fire Safety, more)
Sociology/Psychology/Life Skills/Counseling





Just a few helpful sites for teachers and parents. 
 
 
300+ Education Sites!

U.S. Geography and kids games. A learning activity to help your elementary children. An elementary age child learning social studies does so faster and retain their education through activities and kids games that increase attention span.
 
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Meet the Challenge!

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Here, I might put a weekly brain teaser, for example:

The capital of Indonesia is:

Last week's question:
What is the largest of the seven continents?

Last week's answer:

Asia

 

In the News
 

Primitive dentists drilled nearly perfect holes into live but undoubtedly unhappy patients between 5500 B.C. and 7000 B.C., an article in Thursday's journal Nature reports.

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Here I might mention a story in the news that pertains to my subject and solicit opinions from the class. Or I might ask a question about material we covered in class, for example:

What makes our country different from other countries?

Students should bring essays to this question to class the next day.

Please get in touch with me about any questions or comments on my site.

This is not an official educational Social Studies Site