Thursday, January 24, 2008

January 23 and January 24, 2008

Hi Cate,

How are things going down there? I don't want you to worry too much about taking the map quizzes that the students have done here. Right now the most important things are completing the maps (Political and Physical) and focusing on the notes that I am sending down to you. I will be sending the notes for the Southeast and Northeast parts of the U.S. soon. The Big Geography test is coming up on Wednesday, January 30th. The test covers all 50 states and capitals, major physical geography of the U.S. (from your maps) and info from the notes.

Yesterday and today we covered the final leg of our whirlwind tour of the U.S. We viewed the CD-Roms for the southeastern and northeastern parts of our country. We practiced our map knowledge on different maps on the smart board. The students took their last two map quizzes. This coming Monday we will make salt dough maps in class. Tuesday is a massive geo competition day with lots of different games in preparation for Wednesday's test. After this unit it will be easier to follow along with what we are doing in class.

No comments: