Lesson Plans for English and Speech on 1-4-11

English
  • Journal
  • Write paper on New Year's Resolutions
  • Insert comma rules in the paper
  • No homework
Speech
  • Go over syllabus
  • Begin taking notes over what a good speech is?
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics 12-22-10

No class. Movie early then room parties

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on 12-21-10

English
  • Go over / record test
  • new seating chart
  • new credit cards
  • Christmas hidden word puzzle
  • No homework
Economics
  • Finish watching DVD (Charlie and Chocolate Factory)
  • Write down economic situations in the movie - pass in
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics 12-20-10

English
  • Pass back journals
  • Go over test
  • Write Christmas paper with punctuation comma rules
  • (1st hour only) take test

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over final test
  • Chocolate economics - watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- write paper on economic aspects of the movie.
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for english and economics on 12-17-10

English
  • Journal - will collect for grading
  • Go over comma quiz 1st hour only
  • Review for test 1st hour only
  • TEST 5th, 6th, & 7th hours
  • No homework

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Economics Final test
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics for 12-16-10

English
  • Journal (will collect tomorrow)
  • Finish / grade comma rule quiz

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over COOP paper / collect
  • Review for Economics final

Lesson Plans for English and Economics 12-15-10

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 579 1-12
  • Assign p. 580 1-10

Economics
  • Field trip to Exchange State Bank

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on 12-14-10

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 577 13-22
  • Go over p. 578
  • Assign p. 579 1-12

Economics
  • 1 group of students to COOP for field trip
  • Rest will stay to work on KCEE posters
  • Will assign take home quiz over COOP field trip

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on 12-13-10

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 577 1-10
  • Assign p. 577 11-20

Economics
  • Field Trip to COOP


Lesson Plans for English and Economics for 12-10-10

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 577 1-12
  • Assign p. 577 13-22
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Take notes on commodities
  • No homework


Lesson Plans for English and Economics on 12-9-10

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 575 11-20
  • Go over p. 576
  • Assign p. 576 1-22

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish KCEE poster - due Friday

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on 12-8-10

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 575 1-10
  • Assign p. 575 11-20

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Grade quiz
  • Work on poster

Lesson Plans for English and Economics 12-7-1

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 591 part B
  • Assign p. 591 check point
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Bank Quiz

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on 12-6-10

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 588 11-20
  • Assign p. 591 part B

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discuss banking terms

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on 12-3-10

English
  • Journal
  • Grade 1-10 / Record
  • Assign p. 588 11-20
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish writing definitions for banking terms
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics 12-2-10

English
  • Journal
  • Assign p. 584 1-10
  • Grade
  • Go over p. 586 Quotations
  • Assign p. 586 1-10 write out sentences
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Look up definitions for Banking terms
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on December 1

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 582 1-15, record
  • Go over p. 583 colon and semi colon
  • No homework
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish DVD on banking

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 30

English
  • Journal
  • Assign . 582 1-15 to be done in class. Write out sentences

Economics
  • DVD over the banking industry

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 29

English
  • Journal
  • Go over p. 581 apostrophes and hyphens
  • No homework

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discussion of banking

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 23

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 573 1-15
  • Make acrostic poem on Thanksgiving
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Work on poster

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 22

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 571 1-14 (first hour only)
  • Go over p. 571 on Question marks and exclamation marks
  • Assign p. 573 1-15 write out only
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Draw poster for contest
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 19

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 570 1-14
  • No homework
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over rules for economics poster contest
  • Make rough draft of the poster
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 18

English
  • Journal
  • Will need text book today
  • Go over p. 567 - 570 Punctuation
  • Assign p. 570 1-14 write out sentences and punctuate correctly (due Friday)
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over paper that students wrote on economic terms
  • Quiz over international economic terms.

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 17

English 1st hour only
  • No Journal today
  • Finish any typing on animal paper
  • Mind stretch exercise
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over economic terms & definitions
  • Writing assignment on what a sweatshop is.

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 16

English
  • Journal
  • Finish typing animal paper
  • Animal paper, folder, hidden word paper, notes, and bibliography due at the end of the hour.
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over Hoover Dam handout
  • Assign international trade terms. Students will find definitions and discuss.
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics November 15

English
  • Journal
  • Write 2nd draft of paper (type)
  • Due Tuesday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish watching Hoover Dam DVD
  • Fill out handout & write small paragraphs
  • Due Tuesday

Lesson Plans on English and Economics November 12

English
  • Journal
  • Write the rest of the animal paper. Due Monday

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Begin discussion of labor practices in this country
  • Watch dvd on the building of Hoover Dam and the labor practices used there.

Lesson plans for English and Economics on 11-11-10

English
  • Journal
  • Discuss outlines
  • Write first draft of paper (due Friday)
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Play stock market game
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 10

English
  • Journal
  • Continue researching your animal on the computer
  • Organize information on that animal by making an outline (homework)
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Grade paper over stocks
  • Discuss the stock market game
  • Start making selections for the stock market game
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics 11-9-10

English
  • Students to the media center to research their animal
  • No homework
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Handout on the stock market
  • No homework


Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 8

English
  • Will go to the media center (library). Mrs Dent will give a lesson on using the Kansas Library Card.
  • Students will have the opportunity to research on the computers to find information about their assigned animal.
  • No homework

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Check stocks on the computer
  • Demonstrate on the computer how to play the stock market game.
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 5

English
  • Journal
  • We have selected an animal to research
  • Finish the hidden word search
  • Finish making the folder to hold their materials
  • Discuss taking notes over their animal
  • No homework
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Take notes over the stock market
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 4

*Still taking ITBS tests. Will not have first or second hour

English
  • Finish the endings to the "Birds" paper
  • Discussion of next assignment. We will be researching an animal to write a paper. The researching will begin next week.
  • Animal research handout. Also will make folder to keep materials pertaining to this assignment.
  • No homework
Economics
  • No class due to testing

Lesson Plans for English and Economics for November 3

English
  • Journal 6th & 7th hours only to catch up
  • Read "The Birds" ending papers. Collect / Record scores
  • Discuss about the research paper over an animal
  • Word find handout on animals. No homework
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discuss investing
  • Video on investing. Take notes
  • Discussion of the stock market

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 2

*Students will be taking the ITBS test from 1:00 - 3:00

1st & 5th hour English
  • Begin expository writing research paper
  • Topic will be an assigned animal
  • Animal word puzzle

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discussion of the stock market

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on November 1

Students will be taking the ITBS test from 8:10-11:30
*Mr. Adamson will be gone today. Mr. Cowan will be the substitute

5th, 6th, 7th Hour English

  • Students will be going to the computer lab to finish typing their paper.

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 29

1/2 Day of School Today. 1st, 2nd,3rd, & 4th hours only

English
  • Journal
  • Finish typing the ending to 'The Birds"
  • No Homework

Economics
  • Journal
  • Test over economic principles

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 28

English
  • Journal
  • Type papers on the computer
  • No homework
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over handout
  • Finish notes
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 27

English
  • Journal
  • Make a 2nd draft to the ending to "The Birds"
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over the handout on choices

Lesson Plans for English and Economics

English
  • Journal
  • Peer edit the ending paper
  • No homework
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Notes over economic choices
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 25

English
  • Journal
  • Pre writing activities for writing the ending to "The Birds"
  • Write first draft ending
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish watching DVD on "Making a Buck"
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 21

English
  • Movie
Economics
  • Movie

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 20

*Mr. Adamson will be at Greenbush for meeting today

English
  • Finish reading the short story " The Birds"
Economics
  • Watch DVD called "Making Money"

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 19

English
  • Journal
  • Read the first half of the story "The Birds"

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Continue taking notes over the market place.

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 18

English
  • Journal
  • Read / Discuss endings to the story "The Right Kind of House"/ Collect
  • Begin reading the short story "The Birds"
  • No homework
Economics
  • Daily question
  • Go over paper on what you spend your money on
  • Assign 2 more short paragraphs on what you spend your money on.

Lesson Plans for English and Economics on October 15

English
  • No journal today
  • Continue working with partners to write papers
  • Due Monday
Economics
  • Beginning on the 9 weeks on economics
  • Daily Question
  • Notes to take on overhead
  • Small writing assignment

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 14

English
  • Journal
  • Peer edit papers
  • Rewrite
Speech
  • Review speeches on overhead

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 13

English
  • Journal
  • Write first draft of the ending to the story we read in class
  • Peer edit
  • No homework
Speech
  • Continue giving speeches
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on Oct. 12

English
  • Journal (Will collect and grade. Make sure they are organized)
  • Read story "The Right Kind of the House"
  • Prepare to write the ending to the story

Speech
  • Give speeches on Presidents

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 11

English
  • Journal (will collect on Tuesday to grade)
  • Finish test
  • No homework
Speech
  • Begin giving Presidential speeches
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for Speech and English on October 8

English
  • No journal today
  • TEST over Understanding Sentences p. 339 - 365
  • No homework
Speech
  • Finish making the power point
  • Finish notes for the presentations
  • Will start giving speeches on Monday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 6

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 362,363, 365
  • Review for test
  • TEST on FRIDAY
Speech
  • Use mobile computer lab
  • Work on power point for President speech

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 6

English
  • Journal
  • Go over p. 363
  • Assign p. 362 1-10, p. 363 1-12, p. 365 1-25

Speech
  • Last day to research w/ partner in the library
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 5

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 359 & 360
  • Go over p.361 Compound Subject
  • No home work
Speech
  • Will work in the media center researching their assigned President
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 4

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 359 1-10 (practice)
  • Assign p. 359 part B & C, p. 360 1-25 Due Tuesday
Speech
  • Organize for next speech over a past President
  • Will have partner
  • Will make a power point presentation
  • Will work in library to research on Tuesday and Wednesday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on October 1

English
  • Journal
  • Go over and collect travel brochures
  • Go over p. 358-359 in the book
  • Assign p. 359 Part A only. Due Monday
Speech
  • Finish working on the Play "But It's Not My Fault"
  • No homework

Lesson plans for English and Speech on September 30

English
  • Journal
  • Finish making brochure of your town
  • Brochure due Friday
Speech
  • Read the play "It's Not My Fault"
  • Assign parts and read in class.

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 29

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 356-357
  • Assign p. 357 part C . Will make a brochure for our hometown
Speech
  • Will finish family speeches today

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 28

English
  • Journal
  • Go over p. 356-357
  • Assign p. 356-357 1-15, and part B
Speech
  • Give speeches

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 27

English
  • Journal
  • Assign p. 355 16-25 (in addition to 1-15 on the same page)
  • Will do this in groups
  • Grade p. 355 in class
  • No homework

Speech
  • Will give biography speeches
  • This should take Monday and Tuesday to give these speeches

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 24

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 353 1-20
  • Go over p. 354 subject in different positions
  • Assign p. 355 1-15 due Monday
Speech
  • Finish putting together information for speech
  • Put information on notecards
  • Will start with speeches on Monday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 23

English
  • Journal
  • Linking verb quiz
  • Grade p. 348 & 351
  • Assign p. 353 1-20
Speech
  • Organize information from the interview
  • Write paper

Lesson Plans for English and speech on September 22

1/2 Day Inservice. Will see 4th, 5th, 6th, & 7th hours only.

English
  • Problem solving writing activity
  • This will be done in class. No homework
  • Will grade p. 348 and p. 351 on Thursday

No speech class today

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 21

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 346... collect
  • Go over p. 347-349
  • Assign p. 349 1-25, p. 351 1-15
  • This will be due on THURSDAY
Speech
  • Begin discussing next speech which will be on interviewing a family member
  • Make questions
  • Conduct interview between now and Thursday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 20

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 345 1-20
  • Assign p. 346 checkpoint review 1-20 Will work in groups

Speech
  • Impromptu speeches on emotional responses

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 17

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 342-343 1-21
  • Go over p. 344-345 run on and sentence fragments
  • Assign p. 345 1-20

Speech
  • Finish demonstration speeches
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 16

English
  • Journal
  • Grade p. 340-341 1-25
  • Go over p. 342-343 on subjects and predicates
  • Assign p. 342-343 1-20 follow directions

Speech
  • Finish demonstrations

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 15

English
  • Journal
  • Collect papers
  • Go over p. 340-341 in the book
  • Assign p. 340-341 in book 1-25

Speech
  • Demonstrations

Lesson Plans for english and speech on September 14

English
  • Journal
  • Rate papers on "voice" in class
  • Write another paper on ideas / content, organization & voice due for Wednesday
  • Bring textbooks on Wednesday
Speech
  • Demonstration speeches continue

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 13

English
  • Journal
  • Read / Rate / Collect "How to" papers
  • Begin discussion on the 6 trait "Voice"
  • Write paragraph.... Will emphasis voice in the paper. This is due Tuesday
Speech
  • 4 Demonstration speeches today
  • Will have these speeches the next 4 days. Students have been assigned a specific day to give theirs

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 10

English
  • Journal
  • Rate papers with partner on organization and Ideas/Content
  • Will rewrite these papers making corrections. Will be due for Monday.
Speech
  • Work on writing list of operation for the demonstration speech
  • Declare what students are going to do for a speech and assign what day they will go.

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 9

English
  • Journal
  • Will discuss organization in regards to 6 trait
  • Will make an outline and come up with a topic sentence for a given topic
  • Write paper using this outline as a guide
Speech
  • Discuss demonstration speeches
  • Students will declare what they will demonstrate for that speech
  • Students will make a list of the materials they will use and write step by step instructions on how to do it. This will be due for Friday.


Lesson plans for english and speech on September 8

English
  • Journal
  • Rate "no electricity" papers using 6 trait
  • No homework
Speech
  • Give oral presentations on commercials
  • Discussion of upcoming demonstration speeches

Lesson plans for english and speech on September 7

English
  • Journal
  • Continue working on the trait Ideas and Content
  • Make list on what life would be without electricity
  • Write paragraph over what appliance you miss most when the electricity is out.
  • Rough draft due Wednesday
Speech
  • Work on commercial skits
  • Put on skits to the class if time allows. Will put them on Wednesday also

Lesson plans for english and speech on September 3

English
  • Journal writing (5 minutes)
  • Read and rate "super power" papers on the board
  • Start new topic "Life without electricity"
  • No homework

Speech
  • Continue work on drawing product for commercial
  • Write dialogue for the commercial skit
  • No homework


Lesson plans for English and Speech on September 2

English
  • Journal
  • Quiz over 6 trait writing
  • Rewrite super power paper
  • Put papers on overhead and rate using 6 trait process
Speech
  • Begin process of making a commercial for a fictitious product
  • Will have the option to have a partner.
  • Students will come up with a product and draw a poster of it along with a slogan.

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on September 1

English
  • Journal
  • Quiz
  • Go over spider map of your "super power"
  • Write paragraph over the super power you would like to have. Due Thursday

Speech
  • Continue giving peer interview speeches in class

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 31

English
  • Journal
  • Continue discussion of the 6 traits of writing
  • We will prepare for and write a paper using "ideas & content"
  • Students will make a spider map over the super power they would like to have.
Speech
  • Begin giving interview speeches in class

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 30

English
  • Journal 5 minutes
  • Continue working on problem solving activity... read / discuss/ collect
  • Begin discussion of 6 trait writing process
Speech
  • Review of evaluation process
  • Students will need to finish writing speeches on notecards
  • Will give speeches on Tuesday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 27

Journal
  • Journal
  • Collect final draft of paper
  • Problem Solving Activity
  • Write paragraph on how to solve the problem
  • Will have homework unless it was completed during seminar
Speech
  • Work on writing speeches

Lesson plans for english and speech on August 26

English
  • Journal writing activity
  • Write 2nd draft of paper
  • Share with class and collect
Speech
  • Finish interview process with other students
  • Discuss how to put speech together using note cards and an outline
  • Will work on this tomorrow in class

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 25

English
  • Journal writing activity
  • Go over first paragraph
  • Write 2nd and 3rd paragraph
Speech
  • Students will interview other students to get information for their speech

Lesson Plans for 6th English and Speech on August 24th

English
  • Journal writing (5 minutes)
  • Go over topic sentences of summer vacation paper
  • Pick the best and write the first draft of the paper

Speech
  • Continue writing questions for interview speech

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 23

English
  • Journal writing for 5 minutes
  • Discuss the topics that students listed on Friday
  • Read p. 14-23 in the book
  • Will narrow those topics
  • Write 3 possible topic sentences

Speech
  • Will discuss the first speech that students are going to give (Interview a student speech)
  • Discuss making good complex questions to ask students in the interview process

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 20th

English
  • Journal writing activity (5 minutes)
  • Prewriting activity: Make a top 10 list of things you did over the summer
  • Narrow list to 1 and write down details of that event.

Speech
  • Quiz over making a good delivery of a speech
  • Impromptu Speeches

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 19

English
  • Journal writing activity
  • Finish going over syllabus
  • Check out text books
  • Prewriting assignment - Make top 10 list of things you did over the summer
  • Narrow to 1 topic and list details of that list

Speech
  • Notes over what makes a good speech
  • Small quiz over this information on Friday

Lesson Plans for English and Speech on August 18

English
  • Roll call
  • Establish seating chart
  • Journal Activity (this will be a 5 minute daily writing activity)
  • Syllabus of class

Speech
  • Roll call
  • Seating chart
  • Syllabus and discussion of the class.

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 17

World's of Fun trip - no class

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 14

KS. History
  • Give reports on 20th Kansas people and events
  • No class for 6th hour due to 6th grade track meet
Economics
  • 6th grade track meet.. no class

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 13

KS History
  • To the computer lab to type report over their 20th century Kansas person / topic
  • 1st, 2nd, & 3rd hours due on Friday. 6th hour due on Tuesday
Economics
  • Daily Queston
  • Record Stocks
  • Short class period due to faculty vs. 8th grade track softball game

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 12

KS History
  • To the computer lab to research 20th century Kansas people and topics
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Reflection on the field trip to the bank
  • Discuss the stock market - take notes

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 11

KS History
  • Grade take home test
  • Assign 20th century Kansas topics to be researched
  • Use book to do preliminary research
Economics
  • Field trip to Exchange State Bank

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 10

KS History
  • Give populists campaign speeches
  • Read p. 178 - 182
  • Take Home Test
Economics
  • Field Trip to local bank

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 7

KS History

  • Finish making campaign speeches
  • Listen to populists campaign speeches
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Banking Quiz
  • DVD on Banking Industry

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 6

KS History
  • Grade Women's sufferage handout
  • Read p. 172-177 on populism in Kansas
  • Write a campaign speech if you were running for a populist govenor of Kansas
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Practice writing checks
  • Bank quiz on Friday

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 5

KS History
  • Write reaction to editorial cartoon
  • Read p. 167-171
  • Handout, go over
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over banking terms
  • Discuss banking procedures

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 4

KS. History
  • Daily Question Test
  • Go over acrostic poems
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go to computer lab and look up definitions to banking terms

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics May 3

* Track at Parsons. Depart at 11:30. Home around 9:00

KS. History
  • Daily question test Tuesday
  • Go over top 10 list of Guilded Age
  • Read p. 163-167 on Prohibition and Carrie Nation
  • Make poem about Carrie Nation
Economics
  • No class due to to large number going to the track meet

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 30

KS History
  • Current Events (Last Day!)
  • Read p. 160-163
  • Top 10 list
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over Hoover Dam Handout
  • Begin discussion of the banking industry

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 29

KS. History
  • Current Events
  • Look at Cowboy comics on the Elmo
  • Read p. 146-151 on the Railroads
  • Daily Question test next Monday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Hoover Dam Video - take notes on economic impact of the area.

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 28

*Track meet at Frontenac. Depart at 11:30. Return around 6:30

KS. History
  • Current Events
  • Finish reading about cattle drives
  • Make comic strip of the cattle drive
Economics
  • No class

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 27

KS. History
  • Current Events
  • Grade Take Home test
  • Read p. 140-145
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Give reports on global economics problems
  • Watch Hoover Dam Video, take notes on economic impact of this construction

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 26

KS History
  • Current Events
  • Open Book Test
  • Grade if time allows
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Most of class will be going to track meet. Those remaining will be going to the gym

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 23

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Go over spider map & collect
  • Guest speaker at 1:30 today
Economics
  • No class today due to guest speaker

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 22

KS History
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd hours - daily question, read p. 130-133, work on spider map
  • 6th hour- daily question, go over spider map and collect, dismissed at 1:15 for track meet
Economics
  • No class today due to track meet

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 21

1/2 Day Inservice

KS History 6th hour only
  • Read p. 130-133
  • Work on spider map
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Continue research on global economic topics
  • Will write 3/4 page report due for Monday
  • No class Thursday due to Track meet. No class Friday due to guest speaker

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 20

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Remind that current events will be next week
  • Grade handouts and read homestead Christmas cards
  • Begin reading p. 130-138
  • Start on spider map of this reading
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Continue researching on global econ topic

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 19

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Current events next week
  • Grade handout over maps
  • Write a homesteader's Christmas card
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over international terms
  • Assign topics to research on things that affect our global economy.

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 16

KS History
  • Collect Homestead Act handout
  • Read p. 126-129 outloud in class
  • Handouts over mapping
Economics
  • Collect COOP quiz
  • Handout with definitions over international economic terms
  • Go to media center to use computers to look up the definitions

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 15

I will be gone today and this class will have a substitute teacher

KS History
  • Handout over homesteading and plotting of land
  • Write a Christmas card from a settler in Kansas to your family back home
Economics
  • COOP test
  • Will look up international economic terms in the dictionary

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 14

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Finish examples of the homestead act on the overhead
  • Read p.123-127
  • Handout
Economics

  • Field trip to the COOP.
  • Students will take notes and have a little quiz over it on Friday

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 14

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Read p. 120-125
  • Check local maps of how the county is laid out.
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Handout over commodities
  • Check today's prices
  • Begin dicussion of international trade
  • COOP tour on Thursday

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 13

Track athletes dismissed at 10:30 for lunch and then 11:00 departure for Iola. Track meet held at Riverside Park just a few block south of McDonalds. Field events start at 1:00 with running events starting at 3:30. Looking at a 10:00 return time.

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Grade take home test / Record
  • Video over Kansas Forts

Economics
  • Read economic comic books

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 12

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Show Sand Creek Masacre Pictures
  • Read Abe Lincoln letters
  • Take Home Test
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discussion over commodities

Lesson Plans for Kansas History and Economics on April 9

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Read 114- 118
  • Write letter from Abraham Lincoln to the Colorado govenor concerning the Sand Creek Masacre
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish notes on Commodities
  • Field trip to COOP next week

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 8

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Discussion of Mine Creek Battle
  • Finish video and notes
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish DVD
  • Finish poster on KCEE poster contest

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 7

* I will be out of the classroom today. Mr. Cowan will sub

KS History
  • Read p. 112-113 on the Battle of Mine Creek
  • Video - take notes

Economics
  • DVD over making money

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on April 6

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Write News Article on Quantrill's Raid
  • Read p. 112-113 on the Battle of Mine Creek
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Work on KCEE poster
Track Meet: at Girard Lamar, St. Mary's, Frontenac
  • Field Events start at 3:45
  • Running Events start at 4:30

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics April 1

KS History
  • Current Events (last day!!!)
  • Go over spider map
  • Read p. 105-107
Economics
  • No class in the afternoon
  • End of the quarter movie
Track
  • At Columbus
  • Depart at 12:15
  • Return around 7:00
  • Field events start at 1:30 Running events start at 2:30

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics March 31

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Read p. 102-105
  • Make spider map
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Poster contest

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics March 30

KS History
  • Current Events (Tue-Thur)
  • Grade take home test - record - collect
  • Go over p. 96-100

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Economics quiz
  • Poster contest

Lesson Plans for Kansas History and Economics on March 29

KS History
  • Current Events
  • Collect jellyfish organizer on KS constitutions
  • Grade handout
  • Give Take Home Test
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over handout and do the 2nd side


Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics March 26

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Current events next week
  • Short quiz
  • Go over jellyfish on the Kansas constitutions
  • Handout
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Notes over economic choices
  • Handout

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on March 25

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Reminder that we will have current events next week
  • Read acrostic poem in class - collect
  • Read p. 88-91
  • Fill out jellyfish graphic organizer
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Notes over economic principles
  • Handout ??

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics March 24

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Kansas Current events next week
  • Finish video (short)
  • Read p. 86 - 87 on KS politics
  • Write a poem on KS politics
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Continue writing financial future papers
  • Take notes over economic principles

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on March 22

KS History
  • Daily question
  • Will have current events next week
  • Read p. 86 over KT politics
  • Write poem
Economics
  • New class
  • Daily Question
  • Write 3 paragraphs about your expenses of the future

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics March 12

KS History
  • Finish video over John Brown and discuss notes
  • Kansas history Bingo
Economics
  • This class will not meet today

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on March 11

KS History

  • Watch video over the life of John Brown
  • Take notes
Economics
  • Final Test / Grade / Go over

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on March 10

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Read p. 83 -85
  • DVD on John Brown
  • Quiz on Thursday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over promotional ideas
  • Review for final test which will be on Thursday

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on March 9

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Show KSHSAA website to follow their KS basketball team
  • Collect late spider maps
  • Read p.78 -81
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Conduct job interviews

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for March 8

Middle School Track Practice Starts Today!
3:15 - 5:15
Activity Bus at 5:30

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Go over spider map on the KS settlers
  • Read p. 78 - 79
  • Make poster on the Emigrant Aid Society
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Work on making interview questions
  • Conduct some interviews if time allows.

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for March 5

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Read p. 73 - 77
  • Make spider map
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over resume's
  • Write down questions for interview session

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for March 4

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Discuss Quiz
  • Read p. 73 - 77
  • Make spider map
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Work on baseball project
  • Make resume to apply for a job for the team

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for March 3

KS History
  • There will be a substitute teacher today
  • Open note quiz over KS/Neb Act, MO Compromise, & Compromise of 1850
  • Grade
  • DVD on Underground Railroad
Economics
  • Work on KCEE poster

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for March 2

KS. History
  • 1st & 2nd hour will not meet due to state testing
  • For 3rd & 6th hour - KS History Bingo
  • On Wednesday there will be an open note quiz on the 3 pieces of KS legislation
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Work on baseball unit

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on March 1

KS. History
  • 1st, 2nd, & 3rd hours will be taking the KS reading assesment and will miss this class
  • 6th hour - Quiz over legislation in early 1800's and start watching a DVD on the Underground Railroad
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Begin baseball unit
  • Come up with team name, colors, mascot, city, etc.

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 26

KS. History
  • Current Events (Last Day!)
  • Read p. 68-69
  • Fill out outline handout on the 3 pieces of KS legislation
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Students will work on their KCEE poster

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on Februar

KS History
  • Current Events (only Thursday and Friday left to give them)
  • Begin chapter 4
  • Read p. 68 - 70
  • Fill out outline of the 3 pieces of Kansas legislation

Economics
  • Daily Question
  • KCEE poster contest - will work on making a poster in class

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on February 24

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Quiz (6th hour only)
  • Read p. 62-64 (6th hour only)
  • Handout review of chapter 3 (all classes)
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Stock Market Game

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on February 23

KS. History
  • KS current event (Tue-Fri)
  • Quiz over Indian removal / Santa Fe trail
  • Read p. 62-64 over Oregon Trail
  • Handout
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Stock Market Game

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for February 22

KS. History
  • Kansas current events (may give it any day this week)
  • Go over / collect emminent domain papers
  • Read p. 57-63
  • Handout
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over stock market handout
  • Discuss stock market game - get partners

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 19

KS. History
  • Remind about current events next week
  • Go over Indian pictures / collect
  • Collect jellyfish
  • Read p. 54 - 57
  • Eminent Domain paper
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go to computer lab - work on handout on stocks.

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 18

KS. History
  • Daily Question test / grade
  • Go over Indian drawings
  • Read p. 54 - 57
  • Change in your environment paper
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Watch investment video
  • Discuss stock market game

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 17

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Quiz over American explorers
  • Go over jellyfish / collect
  • Make an Indian interruptation through drawings on what you think of the explorers you come in contact with.
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Continue discussion of stocks
  • Watch video on investing.

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 16

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Go over American Explorers p. 50- 53
  • Fill out jellyfish graphic organizer
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Collect take home test
  • Begin discussion of stocks and investments

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 12

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Collect any late journal entries
  • Read p. 48-49
  • Fill out jelly fish graphic organizer
  • Read p. 50-51 - put info on graphic organizer
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish DVD on banking
  • Take home test on banking

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 11

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Quiz over Coronado's expedition
  • Go over journal entries
  • Read p. 48-53
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discuss banking field trip
  • Finish watching DVD on banking

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 10

Mr. Adamson will be at Greenbush today. Mr. Cowan will be the substitute

KS History
  • Students will pose as one of Coronado's men on his journey to Quivera. They will write 3 journal entires of what they think and what they saw on the journey at different dates.
Economics
  • Students will watch a DVD over the banking industry

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for February 9

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Grade chapter 2 handout
  • Go over p. 44-47
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Practice check writing
  • Begin DVD over the banking industry

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for February 8

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Have students give reports over their Kansas Indian Tribe
  • Assign handout over Chapter 2
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish discussing the economic terms / collect
  • Discuss the banking industry

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on February 5

KS. History
  • Daily Question
  • Finish researching their assigned Indian Tribe
  • Write paper and print.
  • Report is due Monday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish researching bank terms
  • Go over in class
  • No homework

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for February 4

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Assign partners to research Indian tribes on internet sites.
  • Will research today and write a report on Friday
  • Paper will be due on Monday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discussion of the banking industry
  • Students will use an internet banking site to look up definitions of banking terms.
  • Due Friday

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for February 3

1/2 Day Inservice Hours 7, 6, 5, 4 meet only

Kansas History
  • Video over symbols of Kansas
  • Kansas Bingo
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Test over commodities and COOP field trip

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for February 1

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Put spider map on the board
  • Assign handout/ Go over in class & collect
Economics
  • Will take field trip to Producer's Coop

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for February 1

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Check early tools handout
  • Read p. 36-42
  • Make spider map of different Indian tribes
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Handout over commodities
  • Field trip to the Coop on Tuesday or Wednesday

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on January 28

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Read p. 24-35
  • Handout
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Quiz over global economic terms
  • Go over commodities
  • Take notes

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on January 27

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Grade Handout & Record
  • DVD over KS landscape and recap of chapter 1
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish writing reports on global economic term
  • Give reports (if we have time)

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for January 26

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Essay contest
  • Finish reading chapter 1
  • Handout
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish research
  • Write report

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics on January 25

KS History
  • Daily Question
  • Current events make ups
  • Finish handout over the map of Kansas
  • Read chapter 1 in KS history book (will read certain sections)
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over questions from Hoover Dam DVD
  • Assign global economic terms to research (w/partner)
  • Will research and take information to make a report

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on January 22

KS History
  • Last day for KS Current Events (DON'T FORGET!!!)
  • Will go over KS map exercise
  • Bring textbook Monday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish Hoover Dam Video
  • Fill out handout questions over the video

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for January 21

KS History
  • Kansas current events (Thursday and Friday are last days)
  • Grade KS region handout / record
  • Work on map exercise and finish
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over Global economic terms
  • View Hoover Dam video to find examples of expolited labor in this country

Lesson Plans for Kansas History & Economics for January 20

KS History
  • Kansas Current Events (students have until Friday to give one)
  • Guest Speaker during early seminar for all 7th graders
  • Kansas region test retake for those that scored below 75% the first time
  • All students will continue working on Kansas map activity in class
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discuss economics on a global scale
  • Research global economic topics

Lesson Plans Kansas History and Economics on January 19

KS History
  • Kansas Current Events
  • Remind students of our guest speaker during early seminar Wednesday
  • KS map exercise
  • Those that scored below 75% on the Kansas region test will take a re-test on Wednesday.
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Work on propaganda poster
  • Present to class / discuss
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