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