We will be finishing up our maps and globes part of our unit and start looking at characteristics of communities and how they live in different places around the world. We will look at how changes in different environments have an effect on food, clothing, and shelter.
We had fun investigations last week as we began to look into maps and the idea of navigation. Students strongly connected with using a compass rose, a legend, and orientating themselves while using a map. This led our class to look at the broader globe and compare where we are located to that of other continents.
Next week we will build off of this comparison and look at our own addresses, neighborhoods, towns, states, countries, continents, all the way to our planet in the Milky Way. Ah, the wonders of investigations.
Have fun hearing about maps.
This week, we will be starting our Maps and Globes unit. In the first part of our unit, we will focus on what a community is, the importance of taking care of that community and understanding how we depend on our environment to survive. The second part of our unit will focus on maps and globes, understanding cardinal directions on a compass rose, the purpose of a map key and how to create a map of familiar places.
We will continue our “Leader in Me” unit. In this unit, students will learn leadership and life skills to create a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader.
This week, we will finish up our review of Steven Covey's 7 Habits of leadership. Students will focus on Seeking First to Understand, Synergize, and Sharpen the Saw (which is better known as taking care of ourselves).
The Seven Habits
We are continuing our leadership learning fun!
Social Studies: We will continue our “Leader in Me” unit. In this unit, students will learn leadership and life skills to create a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader.
Last week, we learned about the first 2 habits talking about how to be proactive and making a plan. This week, we will look at Habit 3, putting first things first and Habit 4, think win, win.
The students are loving the Leader in Me song which I have linked here.
The Seven Habits
Habit 1: Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)
Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind (Have a Plan)
Habit 3: Put First Things First (Work First, Then Play)
Habit 4: Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood (Listen Before You Talk)
Habit 6: Synergize (Together Is Better)
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw (Balance Feels Best)
Social Studies: We will be starting our “Leader in Me” unit. In this unit, students will learn leadership and life skills to create a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader.
The Seven Habits
Habit 1: Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)
Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind (Have a Plan)
Habit 3: Put First Things First (Work First, Then Play)
Habit 4: Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood (Listen Before You Talk)
Habit 6: Synergize (Together Is Better)
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw (Balance Feels Best)