Social+Studies

__Wednesday, October 24, 2012__ Today was the student's last day to work on their Country posters! Other worked on their Explorer's Webquest.

__Tuesday, October 23, 2012__ Today students were given their second last chance to finish their Country posters! Those who were finished worked on the Explorer's Webquest.

__Friday, October 19, 2012__ Today the students continued to work on their research projects. For those groups who are done, they started a webquest on European Explorer's to North America. Website: [] __Friday, October 12, 2012__ Today the students were given more time to work on their research projects.

__Wednesday, October 3, 2012__ Today the students were given more time to work on their Country Research Projects! Almost all are now working on their posters, with a few being very close to done!

__Wednesday, September 26, 2012__ Today the students were given more time to work on their Country Research Projects!

__Friday, September 21, 2012__ Today the students were given more time to work on their Country Research Projects! __Thursday, September 20, 2012__ Today the students completed a quick review on Tipi Teachings.

__Wednesday, September 19, 2012__ Today we went to Fort Qu'appelle for Treaty 4 celebrations! We walked through the tipi village, stopping in the Tipi Teachings one for a lesson on the pole values. We also watched the First Nations dancers over lunch, including Terrance Littletent's Hoop Dance.

__Friday, September 14, 2012__ Today the students were given time to start researching their projects. Many finished answering the six key questions and started with their posters.

__Wednesday, September 12, 2012__ Today I introduced our newest project: "Exploring: A Country Research Project". The class and I went over the different definitions that they would need to look up for their countries, such as landscape, climate, human needs, occupations, etc. Only after they were finished their world maps were they allowed to find a partner, pick a country, and start researching. All of the information for the project is found in the document below:

__Friday, September 7, 2012__ Today the students continued to work on their world maps. A few finished and were assigned the question of "what country would they be most interested in to start researching?".

__Wednesday, September 5, 2012__ Today we I introduced the topic of Canada's Atlantic and Pacific Neighbours. Over the course of these 8 weeks we will be comparing our country to our neighbours. To introduce this unit we started with labelling a world map. The students were asked to label 10 different neighbours bordering the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, three of the oceans, and all seven continents.