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Pearson Learning~Core Knowledge The Vikings The Big Idea The Vikings were medieval Europe's raiders and traders. Between approximately A.D. 800 and 1100, these skillful shipbuilders and daring sailors from the area now called Scandinavia plundered and traded throughout Europe and sailed as far west as North America. The Vikings struck terror wherever they traveled because their ships were so swift and their attacks so unexpected and brutal. The Vikings were adventurers who explored uncharted territory in the North Atlantic. Eric the Red, banished from Iceland, explored and then led a group of hardy settlers to the island of Greenland. His son, Leif Ericson, sailed farther west to Newfoundland, in Canada, to become the first known Eruopean to set foot in North America. The Vikings were fierce warriors--but they were also sailors, traders, explorers, settlers, farmers, craftworkers, poets, and storytellers. Ms. Nelson's Homeroom 11/16/09 - Lesson 1 The Vikings 11/17/09 - Lesson 2 Where did the Vikings come from? 11/18/09 - Lesson 3 Shipbuilders and Sailors 11/19/09 - Lesson 4 Traders and Raiders 11/20/09 - Lesson 4 (con't) 11/23/09 - Lesson 5 Eric the Red 11/24/09 - Lesson 6 Leif Ericson 11/30/09 - Lesson 7 Viking gods and myths 12/01/09 - prepare for Viking Feast 12/02/09 - prepare for Viking Feast 12/03/09 - Viking Feast Pearson Learning~Core Knowledge Canada Today The Big Idea Canada is an important neighbor to the United States. It is larger in area than the United States, yet the United States has almost nine times as many people. Most of Canada’s population lives close to the U.S. border. Superficially, many parts of Canada seem so much like many parts of the United States that an American visitor can forget that he or she is in another country. In many parts of Canada, English is the dominant language. Styles of architecture, clothing, and food may be very similar or even identical to those found in the United States. A closer look reveals that Canada is not only a separate country but a different culture. French is widely used, and the influence of French culture is strong, especially in Quebec. Canada’s history and relationship with Britain is different from that of the United States. Canada’s vast wilderness has a strong effect on the economies of different regions as well as on its history and culture. Mrs. Halpert/Knapp's Homeroom 10/26/09 - Begin Canada Lesson 1 10/27/09 - Canada Lesson 2 11/2/09 - Canada Lesson 2 (con't) 11/3/09 - Canada Lesson 3 11/4/09 - Unit Assmnt Pearson Learning~Core Knowledge World Rivers The Big Idea People have always gravitated to and settled along the rivers and streams of the world. Rivers have supplied water for drinking, bathing, laundering, recreation, and transportation. Rivers are also an important source of food. Rivers establish natural boundaries between states, countries, provinces, and districts. They irrigate our farms and groves and rice paddies. They sculpt our planet. Then there are the mighty rivers of the world--those celebrated in song, art, literature, history, and even religion. We know their names, though perhaps we know few details agout them. Nile, Ganges, Mississippi, Amazon, Congo, Yukon, Rhine, Danube, Volga, Niger--these are the rivers that have shaped human history, created cultures, and somethimes destroyed lives. Ms. Nelson's Homeroom 10/5/09- Introduction and Vocabulary 10/6/09- Rivers of Asia Yangtze, Yellow, Ob, Indus, Ganges 10/6/09- Rivers of Asia (con't) 10/8/09- Rivers of South America Amazon, Orinoco, Parana Rivers Vocabulary Quiz 10/9/09- Rivers of North America 10/12/09- Rivers of Africa Nile, Niger, Congo 10/13/09- Rivers of Europe Volga, Danube, Rhine 10/14/09- Australia Murray 10/15/09- Unit Assessment Pearson Learning~Core Knowledge Canada Today The Big Idea Canada is an important neighbor to the United States. It is larger in area than the United States, yet the United States has almost nine times as many people. Most of Canada’s population lives close to the U.S. border. Superficially, many parts of Canada seem so much like many parts of the United States that an American visitor can forget that he or she is in another country. In many parts of Canada, English is the dominant language. Styles of architecture, clothing, and food may be very similar or even identical to those found in the United States. A closer look reveals that Canada is not only a separate country but a different culture. French is widely used, and the influence of French culture is strong, especially in Quebec. Canada’s history and relationship with Britain is different from that of the United States. Canada’s vast wilderness has a strong effect on the economies of different regions as well as on its history and culture. Ms. Nelson's Homeroom 9/24/09 - Begin Canada Lesson 1 9/28/09 - Canada Lesson 2 9/29/09 - Canada Lesson 2 (con't) 9/30/09 - Canada Lesson 3 10/1/09 - Lesson 3 (con't)/Flip chart 10/2/09 - Canada Unit Assmnt Pearson Learning~Core Knowledge The Earliest Americans The Big Idea When Europeans came to the Americas about 400 years ago, they found peoples who had already been living there for thousands of years. Although these earliest Americans had no written history, modern archaeologists, anthroppologists, and historians, have been able to piece together the story of their settlement of the Americas through the discovery of ancient sites and artifacts. In addition, Native Americans' oral traditions tell much about their history. The wide variety of traditions, lifestyles, and ancestry among these earliest Americans defies stereotyping. Such variety celebrates the ability of humans to adapt to their environments, be it desert, woodland, wetland, or Arctic tundra. Mrs. Halpert/Knapp's Homeroom 9/4/09 - 9/ 4/09- Culture 9/ 8/09- The Land Bridge - Beringia 9/ 9/09- Finish Land Bridge 9/10/09- The Inuit 9/11/09- The Northwest Coast 9/14/09- The Plains Indians 9/15/09- The Anasazi 9/16/09- After the Anasazi(Pueblo, Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Comanche) Started Review 9/17/09- Mound Builders 9/18/09- After the Mound Builders 9/21/09- The Eastern Woodlands 9/22/09- Con't Eastern Woodlands Ms. Nelson’s Homeroom 8/13/09 - 8/13/09- Map skills 8/14/09- Map skills and Culture 8/17/09- The Land Bridge - Beringia 8/18/09- The Inuit 8/19/09- Finish Inuit begin The Northwest Coast 8/20/09- Northwest Coast 8/21/09- Finish Totem 8/24/09- The Plains Indians 8/25/09- The Anasazi 8/26/09- After the Anasazi (Pueblo, Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Comanche) 8/27/09- Mound Builders 8/28/09- After the Mound Builders 8/31/09- The Eastern Woodlands 9/01/09- review Unit Assessment Thursday, 9/3/2009
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