Mr. Mike Miller I’m into my 25th year at West Perry Middle School!

Mr. Mike MillerMr. Mike Miller

I’m into my 25th year at West I’m into my 25th year at West Perry Middle School!Perry Middle School!

We study the world!We study the world!

Some class activitiesSome class activities

►Kermit’s Kermit’s World TourWorld Tour►North Africa/Middle East North Africa/Middle East

DioramasDioramas►European Cereal Box ProjectEuropean Cereal Box Project►LabelsLabels

Kermit’sKermit’s World World TourTour

•Students Students arrange for arrange for KermitKermit to go to go on trips. on trips.

•KermitKermit likes likes the camera!the camera!

►If you or If you or someone you someone you know is taking know is taking a trip…a trip…

►maybe Kermit maybe Kermit can go along.can go along.

Kermit in GreeceKermit in Greece

Kermit’sKermit’s World World TourTour

► Kermit’s been to China twice with people Kermit’s been to China twice with people adopting babies.adopting babies.

► He vacationed with folks in Mexico 8 times.He vacationed with folks in Mexico 8 times.► NASCAR? Yep! Races at 4 different tracks!NASCAR? Yep! Races at 4 different tracks!

Kermit at Kermit at DaytonaDaytonaMotor Motor

SpeedwaSpeedwayy

Kermit’sKermit’s World World TourTour

► Kermit’s travel Kermit’s travel companions must companions must take some pictures.take some pictures.

► Kermit needs to be Kermit needs to be in some of them.in some of them.

► Hopefully, Hopefully, landmarks or landmarks or famous places are famous places are in the background.in the background.

Kermit in LondonKermit in London

Kermit’sKermit’s World World TourTour

► When Kermit returns, we learn about his trip.When Kermit returns, we learn about his trip.► We track Kermit’s trip on maps.We track Kermit’s trip on maps.► We calculate how many miles he traveled.We calculate how many miles he traveled.► We look at the pictures. We look at the pictures.

Kermit’sKermit’s World World TourTour

Kermit’sKermit’s World World TourTour

KermitKermit helps helps us learn us learn geography geography in a different in a different way. way.

St. Petersburg, Russia

Kermit’sKermit’s World Tour World Tour

Some more Some more pictures from pictures from previous previous years.years.

►Our goal is to Our goal is to make Kermit a make Kermit a world traveler.world traveler.

►Last year Kermit Last year Kermit traveled over traveled over 100,000 miles!100,000 miles!

►Can you help us Can you help us top that top that

number?number?

Kermit’sKermit’s World Tour World Tour

North Africa/Middle East North Africa/Middle East DioramasDioramas

Dioramas are Dioramas are three-three-dimensional dimensional miniature miniature scenes.scenes.

North Africa/Middle East North Africa/Middle East DioramasDioramas

Student pairs Student pairs or trios or trios choose a choose a country from country from the region.the region.

North Africa/Middle East North Africa/Middle East DioramasDioramas

Student teams Student teams research the research the culture and culture and

topography of topography of “their” country.“their” country.

North Africa/Middle East North Africa/Middle East DioramasDioramas

• Teams use a Teams use a shoe box and shoe box and other materials.other materials.

• They “create” They “create” their research 3-their research 3-dimensionally.dimensionally.

European Cereal Box ProjectEuropean Cereal Box Project

• Students choose a Students choose a European country.European country.

• They research that They research that country’s culture country’s culture and topography.and topography.

• Then, they create a Then, they create a “cereal” with their “cereal” with their information.information.

European Cereal Box ProjectEuropean Cereal Box Project

• Students depict Students depict their research on their research on the box’s sides.the box’s sides.

• They place 3 They place 3 visual, cultural visual, cultural items inside items inside their box.their box.

European Cereal Box ProjectEuropean Cereal Box Project

• Students present Students present their “cereal” to their “cereal” to the class.the class.

• They will pull the They will pull the three items from three items from inside their box, inside their box, show the class show the class and discuss them.and discuss them.

Labels CompetitionLabels Competition

• I call it Labels.”I call it Labels.”• Students collect Students collect

labels from labels from products made products made in foreign in foreign countries. countries.

Labels CompetitionLabels Competition

• We’ll count the We’ll count the number of labels number of labels we get…we get…

• and from what and from what countries these countries these labels come.labels come.

Labels CompetitionLabels Competition

• When we study When we study a region…a region…

• We’ll discuss We’ll discuss why we have why we have many…many…

• or few labels or few labels from countries from countries of that region.of that region.

Labels CompetitionLabels Competition• ““Labels” will be Labels” will be

a competition a competition between my between my classes.classes.

• The winners get The winners get a popcorn party a popcorn party at year’s endat year’s end (if (if the new nutritional the new nutritional

guidelines let me!)guidelines let me!)..