Your Job Tonight Make sure to sign in and write down your phone number and email address before you leave social studies tonight Help yourself to some.

Your Job Tonight

Make sure to sign in and write down your phone number and email address before you leave social studies tonight

Help yourself to some candy!!

Welcome to Middle School Social Studies

Meghan Gottshalk

Social Studies Curriculum

5th Grade Social Studies 6th Grade Social Studies

American HistoryGeography SkillsNative AmericansExplorers13 ColoniesNew Nation

World HistoryMesopotamiaEgyptGreeceRomeMiddle Ages

About Mrs. Gottshalk

BA in Education and History from Monmouth University

MA in Education from Monmouth University 11th year teaching at Bedminster School

– Social Studies 5th-8th

– Reading and Language Arts 6th

– 2nd Grade

In the Classroom

Rigorous lessons and activities– Aligned to common core, state, and district

curriculum

Emphasis on real-world application– How does what we are studying in history affect

our lives today?

Focus on higher order thinking skills– Questions that go beyond basic fact recall

Making History Come Alive

5th Grade Example– Colonial children had many chores to help make their households

run efficiently. Many of you have chores today. Do you think that the chores that you do in your house are as important as the chores colonial children had to do for their household? Why?

6th Grade Example– King Tut became a pharaoh at the age of 9, which is only a few

years younger than you. Imagine that you were given the same responsibility and became President of the United States. How would you handle this responsibility? Would you face the same hardships as King Tut?

Grading

Tests, Essays, and Major Projects:  50%– Tests questions include: fill in the blank, short answer, and essays – Essays are usually written in class, but may need to be completed

for homework – Projects are completed both in school and at home

Homework and Class Work:  30%– Assignments must be completed on time – Tasks and assignments given in class are complete

Quizzes and Binder Checks:  20%– Quizzes are given throughout the course of a unit/chapter – Binders are checked at the end of the unit/chapter

Contact Information

Phone– (908) 234-0768 x278

Email– [email protected]

Teacher Website– Homework assignments– Test and quiz dates– Project and essay rubrics– Educational website links

Home Logic– Check child’s progress in social studies

Educational Quotes

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”  ~John Dewey

“If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.”  ~Pearl Buck

“History teaches us the mistakes we are going to make.”  ~Author Unknown