On Thursday May 1st, the 7th grade Social Studies class traveled to St. Paul to attend the Festival of Nations. The Festival is a gathering of different ethnicities and cultures throughout the world. The students were able to experience and interact with these cultures through exhibits, performances, an international bazaar and an ethnic [...]
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Festival of Nations
Posted in Social 7, tagged Festival of Nations on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Riddler: A Curious Place
Posted in Social 7, tagged Riddle on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you liked this place you would rather stay for a day than a year, but if you hated it you would rather stay for a year than a day. Where is this place?
Wednesday’s Riddle: A Popular Book
Posted in Social 7, tagged Riddle on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When this book first came out it was read only by a handful of very rich people. Now almost everyone has a copy and reads it frequently. But you cannot buy it in a bookstore or borrow it from a library. What is it?
Brochure Update
Posted in Social 7 on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I hope your weekend is off to a good start. Just a reminder – Monday will be the last day to work on your brochure (including those that attended the choir trip). The assignments will be submitted to me on Tuesday.
On a side note, I ran across this video yesterday. I [...]
Review Games
Posted in Social 7, tagged Review Games on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’d like a more exciting way to study for our map tests, try some of the games on these websites. They’re fun and there’s a good chance you might learn something!
National Geographic GeoSpy
Lizard Point
Maps.com
Sprechen Sie English?
Posted in Social 7, tagged European Vacation, Travel Brochure on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Your assignment this week will be to complete a brochure describing a 2-3 week vacation in Europe. I’ve attached the instruction document as well as a pre-formatted brochure. You should follow the outline of the pre-formatted brochure to complete your project. Boa Sorte!
European Vacation
Brochure
Bonus: Be the first to identify the location of [...]
Yeah Toast!!
Posted in Social 7 on April 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As promised, here is the “Yeah Toast” song performed by Heywood Banks on the Bob and Tom show. In case you were wondering, I sing this song every time I pop some bread into the toaster. My life would be complete if someone would write a song about Honey Bunches of Oats, anyone [...]
Nations of the World
Posted in Social 7 on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not too early to begin studying for your Social 7 final test. Thankfully, Yakko from the Animaniacs has developed an educational song to help you remember the “Nations of the World.”
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