Mrs. Bentzinger

5^th/6^th Social Studies

Contact me at bentzingerk@westprairie.org See my schedule at the bottom of the page.

Geography Questions of the Week:

5^th Grade: Using a world map, use these clues to find the mystery country:

This country is south of the equator and west of 60 degrees W longitude. Its capital is Lima.

6th Grade: Turn to the maps of the Western Hemisphere on page R12 and R13 of your social studies textbook. Then answer these questions about the Amazon River:

-In which mountain range is the source of the river?

-In which country is the mouth, or end, of the river?

-Into what body of water does the river empty?

Write the answers as sentences in a paragraph about the Amazon River.

(E-mail me your answer, and don’t forget to include your name).

5^th Grade Social Studies ~~~~ Week of October 6th : The Rain Forest Monday- The Aztec, pgs. 64-66 -Vocabulary web and Map Work, pg. 65 on back, due tomorrow. What does it mean to ‘pay tribute’ to someone? *Students should be studying their geography terms, Rain Forest and Mayan vocabulary webs. Tuesday- (Vocabulary Web and Map Work, due) Non-fiction genre about the Rain Forest. Collaborative genre work with Language Arts and Reading Strategies. -packet due tomorrow Wednesday- (Rain Forest Packets, due) Exploring different types of questions. -Read pgs. 68-69, Reviewing information about the Aztec. -worksheet due tomorrow. Thursday-(Aztec worksheet, due) -Working with a Time –Line about the Inca. -worksheet due Monday. Friday No School- Teacher Institute Week of September 29^th: Monday- ‘Rise of the Maya’ pgs. 62-63 -Worksheet pg. 16, due tomorrow Tuesday- (Worksheet pg. 16, due) Review main concepts/vocabulary -‘What I know about the Maya’ and 5 sentences for vocabulary, due tomorrow Wednesday- (Writing and Vocabulary sentences) Mexico TFK -map work/time-line questions, due tomorrow Thursday-(Assignment from TFK, due) Story- A Game to Remember Friday- TFK, current events

6^th Grade Social Studies ~~~~ Week of Week of October 6th : The Rain Forest Monday- Time Clock Quiz Vocabulary for ‘Geography of the Americas’, pg. 422 Tuesday- (Vocabulary due) Geography of the Americas, pgs. 422-425 -worksheet, due tomorrow Wednesday- (worksheet due) Central American Agriculture Activity -assignment on Central America, due tomorrow Thursday- (Central America worksheet, due) The West Indies, Activity -Middle America Geography worksheet, due Monday Friday- No School- Teacher Institute Week of September 29^th: Monday- Time Clocks Tuesday- Time Around the World worksheet ‘Smiles’ Assembly/Incentive Party Wednesday- Finishing Time Clocks/Vocabulary for Ch.11 Time Clock Quiz, Monday Thursday Geography of the Americas, activities -assignment due tomorrow Friday-(worksheet due) Feature Friday Miss Vass Feature Friday- A schedule and requirements for Feature Fridays was distributed to students. Students are expected to have their presentation ready to go on their assigned dates. Feature Friday requirements

 * Please Note: This schedule is subject to change as deemed necessary by the classroom teacher. Please check the assignment board, daily, for revisions.

My Schedule:

1^st Hour- 5^th Grade Social Studies

2^nd Hour- 6^th Grade Social Studies

3^rd Hour- Planning period

4^th Hour- TEAM

5^th Hour- Lunch

6^th Hour- Study hall supervision

7^th Hour- 6^th Grade Social Studies

8^th Hour- 5^th Grade Social Studies

9^th Hour- 6^th Grade Social Studies