Well, can you tell that I'm better? I'm getting cabin fever and doing HOMEWORK! haha. For those of you who did not know, I had a virus in my throat and mouth. It was only contagious if you ate after me. So, for those I have been around Monday and on.... you are fine. I have been in the house for the past week, basically and had to miss a day with my classroom and amazing mentor!
Another thought: my last two posts ... were on the same subject. I noticed it a few minutes after posting the latter. Yeah, I'm so good that I had two completely different thoughts on one subject.
Alright, now for the actual reason of this post: ideas and standards for our box city. I am in a second grade classroom, so I searched for 2nd grade activities. For Geography, 2nd grade standards: 3.01 Understand how to use maps, globes, and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process and report information from a spatial perspective. The activity that I would use would be to have the class create a box city on day one. On day two, I would have copies of a sketch of their city that they created. The students would place the compass and other map tools on their sheet. Students would work in groups and ask each other questions then plan a day together, visiting as many places in their city as possible.
Another idea is from the 6th grade standards: 1.05 Understand the role that diverse cultures and historical experiences had on the development of the world. The activity that would be associated with this standard would be to having the students look at their town in a different area, whether another city, state, or country. Students would question how the buildings would change, what shops would be different, what scenary would be added or taken away, etc.
As we have talked in class, there are endless ideas to this subject.
Have a great Fall break!
Amanda
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