7th Graders - I didn't forget about you Guys! (See SHOUTOUT Video Below)
6th Grade - Great Job on ch.7 Test! Avg. b2-86.6%  b3-89.7%  b4-83.2%  b7-86.3%
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Mom's ThanksGiving Video - Get MOM, Tell Her You Love Her, & Get the Kleenex !
Christmas Video - I Believe . . . Beta 1.0

UPCOMING TEAM 6 TESTS:   SOC.-    Math/Adv. Math-Major Quiz Fri. Jan.16    Science-Mid-Term Mon. Jan.12      
L.A.-Spelling Quiz Tues./Wed.  
(There may still be other skillsheets and/or quizzes.)  6th Grade Team Page
Encore:  FAC-    IT-    PE-    ART-Jan.15    MUSIC-Jan.19    BAND-   Encore Team Page

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CONFIDENTIAL to 8th Graders: Shhh. . . Don't Tell Mr. Crockett. . . CONSTITUTION TEST REVIEW !
CONFIDENTIAL to 7th Graders: Shhh. . . Don't Tell Mrs. Kabat . . . U.S. HISTORY TEST REVIEWS !  
Confidential to TEACHERS: Classroom Ideas ! (Star Cards, Statues, Magnets, Window Decals)
Meet Your Teachers! (A Video Blast from the Past!)

(History Of The World 4,000 b.c.-2012 a.d.) P.roactive E.ngaged E.lectronic L.earning (P.E.E.L.) Preview/Reviews Mr. Peel's 2008 Summertime Project to    V I R T U A L L Y   Extend Learning Beyond the ClassRoom ! *PART I - How We Know (Crossroads)    PART II - Light My Fire!  4,000 b.c.-1969 a.d.      *PART III - Born To Be Wild! 1969-2012   PART IV - 20th Century Dictators (You're No Good)       PART V - Living In America !       *PART VI - It's the Economy !?!  (Mony Mony) *PART VII - NEW MILLENIUM Declaration of Independence     *Time Trek Adventures! (History Highlights) * Denotes TeacherTube Award Winning Video. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK DIALOGUE!: PARENT, "Do you have any Homework?" STUDENT, "No, I got it done in class." PARENT, "GREAT, then you can get out your Spiral Ring Notebook for Social Studies and I'll quiz you on the Vocabulary. Later, you can take the practice test online (Go.Hrw.com) and do the Flashcard Review (SchoolNotes.com)!"  Grade Check! (Requires Your Itasca Dist. 10 Username & Password) HOMEWORK THIS WEEK: Review Vocabulary & Graphic Organizers in Your Spiral Ring Notebook. TAKE THE PRACTICE TEST ONLINE at Go.Hrw.com and Use the Flashcards (above) ! PLEASE CALL TECH SUPPORT AT (800) 323-9239 IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE TEXTBOOK WEBSITE ! (7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mon-Fri.) "Why Study?" Video A LOOK AHEAD . . . [Tentative - Since this is still a new textbook, and we don't want to give a test before students are ready, these plans may change until they appear in the current week (above).] (Also affected by Flex Schedule days for special events and . . . Snow Days!) Jan. 19-23 Mon.  - All Blocks - Martin Luther King Day (No School) Mr. Peel's MLK B-DAY Video Tribute Tues. - Blocks 2&4 - Super Practice Test & Review Wed.  - Blocks 3&7 - Super Practice Test & Review Thurs.- All Blocks - Final Ch.8 Ancient Greece Review Fri.  - All Blocks - Ch.8 TEST (Optional Study Group 7:30 a.m.) Jan.26-30 Mon.  - Blocks 2&4 - Intro. & Compare/Contrast Historical Facts (p.256-259) & Video Tues. - Blocks 3&7 - Intro. & Compare/Contrast Historical Facts (p.256-259) & Video Wed.  - Blocks 2&4 - The Greek World ch.9 sec.1 (p.260-265) Graphic Organizer Thurs.- All Blocks - Blocks 3&7 - Ch.9 sec.1 Vocab.  Blocks 2&4 ch.9 sec.2 (p.266-271) Vocab. Fri.  - Blocks 3&7 - Ch.9 Sec.2 (p.266-271) Graphic Organizer INDIVIDUAL T.A.G. Activities REPORT: Mr. Peel's 6th Grade T.A.G. - Social Studies!) (Parents, Please ask your child which section & activity they chose for this chapter.) GROUP T.A.G./ENRICHMENT: (Please Check out "Mr. Peel's T.A.G. GROUP Activities".)   Check out our Student Humvees! (H.istory M.usic V.ideos)                                                                                                 PARENT,  "What did you do in school today?" . . .                                            STUDENT, "Nothing!" . . .                                            PARENT,  "REALLY?" . . . CLICK   HERE   for    Recent     P I C T U R E S  ! CLICK HERE For Mr. Peel's "YEAR In Pictures!" _______________________________________________________________________________________________________                                        Mr. Peel's  V i r t u a l  Classroom now has OVER   PAGES of Original Activities on the internet!         View Our "Prestigious" Web Awards ! If you get LOST IN THIS MESS, Please use our QUICK LINKS. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6th Grade Team Page                        T.A.G.               Mr. Peel's HistoryClassRoom.com                  Mr. Peel's TeamItasca.com TIMELINE (EXTRA CREDIT) Mr. Peel's P.roactive E.ngaged E.lectronic L.earning GIF (P.E.E.L. GIF) for Ancient Civilizations (in 2 1/2 minutes!) Watch the animated timeline several times and see if you can remember which major event of the Ancient World comes next! (Earn Extra Credit & WIN A FREE SLURPEE when you can remember them all !) Scroll all the way down for other Extra Credit Projects ! 35+ more P.E.E.L. GIF Reviews ! 60+ more P.E.E.L. VIDEO Reviews !      Scroll all the way down and PAUSE the Music BEFORE viewing Mr. Peel's Videos! "High Tech, Low Tech, New Tech, Old Tech - If It Helps Us LEARN, We USE It!" tm Mr. Peel's HistoryClassRoom.com See MR. PEEL DANCE ! and Watch ABE LINCOLN & TEDDY ROOSEVELT Explain "How To Succeed In Social Studies This Year !" PLEASE NOTE: Videos on the internet have been extremely slow the past couple of weeks. (They start and stop a lot.) (Some internet providers have been restricting bandwidth.) SOLUTION: Multi-Task! If the video starts and stops, Click the "Pause Button" at the bottom of the screen, walk away for five minutes & do a chore (help wash the dishes, etc.), study your Spiral Ring Notebook Vocabulary and Graphic Organizers for five minutes, or just "chill out". When you come back, slide the bar (at the bottom of the video) back to the beginning & click the "Play" Button. It should now play all the way through without stopping and load faster on the SAME Computer the next time you view it!                                        Mr. Peel's MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO "We Get Knocked Down, But We Get Up Again"                                                                                               GOAL SETTING:                                                1. Achieveable 2. Believeable  3. Measureable (set mini-goals)                                                When you run into a "Brick Wall", Don't be Stubborn, Be Persistent!                                                STUBBORN - same method and same result.                                                PERSISTENT - different method to same goal but different result.                                                Try different methods to reach your goals!                                                Review your Spiral Ring Notebook & Graphic Organizer regularly. If that doesn't                                                work for you, Use tutorial before & after school and reviews with Mr. Peel.                                                If the textbook doesn't work for you, use the MP3 Audio with the textbook.                                                If the Practice Tests Online don't help, use Mr. Peel's FlashCard Review (above).                                                (Remember to bring your review sheets home in case your computer crashes                                                or the internet "goes down".)                                                Be PERSISTENT. Try different methods to reach your Goal !                                                YOU CAN DO IT!                                                Where would we be if our founding fathers hadn't "Got Up Again"?                                           Mr. Peel's Schoolnotes.com and www.HistoryClassRoom.com are UPDATED 40+ TIMES A YEAR ! If you are looking for a Video that you saw here before, but it's gone now, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the 18th link "Mr. Peel's TeacherTube VIDEOS". It will bring up MOST (but not all) of Mr. Peel's 60+ Videos on TeacherTube. Mr. Peel's HistoryClassRoom.com   A Recognized Multiple Learning Styles/ Differentiated Instruction V I R T U A L  Classroom ! INTERESTING TIDBITS . . . GO FIGURE ! I spent all kinds of time making Pod Cast Reviews for our Verbal Learners, several thousand dollars on manipulatives for our kinesthetic learners, and tons of time making interactive online reviews for our visual learners. And Yet, I still have some students who will go online, print out the reviews, and study from the paper copy! (Remember the “Paperless Society”, established 1980. Hey, what happened ? )   That’s why our Classroom Motto is: “High Tech, Low Tech, New Tech, Old Tech - If it Helps Us LEARN, We USE It !" tm                        CLICK HERE for Mr. Peel's "High Tech, Low Tech" on TeacherTube                                                                  The Classics "DeClassified" Video Email "The CLASSICS DECLASSIFIED" (Why Study History?) to a Friend                                      "WHEN IS THE TEST??" When You See One of these GIFs at the TOP of this page, You'll Know that the Test is coming soon!                                     "WHAT SHOULD I STUDY??" WATCH THE GIF! That's why it is called a P.roactive E.ngaged E.lectronic L.earning (P.E.E.L.) GIF! 1st Quarter EXTRA CREDIT - We're learning about the Summerians, Egyptians, & Phoenicians. Now You Can Make Your Own Rosetta Stone! 1. Google "Your Name in Cuneiform", "Your Name in Heiroglyphics", and "Your Name in Phoenician" (Watch your spelling). 2. Get a piece of clay at a craft store (Mexican Pottery Clay?) and put your initials in the clay with a wedge shaped stylus, use glitter glue or paint to write your name in Heiroglyphics, and scratch your name in Phoenician. 3. Write your name in English on the back. LET IT DRY BEFORE you bring it to school!     Don't worry if it cracks! Just glue it back together and it will look REALLY OLD! Due Oct. 23 in order to get credit for this Quarter. Otherwise it will go on the second quarter grade. Of Course, you could always turn it in early! "Click Here" for Sample Student Rosetta Stones!            "Click Here" for MORE Sample Rosetta Stones! 2nd Quarter EXTRA CREDIT - Be able to recite the Ancient Civilizations Timeline (Above) (also on page R20 in the back of the Textbook). OR Watch Mr. Peel's Video "Does History Repeat Itself?", VOTE, and then write a persuasive essay defending your position ! 3rd Quarter EXTRA CREDIT - Earn DOUBLE Extra Credit! Science Fair - Science / Scientific Method, etc. - Social Studies / Research, Charts, etc. (You may also do the Ancient Civilizations Timeline if you haven't done it yet!) OR As we read about the Roman Republic this quarter, see if you can find the ideas about Government that we borrowed from them !  Hint #1   Hint #2   Worksheet EARN EXTRA CREDIT ! Watch a Video & Complete the Skillsheet(s): 1. History Video       2. Government & Economics Video       3. Geography & Cultures Video       4. Presidents Video --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- History Skillsheet      Government Skillsheet                         Cultures Skillsheet                             Presidents Skillsheet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Economics Skillsheet                             Geography Skillsheet 4th Quarter EXTRA CREDIT - Ancient Civilizations Timeline OR Roman Republic/American Gov. Worksheet OR Watch Mr. Peel's Video "Does History Repeat Itself?", VOTE, and then write a persuasive essay defending your position ! OR watch Mr. Peel's "Mony Mony Video" (Money Economics Video), Write a Summary, and complete the Economics Skillsheet _______________________________________________________________________________________________________   Mr. Peel's Playlist! (We'll rotate playlists periodically.) (dPeel.com)     (M.ultiple L.earning S.tyles also = Multiple Musical Preferences!) PAUSE the Music BEFORE viewing Mr. Peel's Videos! To return to the top of the Page, Click Here. Video Archive (Video Links Archive - Pause the music BEFORE viewing Videos.) GIRLS - Hatshepsut Video - "Click Here"               BOYS - The Mummy !  (Gross!) - "Click Here" - IF YOU DARE ! CLASS - Steve Martin's "KING TUT" (The GREAT Wall Video) Holidays Columbus Day Video          Veteran's Day Video          ELVIS THANKSGIVING - TRADITIONAL Mom's ThanksGiving Video     Christmas Video - I Believe . . . Beta 1.0     MLK B-DAY Video A Blast from the Past! Mr. Peel's Old Teacher's Collector Card Some Favorite Links: QUICK lINKS You could VIRTUALLY GET LOST IN THIS MESS ! (Mr. Peel has 1000+ pages of Activities & info. online.) If you get lost, use the QUICK LINKS button towards the bottom of each page. Mr. Peel's History Closet A Quick way to get to Mr. Peel's Interactive Practice Tests Online, 'Print-N-Practice' Map Reviews, PodCast Reviews, PodCast Plus (tm) Reviews, & other cool stuff ! HistoryClassRoom.com Here's what we're working on in Mr. Peel's class this week ! ShowYourClass.com Mr. Peel's website for Student Accomplishments ! DPeel.com Parent, Teacher, & Student Resources. Grade Level Team Information Info. about each of the Core Subjects. T.A.G. info. & activities ! As a parent of twin T.A.G. Boys, Mr. Peel is always looking for new T.A.G. activities for our T.A.G. Students ! MORE T.A.G. INFO. & IDEAS ! Our New Textbook INDIVIDUAL T.A.G. Projects & Mr. Peel's GROUP T.A.G. Projects ! If you are a T.A.G. teacher, you may STEAL Mr. Peel's ideas! Please Email Mr. Peel with YOUR ideas. Why Study History? The Classics DeClassified The New Millineum Dec. of Independence Modern Day Translation P.roactive E.ngaged E.lectronic L.earning GIFS Here are 35+ short two minute animated Learning Gifs from the P.E.E.L. Gif Review Archives. Multiple Learning Styles M.L.S. that are used in Mr. Peel's Classroom, MAPPING The new Educational Buzz word for a CALENDAR of what we're doing when - so we can coordinate it with other subjects. New? Mr. Peel's HistoryClassRoom has been doing it for over Two Decades! (Back in the days of Commodore 64 computers!) Patriotic Page Speeches, Video, etc.. IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT ? Homework Dialogue Homework - Too Much or Too Little? - Parents, try this Homework Dialogue ! Long-Term Projects Procrastinators Chagrined ! (Plan Ahead, Rome wasn't built in a Day ! ) VIEW Our Web Awards ! Mr. Peel's HistoryClassRoom.com, ShowYourClass.com, dPeel.com, Team7itasca.com, and this SchoolNotes.com are Award Winning Websites ! Mr. Peel's TeacherTube VIDEOS Mr. Peel has 60+ Videos on TeacherTube. His Videos on SchoolNotes.com are changed regularly. If you saw a video that is no longer here, this is a shortcut to MOST of his Videos on TeacherTube. PATRIOT VIDEO Medley ! Three Videos in One (11 Minutes) SUPPORT OUR TROOPS while they are there & when they come Home ! WORLD HISTORY TEXTBOOK ONLINE! PRACTICE TESTS, etc. (Remember to use your Username and Password that you wrote in your assignment notebook and your spiralring notebook.)