Understanding Myself Helps Me Understand the World!
This year we will be studying the people and places of the world. We have identified the 5 fields of social studies and will now apply our knowledge of the 5 fields to our own family. Each child received a letter in class explaining the project. The letter and grading rubric are posted on my school website calendar for September 3 and 4. You can see an example of an Animoto presentation on this blog by scrolling to a post I made on August 26, 2011. The child who made the Animoto presentation followed up by elaborating on his topics and included global connections. To help you understand the global connections, I have two examples below: History: "My family history shows that my ancestors embraced the American dream of freedom and opportunity. As I researched my family's journey to America, I discovered that I have ancestors that came from Ireland, Nova Scotia, Germany, England and Scotland." (student then showed the family crest from the 1700's) Economics