Middle School History Happenings
This semester has flown by and it’s crazy that we are knocking on May’s door! Middle school history students have some projects that are worth talking about!
4th graders wrapped up their Oregon Trail unit by writing their own lyrics to well known songs. Their lyrics described the struggles and hardships of the pioneers. They had a lot of fun with this and came up with some creative lyrics!
5th graders have been diving into the 13 colonies and the colonial life of the founding east coast. They have a great grasp of how children grew up, women were treated, and the differences between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. We’ve used hand gestures to help remember some of the colonies, who founded them, and why they were founded. We finished up the unit with an interactive board game! I am proud of this group and how they have been so eager to learn about the life that is so different from what they are growing up in today!
The 6th graders have been doing a great job of actively participating in world history! They’ve drawn their own life-size Terracotta Warriors to wrap up our unit about ancient China. Next up was ancient Mesopotamia. To review their social classes, they dressed up as kings, scribes, farmers, and slaves while presenting their research. They wrapped up this unit by working to “escape” the classroom by solving the clues to complete an escape room about Hammurabi’s Code and ancient Mesopotamia. Even though everyone didn’t get done, I let them escape to 4th period!
As we wrap up our units of study in the next couple of weeks, I want to wish everyone a safe, sunny, and enjoyable summer! It’s been one of the best years and I always appreciate being able to teach the kids about the history of how we became who we are as a state, country, and world!
Pictures below. Amy, I’ll let you rearrange the pictures as you want.
