Monday – Computers

Students will learn better keyboarding skills using Typing Instructor 3 on the computers. Some students will be creating projects on Microsoft Office Products so that they can learn the different features of the programs. Other students will create projects with Visual Basic to learn programming skills.

Tuesday – Journey Through America

Students will complete interactive notebooks as they survey American history in Journey through America. Starting with the Native Americans we will emphasize the American Presidents and major events throughout history. Students will also cover geography during this time period learning the different regions of the US and their features.

Wednesday – Choices

Students will participate in a classroom economy and government. In the economy, the students have responsibilities/jobs in which they receive classroom money to spend in the classroom store. They will start their own businesses, market their projects/services and pay their bills. In the government, we will follow the US History as it creates its government, the students will create our own government and laws. The teachers are the executive branch.

Thursday – Art

The Meet the Masters curriculum is used.  Students are introduced to the life of a major artist.  They are shown examples of the artist’s work.  They are taught about the techniques used by the artist, and then given opportunities to practice the technique themselves.  After learning the inspiration and techniques of each Master, the students then do an art project in the same medium, style or subject matter as the Master Artist.