Dominican+Republic+Teacher's+Page

toc Teacher's Page This is where you will find anything you need for the Latin America unit we are exploring. Don't forget to keep an eye on this page and look for the summary of the lesson we went through that day. This will create a log of our learning to remind you of all were doing.


 * General Information || Geography || History || Culture || Political System || Econmics || Activities || Teacher's Page ||

About Me
My name is Kara Curran, I am a student at Illinois State University. This site was created in the fall semester of 2010. This wiki could be used to our classroom's Latin America unit. If you would like in other classrooms to use this feel free. It can be used in parts or as the whole. Please just give credit to those who worked hard on this Latin America unit. My philosophy is exploring during learning and having group work to learn social skills while corresponding lessons to students’ real life. These connections make lasting effects on children. Perhaps they do not remember random details but they do remember the concepts and become better worldly citizens with lessons taught. I believe in frequent and informal assessment to know where students learning is and how i can assist their learning further. I want to push each and every student to progress at their level. I scaffold assignments to my class so that each child is being challenged and will learn something new for them or further their understanding. Please contact me if you have any questions about the site. My contact information can be found at the bottom of this page as well as the Dominican republic home page.

Homework
Monday: Look up 3 facts about the Dominican republic and bring them to class for an activity. Tuesday: Look up the lowest and highest points of the united states and compare that to the Dominican Republic. Wednesday: Write a summary of one tradition or historical event and when we meet on Thursday know how many state legislators Illinois has. Thursday: Find 5 similarities to US political system and 1 difference comparing to the Dominican Republic. Friday: Explain the Dominican Republic's form of money to your parent/grandparent/sibling/ babysitter. ---Homework for the next weeks will be posted the week before we go over that country---

Classroom Calendar

 * Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Dominican Republic Intro || Geography || History and Culture || Political System and Economics || Art Activity and life connection to economics lesson ||
 * Ecuador Intro || Geography || History and Culture || Political System and Economics || Political System simulation and comparison to US government ||
 * Mexico Intro || Geography || History and Culture || Political System and Economics || Make maps of the terrain of Mexico ||
 * Peru Intro || Geography || History and Culture || Political System and Economics || Preform dance and song creating Peruvian instruments and simulating a traditional dance ||
 * Review game: incorporate each country and begin research for final project- Time will be provided in class for the rest of the week || Compare major differences and go over any questions about areas || Look at artifacts from each country and use information to find where they are from || Reenact a country tradition selected by the students || Present final projects and reflect on learned material. Also begin any extension lessons from these projects. ||

Contact Me
If you have any questions feel free to email me. I would love any willing volunteers to help our class during this unit. If you are interested or have family who would like to tell about backgrounds involving these countries we would love to have you. Please click below to email me.




 * Latin America Home || Dominican Republic Home ||