Good Afternoon,
For today, look at Chapter 5, page 201 and answer the following questions:
#2, write a two (2) paragraph response to this question, post on blog comments below
#3, complete the activity, bring the graph to class on Thursday Feb. 28th
For Thursday Feb. 28th, your redo of Phase 1 is due and your Phase 2 of your Social Studies Unit is due.
If you have any questions, please get a hold of me.
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ReplyDeleteI can understand both points of view in regards to the writer’s concerns on memorization in learning the 50 states and its capitals. Interestingly, the text shares statistics (which I’m not sure how accurate it is) that, “Out of more than 300 students, only three replied that they could…Those three could ‘sing’ the states and capitals,” a lesson that was taught in elementary school. In support of learning the states and capitals, I also agree with the statement that it builds vocabulary as well as a sense of learning the locations of the states and names of the capital cities.
ReplyDeleteMy standpoint remains the same. I believe that it is important to know which state you reside in as well as landmarks and capital cities are located within these states. Granted that yes, I did have this lesson taught to me in elementary school, and yes, I will admit that I don’t remember half of the lesson but, thankfully for me (which can be for anyone else) is that I am pursuing a degree in education where I am and will be teaching and re-learning the concepts of regions, locations, capitals, laws, culture, and agriculture (to name a few).
I believe it is important for children to learn the 50 capitols in the United States. Students must both memorize the facts for the information to become learned. I believe that the teacher has a strong role in this. One way to start as it mentioned in the book was to “sing” the states. This is a good way to introduce the children to the 50 capitols first of all. Students then can be given activities and projects that can help with their memorization of the information.
ReplyDeleteI for one don’t really see the big difference between memorization and learning. I feel that to learn information you have to memorize it. Like repeatedly reading a book over and over to the point where you have memorized what the book is saying. Then you look at that you do not need the book to know the information. The information has become learned information.
I believe that students should memorize all fifty states and capitals. I think it’s important for students to know information about the country, state and neighborhood they live in. Students should also know the states because the states are part of the United States in which they live in. They get to know the location of all the states and find out what countries border the United States. Students get the opportunity to learn map skills, land forms, mountains, lakes, rivers, and regions.
ReplyDeleteStudents will also get information about the state they live in, what the capital is, bird, and flag and song. They will learn about the history of the state, when the state was established and state officials. They may also learn about the Native American Reservations located in their state. There is so much a teacher can teach pertaining to states and capitals.