Social StudiesSocial Studies

Team 7MTeam 7M

Mrs. LanterMrs. Lanter

Once upon a time…Once upon a time…

there was a little girl.there was a little girl.

Her Mom was a teacher; and her

Dad was a preacher.

She loved children more than anything and often dreamed of having children

of her own.

When the man of her dreams failed to appear, she decided to become a teacher like her Mom.

She She reallyreally liked school and liked school and studied at:studied at:

• Gordon Jr. College Gordon Jr. College in Barnesville, GAin Barnesville, GA

• Augusta College in Augusta College in Augusta, GAAugusta, GA

• UGA in Athens, GAUGA in Athens, GA

• East Carolina East Carolina University in University in Greenville, NCGreenville, NC

• University of University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii in Honolulu, HawaiiHawaii

• Kennesaw State Kennesaw State University in University in Kennesaw, GAKennesaw, GA

She didn’t think life could get any better….

…when suddenly, it did!

She married the greatest man in the world, Jeffrey Lanter!

Then, just when she thought it couldn’t get any better…

…it did!

Her daughters, Rachel and Carrie, were born just 14 months apart.

Rachel’s a Georgia Southern graduate Rachel’s a Georgia Southern graduate and teaches at Encore Academy in and teaches at Encore Academy in New Orleans, LA. She’s engaged to New Orleans, LA. She’s engaged to Mark, a Marine. They are planning a Mark, a Marine. They are planning a

summer wedding for 2016.summer wedding for 2016.

Carrie graduated from Georgia Carrie graduated from Georgia Southern last May and is working Southern last May and is working in Greenville, NC. She’s looking in Greenville, NC. She’s looking

for a new job closer to home.for a new job closer to home.

Then, along came another Then, along came another surprise!surprise!

• Our son, Wesley, was born August 1Our son, Wesley, was born August 1stst of of 2004!2004!

Those “babies” are 25, 24, and 11 now, but

my once upon a time gets better every

day! Now, I get to teach YOUR “baby”.

I couldn’t be more happy or more humbled by the awesome

responsibility and honor it is to teach

your child.

Our texts are:Our texts are:

• Carole Marsh 7Carole Marsh 7thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social Studies workbook.workbook.

• World AtlasWorld Atlas

What is covered in 7What is covered in 7thth grade grade world geography?world geography?

• Middle EastMiddle East

• SE AsiaSE Asia

• SW AsiaSW Asia

• AfricaAfrica

• Personal FinancePersonal Finance

• Review of Review of geography. social geography. social science science vocabulary, and vocabulary, and social science skillssocial science skills

• History, History, geography, politics, geography, politics, and economy of and economy of each regioneach region

Instructional methods used:Instructional methods used:• Class discussionClass discussion• Worksheets to review skills/get basic Worksheets to review skills/get basic

info/prepare for standardized testsinfo/prepare for standardized tests• Writing across the curriculumWriting across the curriculum• ActivitiesActivities• ProjectsProjects• TechnologyTechnology• GamesGames• Plus more!!!Plus more!!!

Types of DifferentiationTypes of Differentiation

• Projects at student’s ability levelProjects at student’s ability level

• Varied types of evaluationVaried types of evaluation

• Varied levels of instruction (Bloom’s Varied levels of instruction (Bloom’s taxonomy)taxonomy)

• Activities of choiceActivities of choice

• ContractsContracts

• Cooperative Learning GroupsCooperative Learning Groups

• Plus more!!!Plus more!!!

Grades consist of:Grades consist of:

• HomeworkHomework

• QuizzesQuizzes

• Writing Writing assignmentsassignments

• Individual Individual presentationspresentations

• Plus more!!!Plus more!!!

• TestsTests

• Notebook ChecksNotebook Checks

• Group Group PresentationsPresentations

• ProjectsProjects

• ActivitiesActivities

How can you help?How can you help?

• Monitor homework completion.Monitor homework completion.

• Help your child think long-range. Help your child think long-range.

• Plan to go our field trip and/or come Plan to go our field trip and/or come help with at least one activity.help with at least one activity.

• Listen to your child as much as Listen to your child as much as possible. Ask open-ended questions.possible. Ask open-ended questions.

• Limit or eliminate TV viewing.Limit or eliminate TV viewing.

What if there’s a problem?What if there’s a problem?

• Let us know as soon as possible.Let us know as soon as possible.• If you call or email and don’t get a If you call or email and don’t get a

response in 24 hours, call or email response in 24 hours, call or email again. That means we didn’t get it or again. That means we didn’t get it or something is terribly wrong.something is terribly wrong.

• We can’t make everyone happy all We can’t make everyone happy all the time, but we can help you the time, but we can help you understand why decisions were understand why decisions were made.made.

Almost the end…Almost the end…

When that little girl we spoke of earlierimagined children of her own, she never

dreamed she’d have 4000…and counting.

And she never imagined it could get any better…

…but it will!

Thanks for all your support!

We’re looking forward to anexcellent year in 7M Social

Studies!

Thanks for coming!!!Thanks for coming!!!