From time to time, I will have your child give you a series of questions. This is done as a means of displaying their knowledge learned in my class and to stimulate conversations about what is being learned at school. At its heart, I hope that you no longer hear the answer, "nothing", when you ask your child, "What did you learn at school today?". It is certainly not intended to be a research project, and a response of "I don't know" is fine. It will be good opportunity for your child to pass on what they are learning at school to you. This assignment earns full credit simply by your honest responses to the questions - correctness is not a factor. Good Luck!

 Click on "Open House 11" to see the slide show from Open House. Toward the end it will show what we will be studying this year. The first few slides are about procedures for my class. Ask your child about those, or e-mail me if you have any questions.

As we learn our country's geography encourage your child to try out these geography websites. Most have fun and informative map quizzes. They can work to improve their knowledge (and speed and accuracy) AND challenge others at home. Copy and paste the following websites into your web's browser. Have fun!

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf