I sure did enjoy the 3 day weekend. I went to Dumas, TX (in the panhandle) to visit my mom's family. My grandpa is turning 80 years old this coming weekend! 80 years old....that's a lot of living. Can you imagine all the history he's been through...all the life changing events for our country??
That brings me to this...
The past two weeks we studied the Europeans moving to the New world...or what we call today, the United States of America. The English, French, Dutch, and Spainish all wanting to come over and make their home here. Leaving their own country for a variety of reasons: religious freedom (because the government was telling them how to worship), to find gold, to find bigger pieces of land, just to find something new.
We talked about why our classmates have moved to the Whitesboro community and we discussed the reason you would move if you could move anywhere. WOW!! That was a big lesson. We discovered that yesterday, today, and tomorrow noone moves for the exact same reason.
You may answer one of the following questions or all or some...
1. What historic event do you wish you had been alive for?
2. If you had been a colonist 400 years ago, what country did you choose to be from on your poster and what colony were you encouraging people to move to? (this answer would be about your poster you designed).
3. What was your favorite part about the lesson?
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making the poster cody r
ReplyDeletei wish i was in the cival war and that i was old enough to fight in it because it would have been pretty cool Josh F
ReplyDeletei wish i was alive to see the first man on the moon because i wanted see what he did i bet he was happy Seth p
ReplyDeleteI wish I had been alive for the Revolutionary War in 1776!
ReplyDeleteLieve L.
I wish I was alive when Aberham Lincon gave his speach.I never really new any words besides 4 score and seven years ago we found this contnet a new nation.I always wanted to here the rest but never did... Kassie G.
ReplyDeleteP.S Mrs. Ollila i really in joy bloging thank you for makeing this!
i wish i could be alive for the british war.
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i wish i would have been alive for the civil war because it would be really cool to see how they bandaged and healed people back then.Preston J.
ReplyDeleteI think I agree with Kassie. I would love to be alive when Aberham Lincon gave his speech!
ReplyDeleteCharle H.
i liked our homework about writing the two paragraghs. shane g
ReplyDeletei would like to be in the world war one.
ReplyDeletekarli m.
i wish i could go to the TX revelution so i could see the battle of the Alamo!Beau J.
ReplyDeleteI would like to been alaive when the titanic sunck!
ReplyDeleteSarah Petty
I liked making the map,that was really fun.Raylie H.
ReplyDeletei would like to be in world war 11,d-day,101st
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Bailey L.
making the poster, and discusing it. Beau j.
ReplyDeletemy favorite part about social studies is when we get to do coloring and crafts.
ReplyDeletekarli m.
Dutch LaurenP
ReplyDeletei wish i could go back to when basketball, but i wouldn`t want to be the one to get the ball. beau j.
ReplyDeletenew england colinies the colinie was plymouth i think the pilgrames moved for religase reason they did not like the way the churches were in new england josh f
ReplyDeletei wish i ws alive for world war two because i wanted to meet the people that fought for our country. Mary B.
ReplyDeletethe iesson was good and it going good. chris m
ReplyDeletewhen i coud be back inthe old days,probly in the 1980.
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the stoty on how they got here.mackenzie f.
ReplyDeletespain,spain taylor b
ReplyDeleteI wish I`v alive when lollypop was invented.
ReplyDeleteMadison W.
The coloring part
ReplyDeleteMolly M.
I wish everyday was sunny David Kearns
ReplyDeleteI wish every day was a hollady and in between clasis we have reces all day Christian S
ReplyDeletemy favorit part of the lesson was writing the essay it was so fun i had a blats so i want to say thank you for letting us do the essay you are so awsome mrs.ollia melanie a
ReplyDeleteI loved doing the map,essay,and poster. I want to do more of that!
ReplyDeleteClara M.
5th Grade is awsome so far all the Teachers are nice as ice. stefani.Alvarado
ReplyDeletestephanie j new france france
ReplyDelete5th grade is really fun and all the teachers are nice. Carissa Clark
ReplyDeletei think that fifth grade is really fun. I love all of the teachers,especially you.also i wanted to say have a great weekend! Jess Abney
ReplyDeleteI would make a poster Triston R.
ReplyDeleteworld war 2 becouse my great granddad was in it.rickyl
ReplyDeletei wish i was alive when Thomas edison made the light bolb i bet the poeple were happy.Seth p
ReplyDeleteI wish i was alive during world war 2
ReplyDeleteMorgan.P
I agree with seth p., because that would have been kool to see thomas edison make the light bulb!!!!:)
ReplyDeletep.s. i loved writing the speech this week!
MacKenzie .U.
New France was pretty kul.... but i liked the dutch 'cuz thatz wat i studied... but my poster was about new france.... i cant decide!!! they're both awesome!!!LOL
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i liked New England! I thought it was real kwl. but i also liked franse! but New England was wut my group studied MADDIE S
ReplyDeleteGeoriga is awsome they grew peaches there i want to live there someday. Stefani.Alvarado
ReplyDeleteI was from Spain and wanted people to move to New England. My favorite part about this lesson is the Why you should move to my colony speech because I like to dream about starting my own colony. Addie S.
ReplyDeleteyou do so do i is that so cool karli.
ReplyDeletemolly m.
I missed you on monday
ReplyDeletelove madison anders
I Missed you to.
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