Week+6+-+September+10-14+PowerPoint,+Plans,+Resources

Greetings Team, After taking off to celebrate my birthday last week-end, I fell a bit behind. I had some difficulty trying to post social studies docs but I believe most of you are working on chapter two and I'm just wrapping up chapter one. Learning to complete Cornell Notes and spending time on hieroglyphics & create a country activities took more time than expected. I will be trying to catch-up on planning this week. Last week was really tough--I was not feeling well, but did not want to miss school. Then having duty, after school meetings, progress reports, and other school related business just seemed to zap my planning time.

I did want to mention that the 'autobiography project' I started with my study skills class aligns perfectly with the objectives of the Executive Functions program. The project is divided into pages (a total of 32 pages) so after assigning a final due date of December 3rd, the students divided up the pages to determine how many pages would need to be completed each week in order to have time to complete the final project. Each page requires different tasks, so students are able to practice task analysis, prioritization, and time management. It works well as a high interest, engaging activity that students can work on at home and also work on in class when other work is completed. OK that's it for now. See you all tomorrow!