Miss Kelley Peck

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Welcome!

• Miss Kelley Peck
• Social Studies (Periods 1 4)
• 6th Grade-Team A
• Room 205

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Curriculum

• Geography and Map Skills
• Five Themes of Geography
• Landforms
• History
• Culture
• Modern Issues
• Regional Studies
• The U.S. and Canada --Russia
• East Southeast Asia --Middle East
• Sub-Saharan Africa

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Curriculum II

• Textbook Series
• Exploring Our World kept at home
• CNN Student News
• Notetaking
• Study skills and strategies
• Test taking skills and strategies
• Research, reports, presentations, projects
• Map skills

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Daily Materials

• Binder (can share) or folder
• Looseleaf/Notebook paper
• Pencil and/or Pen
• Fine point marker/Sharpie (for maps)
• Colored Pencils (for maps projects)
• Assignment book

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Homework

• Occasional written homework
• Nightly review is the best practice/study
• Each assignment is posted on Pinnacle

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Communication

• Email
• peckkelley_at_tesd.net
• Voicemail
• 610.240.1200 ext. 2241
• Website (homework/projects/links)
• www.tesd.net/peck and Pinnacle Parent Internet
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Thank you for coming!

• I am looking forward to an interesting year of
  study with you and your student(s).