Probably most of you parents recall Steve Martin's comedic take on King Tut, back in 1978 when one of the world's most popular exhibits hit the museum circuit. Well, Mr. Martin made a come-back today in Room 503 and the students loved it!
Martin teamed up with the eighties girl band, The Bangles (Walk Like an Egyptian) and Chicago-based folk band, Poi Dog Pondering (The Ancient Egyptians, 1990) to offer some levity to our Ancient Egypt unit. They also offered us the opportunity to re-examine what a genre is (this time in music) and to listen to three different (albeit somewhat silly) perspectives on the ancient civilization we are currently studying.
Speaking of studying, we are continuing to work on honing our study skills through all kinds of different means. Today the students worked on the particular skill of how to read a table of contents to find necessary information. Tonight they will be working on alphabetizing and matching up information. As we continue to practice different study skills, students will have the opportunity to learn which skills help them the most, and they will also gain a sense of what areas they may need (and/or want) to work on further.
There will be lots of opportunity for practice as the sixth graders have two big projects in the works (Math and Social), opportunities to re-take both their last Math and Social Studies tests and an upcoming vocabulary/spelling test.
When in Room 503:
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian...
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
