California History with CG

I was remembering this morning about our lesson in May about National Parks and how many of us enjoy parks like Big Basin. So I know you will share our sadness about the news about the destruction of the Lightning Complex Fire have had on the oldest park in California. Maybe we can share our memories in the comments. https://kcbsradio.radio.com/articles/californias-oldest-state-park-home-to-redwoods-is-gone

Report: California's Oldest State Park, Home To Majestic Coast Redwoods, Is 'Gone' "We are devastated to report that Big Basin State Park, as we have known it, loved it, and cherished it for generations, is gone," Sempervirens Fund, an organization dedicated to redwoods protection, wrote in a Twitter post Thursday afternoon.

Hello my friends. I know that we are grappling with some really difficult times in our nation. It is so important for us as parents to have these hard conversations with our kids while also educating ourselves. Our gut reaction is , of course, to protect and shield our kids from so much ugliness but that time has passed. Racism thrives on silence. I have been putting together a book list for school aged children to help educate them on race issues in our nation. Please take a look. I hope that these resources are helpful. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y7RIJd6ujr0yviCJ6eiDMcBP3VilvL_jQJ3aUo5HOwU/edit

Books on Race for Young Readers Books on Race, Diversity for Young Readers Grades 3-9 This is a book list I am curating for my kids on race, diversity. If you have ideas, please let me know. [email protected] Start here to get some more information on how and why to talk to your kids about race: Your Kids Aren’t Too Yo...

Hello friends. We will be doing our final lesson tomorrow on the CA missions. Hope to see you at 10am on zoom. Zoom Info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/755816500…
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Hello all, it seems like most schools/distance learning programs are taking a break for Memorial Day, so I will be doing the same. No lesson tomorrow but we will see you next week to finish up our discussion of the California Missions. I am looking forward to getting out in the sunshine with my family and I hope you are all able do do the same !

I heard from several of my usual "customers" that they weren't able to join our lesson today so I recorded a version for those of you that wanted to attend but weren't able to. Enjoy ! See you in two weeks when we talk about the Missions and the controversial legacy of Fr. Serra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpD7trROwUM

California Missions Part 1: Who Were The Chumash, Ohlone Before They Met the Spanish ? Part one of two. Learn about the similarities and differences between these two prominent NAI tribes.

Thanks so much for coming to our zoom lesson today on the Chumash and the Ohlone. We will do Part 2 next week. The focus will be on source analysis and how to create an argument using quotes. As well as reading/hearing from my favorite California history professor from Santa Clara Professor Bob Senewicz about Junipero Serra and his controversial legacy. He is a local celebrity/expert on Junipero Serra and the missions. In the meantime, check out this quick video about the El Camino Real. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntvWwsaUSQc

El Camino Not-So-Real: The true story of the 'royal' road | Bay Curious El Camino Real – originally part of 101 – runs the length of the Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose. It’s very name implies a regal history. Transl...

Monday, our 4th grade lesson will be on Native American tribes and the Mission system. We will be examining the Chumash and Ohlone tribes before and after their encounter with the Spanish. In the meantime, please enjoy this video about The Ohlone Cafe, a restaurant in Berkeley run by two Ohlone chefs who are revitalizing Ohlone language, food practices and adapting them for a modernist palate. Have a great weekend !

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBAU0PRL3EE

S1 E2: Decolonizing Cuisine with Mak–‘amham The entire American populace is “food-washed”, we are eating mass produced products that are often pumped full of harmful chemicals or are genetically modifi...

Here's are the slides from today. I can't to hear which parks you and your families plan to travel to in the future. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HnmczcPVI6CamPew7jL3rQlmvFftRTKtta0tr9SeSQo/edit?usp=sharing

California National Parks California National Parks The 9 parks: how they were founded, why they are important & how we can protect them

I hope you and your students have fun with one of our extension activities from today's lesson !

Join us tomorrow morning @ 10am to talk about California's National Parks. Did you know that every 4th grader can get into any National Park with their families for free ?? I hope that at the end of the lesson your kids will join you in planning your next trip ! This is called Every Kid In A Park and we have President Obama to thank for it. Please enjoy this video of President Obama at Yosemite and we will see you tomorrow.

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Mr. President Goes to Yosemite “Here at Yosemite we connect not just with our own spirit, but with something greater.” —President Obama celebrating 100 years of our National Parks this wee...

I showed a short piece from Greta Thunberg's UN speech today but wanted to share the whole thing with you all. It is such a powerful speech by an incredible young woman. I hope you will share it with your kids to show them that it only takes one person to make a difference. And we all have a right to be angry at the inaction of our leaders when it comes to climate change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAJsdgTPJpU

WATCH: Greta Thunberg's full speech to world leaders at UN Climate Action Summit Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg chastised world leaders Monday, Sep. 23, for failing younger generations by not taking sufficient steps to stop clima...

Thanks for joining us today ! Here is a link to the slides if you missed the lesson and want to use it with your students at home. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TMhJ_3pN8Ys0hKh435FnmKjDtA1Sg2DGfH7Zm2qLJs4/edit?usp=sharing

California Environmental History Environmental History

Excited to see you all later this morning at 10am to talk about the environment and what we can do to try to help our planet. We will be examining the LA Water Wars, John Muir & Teddy Roosevelt, 1971 SF Oil Spill, Exxon Valdez, the importance of clean water in Flint as well as the start of the environmental movements and where the movement stands today with Geta Thunberg & the Youth Global Climate Strike. I hope you will join us !
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We will be talking about environmental history on our Monday Social Studies zoom lesson. In the meantime, enjoy the Lorax rapped by Wes Tank. https://youtu.be/tgMsmyenj6k

THE LORAX | Dr. Seuss Raps over Dr. Dre Beats Help fill my creative sails on Patreon: http://patreon.com/westank Follow on Instragram & Twitter! Wes Tank raps Dr. Seuss' classic children's book...

Here is a link to a document with extension activities from today's lesson. Feel free to share with anyone who might find it useful. The slides are linked in the doc as well. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oPP_VYLrCoTWJ9jE5UZmNubodDYZVkxlRJ-i71mk9RI/edit?usp=sharing

California 1940-2000 Extension Activites Hello 4th Grade Families ! Welcome to our lesson on California History from 1940-2000 These extension activities go along with the slides found here Extension Activities: If you child completes any of these activities I would love to see them ! Email them to me: [email protected] Repara...

Here is a link to the slides from today if you missed the zoom lesson this morning. My computer's speakers and microphone have stopped working so I don't think I will be able to record a version for people to review later. Sorry :( https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Y0pOdmLlFhnHzghEyxodUdwk3OoN8hF2911xSk5yfSU/edit =id.g84217b55b7_0_30

California History WW2-2000 California History 1940-2000 Materials needed: paper, pen, drawing paper, art supplies.

Hello California History friends ! I hope you will join us tomorrow for our lesson on California from 1940-2000. We will be talking about Navajo Code Talkers in WW2, 1962 Alcatraz escape, Harvey Milk + other identity movements, the Loma Prieta Earthquake (with a focus on how to prepare for the next "big one") among other topics. Let's zoom through the 20th century together !
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A few days ago I shared the covid19 time capsule project. My daughter Callie completed hers and it was such a powerful reminder of how resilient our kids are. And despite how hard this all is on all of us, we are doing exactly what our kids need. We are there and that’s what’s important. Thanks for always teaching us things Callie !
I hope your kids are enjoying theirs and I’d love to see what they wrote as well if you feel comfortable sharing it with us 🙂

Unfortunately we didn't have time for this video today, but check it out if you want :) I was planning on showing the first 4 minutes. https://youtu.be/SYvZPCmeEO4

The History of Cinema- Silent Era A forgotten era in the Film Studies canon, we'll dive to the center of the early days of Cinema to understand how modern filmmakers were influenced by the so...

I will be sharing this document with students tomorrow during our lesson but wanted to make sure you had access to it early if you would like. This is a document that you can print out to have your kids practice being a primary source on Covid 19. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TBV7gqQG9Zo3kYLWCEl9FrKXMBVz4Hvk/view?usp=sharing

COVID19-TIME-CAPSULE-3.pdf

Tune in tomorrow at 10am for our next California History lesson. We will be covering California 1900-1940. Some highlights will be covering the 1906 Earthquake, Hollywood & early films, Building of Bay bridge, Golden Gate and more :) We will be talking about primary sources and how we can all be primary sources on our current shelter in place.

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Hello awesome homeschool parents ! I am sharing the writing prompts I am using with my kids in the coming weeks. Hope it is helpful and we will see you on Monday for our Zoom lesson on California History in the first half of the 20th Century https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tbAaAK2nloU29vZpTkK-sppUhbs9J91FcpMG5n1vJSQ/edit?usp=sharing

Quarantine Writing Prompts If you were going to create a holiday to celebrate the lifting of the shelter in place what would it be ? What would we do ? What is your favorite book of all time ? Why? What is kindness? Define what you think kindness is and give examples. You are locked in a room with your greatest fear. Des...

I thought of you all today when I saw California poppies on my walk around the neighborhood!
Another challenge for you this week: what examples of California history can you find on your walks ? Poppies, California bear flag, historical buildings, California redwoods, railroad tracks ?

Hello friends ! We aren't doing a lesson today because I have office hours with my high school students today but I do have a history challenge for you this week ! Do you have any extra hard boiled eggs left over from your Easter festivities ? Why not try to turn them into historical figures ? See the pictures for examples. I can't wait to see what you come up with !

Shout out to the kids that are participating during the live zoom classes: you guys are asking GREAT questions that make the recorded version of the lessons so much better. You rock ! And special thanks to my personal education guru Tere Allen for giving me great feedback every week 😘

Lesson from today: How Local, State, Federal Gov'ts work & what the role of the citizen is.

Here is the google doc from today that has the fortune teller on the 3 branches of government. Enjoy ! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CuB1WLLY6h2hKLLBIXtS_CplqXCbcW6OwpJzuFAasDI/edit

Branches of Gov't Fortune Tellers Directions: 1. Cut out the square 2. Fold up all 4 corners so that all points meet in the middle 3. Flip it over 4. Fold up all 4 corners so that all points meet in the middle 5. Fold the top back 6. Place fingers into the 4 corners from the inside There are total of 24 different questions, wit...

Another great video on why we vote on Tuesdays. https://blog.ted.com/why-do-we-vote-on-tuesdays/

Why do we vote on Tuesdays? Just two Tuesdays from today, Americans will head to the polls and vote for their President. But why is Tuesday the anointed day? In this hilarious TED-Ed talk, Jacob Soboroff shares that Tuesday w…