Mr. Mike Miller
I’m into my 25th year at West Perry Middle School!
We study the world!
Some class activities
►Kermit’s
World Tour
►North Africa/Middle East Dioramas
►European Cereal Box Project
►Labels
Kermit’s World Tour
Students arrange for
Kermit to go on trips.
• Kermit likes the camera!
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Kermit’s World Tour
► If
you or someone you know
is taking a trip…
► maybe Kermit can go along.
Kermit in Greece
Kermit’s World Tour
Kermit at
Daytona
Motor
Speedway
► Kermit’s been to
China twice with people adopting babies.
► He vacationed with folks in Mexico 8 times.
► NASCAR? Yep! Races at 4 different tracks!
Kermit’s World Tour
► Kermit’s
travel companions must
take some pictures.
► Kermit needs to be in some of
them.
► Hopefully, landmarks or famous
places are in the background.
Kermit in London
Kermit’s World Tour
► When
Kermit returns, we learn about his trip.
► We track Kermit’s trip on maps.
► We calculate how many miles he traveled.
► We look at the pictures.
Kermit’s World Tour
Kermit helps us learn
geography in a
different way.
St. Petersburg, Russia
Kermit’s World Tour
Some more pictures from
previous years.
Kermit’s World Tour
► Our
goal is to
make Kermit a
world traveler.
► Last year Kermit
traveled over
100,000 miles!
► Can you help us
top that
number?
North Africa/Middle East Dioramas
Dioramas are
three-dimensional
miniature scenes.
North Africa/Middle East Dioramas
Student pairs or
trios choose a
country from
the region.
North Africa/Middle East Dioramas
Student teams
research the
culture and
topography of
“their” country.
North Africa/Middle East Dioramas
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Teams use a shoe
box and other
materials.
They “create” their
research 3dimensionally.
European Cereal Box Project
Students choose a
European country.
• They research that
country’s culture and
topography.
• Then, they create a
“cereal” with their
information.
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European Cereal Box Project
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Students depict
their research on
the box’s sides.
They place 3
visual, cultural
items inside their
box.
European Cereal Box Project
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Students present
their “cereal” to
the class.
They will pull the
three items from
inside their box,
show the class and
discuss them.
Labels Competition
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I call it Labels.”
Students collect
labels from
products made in
foreign
countries.
Labels Competition
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We’ll count the
number of labels
we get…
and from what
countries these
labels come.
Labels Competition
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When we study a
region…
We’ll discuss why
we have many…
or few labels from
countries of that
region.
Labels Competition
“Labels” will be a
competition
between my
classes.
• The winners get
a popcorn party
at year’s end (if the
•
new nutritional guidelines let
.
me!)