My 9 year old niece says to me yesterday, “I don’t want to go back to school on Monday because I have a social studies presentation and I don’t want to do it!”
Clearly she is nervous. We have all been there.
Here are simple skills for this 4th grader and for us all!
- Write down your topic
- Write down a definition of the topic, a fact or two about the topic, a little known or funny aspect about the topic and an overall summary
- Write everything down again so you can read it well – each area above in it’s own paragraph
- Read it out loud again and again – correct/add/subtract words as needed
- Once you are satisfied, write each paragraph on a separate index card
- Read everything out load again and again, memorize it if you can, read it to yourself in the mirror
- Pick your clothes out the night before
- Wake up early and read everything out loud again
- EAT
- Read through everything one last time before you’re up
- Remember, everyone has had to do this one or twice or more – YOU’VE GOT THIS!
- Use your cards and tell it like it is
Her topic was in reference to the five regions of the United States (Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, West) being the Northeast.
- Northeast
- The Northeast Region of the United States includes states like Maryland and has lakes, ocean frontage, valleys, hills and mountains.
- The North Atlantic Ocean borders some of the states in the Northeast.
- Part of the Appalachian Mountains are in the Northeast.
- The smallest US State, Rhode Island, is location in the Northeast Region.
- My great grandfather lives in the Northeast and I have been to visit him in New York.
- There are a lot of interesting facts and history about the Northeast Region of the United States, these are just a few. Thank you.
Presenting information is fun, right?