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Welcome to Mr. Formont's 6th & 7th grade Social Studies and 7th grade Home & Careers homepages!
About Me: I've been working here at S.L.C.D. for about 4 years. I have been a T.A., Science Teacher, and (currently) a Social Studies and Home & Careers Teacher.
I studied History at St. John's University and I studied Education at Adelphi University.
My certifications include Social Studies, Grades 7-12, as well as Students with Disabilities, Grades 1-12.
Recent Posts
Home and Careers - 1/22
Tuesday (HR 9) and Wednesday (HR 8) - Students will discuss their long term planning projects
Thursday (HR 8) and Friday (HR 9) - Students will learn the basics of maintaining a personal checkbook.
Thursday HW - Article1MiniDebate
Questions will be completed Thursday night to be prepared for Friday's Mini-Debate
7th Grade SS - Week of 1/22
Tuesday - Introduction to the Constitution
Wednesday - Overview of the different parts of the Constitution
Thursday - Information about Article 1 of the Constitution
Friday - Mini-Debate about Article 1
6th Grade SS - Week of 1/22
Tuesday - Review for tomorrow's test on the Fertile Crescent and Sumerians
Wednesday - Test on the Fertile Crescent and Sumerians
Thursday - Introduction to our unit on Africa
Friday - Students will work in groups to study 1 region of Africa (Northern, Western, Eastern, Central, and Southern.)
Home & Careers (Homeroom 8 &9)
Homeroom 8
Monday and Wednesday - Students will participate in practice interviews.
Thursday - Students will learn about and discuss different factors to consider when choosing a career.
Homeroom 9
Tuesday - Students will participate in practice interviews.
Friday - Students will learn about and discuss different factors to consider when choosing a career.
6th Grade SS - Applying Hammurabi's Code to Crimes of Today 1/11
Students will use Hammurabi's Code to come up with punishments for different crimes.
6th Grade SS - Hammurabi's Code 1/10
Students will learn about Hammurabi and the set of laws that he organized
6th Grade SS - Social Hierarchy Notes 1/8 -1/9
Students will learn about how Sumerian society was organized.
On Thursday, students will cut out pictures of each social class to create a Social Hierarchy pyramid.
6th Grade SS - Sumerian Culture 1/7
Students will be using this packet of information about Sumerian Culture to create a poster including a drawing and 3 important facts about 1 area of culture. They will share their information with their peers.
- Name
- Nick Formont
- Position
- Social Studies MS