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Honish's Haven

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DeForest, Wisconsin, United States
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Teaching 7th grade Social Studies at DeForest Area Middle School, Waunakee, WI 2020-present. Taught 7th grade Geography at Waunakee Community Middle School 2018-2020. Taught 7th grade Geography and 8th grade U.S. History at Beloit Turner Middle School, Beloit, WI, USA 2011-2018. Student taught Civics, World Cultures, U.S. History and the Holocaust at Auburndale Middle School and Auburndale High School, Auburndale, WI, USA
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Preview of North America Geography Football Franchise Creation Project

North America Geography Football Franchise Creation Project

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The "Made Up North American Football League" gives students the opportunity to choose a city in the United States or Canada and create a football franchise based there. The project works best in association with a unit on North America, or two units on U.S. geography and Canada geography so they have general background knowledge on regions and cities to draw from. (I have also made a version for a Canada/U.S./Mexico version) *The project file linked is a docx, so you can change examples of my ow
Preview of Language and Dialect Lesson

Language and Dialect Lesson

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Through the use of thematic maps created by Joshua Katz in the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University, students get to practice map analysis while also seeing how different parts of the country tend to use different words and phrases for common items. Depending on where your class is located, it might even spawn some heated debate among your students as to the "correct" way to say things. I should know... my classes are always evenly split on "pop" vs. "soda" and "water foun
Preview of U.S. President Pokemon Cards

U.S. President Pokemon Cards

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What if each President had a Pokemon card for themselves? What would their abilities be? What strengths and weaknesses do they have? How would you describe them? Here’s your chance… Create a Pok-ident (get it… like Pokemon and President combined… hilarious) and use actual traits and characteristics of the President, but display it in the format of a Pokemon card. Included in the folder is a basic set of instructions, a sample card for James K. Polk, an outline of each aspect to include in the ca
Preview of Caribbean Economy Simulation (Supply and Demand/Single Crop)

Caribbean Economy Simulation (Supply and Demand/Single Crop)

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In this simulation, students will play the role of Plantation owner and will try to grow their sugarcane empire through buying and selling fields, paying workers' wages and government taxes, and reaping the profit after each harvest. However, it also demonstrates the law of supply and demand and teaches a lesson about diversifying your economy as the price of sugarcane fluctuates on the world market from harvest to harvest. Students wait in breathless anticipation as each harvest price is reveal
Preview of North America Geography Baseball Franchise Creation Project

North America Geography Baseball Franchise Creation Project

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Honish's Haven
The "Made Up North American Baseball League" gives students the opportunity to choose a city in the United States or Canada and create a baseball franchise based there. The project works best in association with a unit on North America, or two units on U.S. geography and Canada geography so they have general background knowledge on regions and cities to draw from. Throughout the process of creating the franchise, students will be using geographic skills to analyze local history, culture, physi
Preview of Relocation Project: Analyzing Geography to choose a place to live

Relocation Project: Analyzing Geography to choose a place to live

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In this project, students must find a suitable area to relocate a city of people through the use of physical and human geography while analyzing resource bases, landscape, population and demographics, hazards, opportunity and constraint, climate, etc. The purpose is finding a location that is suitable for long term survival with limited danger. Personally, I use this project in conjunction with a larger unit theme centered on a zombie apocalypse spreading dangerously close to our home city wher
Preview of Historical Figure Snapchat Template

Historical Figure Snapchat Template

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What better way to make historical figures relevant to students than to use social media as an avenue to explore them? This template allows students to create a fictional Snapchat account for a historical figure. Students also create examples of snaps that their historical figure would be sending or receiving to other people in their time period. The snaps can demonstrate what makes the person so important in history and can highlight their major ideas and accomplishments. Completing the templat
Preview of Ad for the Amazon

Ad for the Amazon

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This package culminates in students creating an original advertisement to persuade viewers to action in regards to the Amazon Rainforest. The package includes introductory slides on advertising techniques and persuasive techniques including practice analyzing advertisements for effectiveness, and a guide for project options to create a final ad. Pairs well with a unit on South America, Biomes, Environmental Issues, Human Environment Interaction, etc.
Preview of Latin America/Middle America Geography: Created Baseball League Project

Latin America/Middle America Geography: Created Baseball League Project

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The "Made Up Middle American Baseball League" gives students the opportunity to choose a city in Mexico, Central America or the Caribbean and create a baseball franchise based there. The project works best in association with a units focused on Latin America as a whole, or perhaps Central America and the Caribbean region separately so they have general background knowledge on regions and cities to draw from. Throughout the process of creating the franchise, students will be using geographic ski
Preview of U.S. History Western "Expansion" Unit

U.S. History Western "Expansion" Unit

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This package contains slides (which have some crowd pleasing animations and memes), primary source activities, guided notes, embedded video clips, evaluation of evidence practice, extra resource links, a review game, assessment, and a suggested pacing guide. Use as-is for a roughly 2 week unit, or start with what's here and adjust to fit your own personal style. Essential Questions: How did Western Expansion in the 1800s BENEFIT the US, HARM the US, and CONNECT to modern day?
Preview of African Americans in U.S. History Snapchat Assignment

African Americans in U.S. History Snapchat Assignment

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A fantastic supplemental assignment for use during Black History Month, students use a Google Docs Snapchat template to create a fictional profile and set of "snaps" to and from an important African American figure in U.S. History. Students select a person they would like to create the account for, then complete a rough draft where they find not only biographical information about the person, but also their major goals, achievements and reasons why they are considered important figures in histor
Preview of Video Guide for "Crash Course World History: Mesopotamia"

Video Guide for "Crash Course World History: Mesopotamia"

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This video guide pairs with John Green's Crash Course World History video about Ancient Mesopotamia. Questions are perfect for checking comprehension of main ideas and important historical concepts. This is a great sub plan activity, as a homework assignment, or to preview/review a unit on Ancient Mesopotamia
Preview of Customizable Football Review Game for SmartNotebook

Customizable Football Review Game for SmartNotebook

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This game allows teams to try and move the ball up and down the field to score Touchdowns and Field Goals while stopping their opponents. They must answer review questions you create for whichever topic or unit you want. Questions of varying difficulty levels are worth varying yardage amounts. The yardage values, question slides, and even the field itself are completely editable and can be easily customized to fit your needs. I have 4 different versions of this game for 4 different units myself!
Preview of Asia Country Economic Development Business Creation Project

Asia Country Economic Development Business Creation Project

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This project gives a group of 3-5 students the task of selecting a country in Asia and creating a business model that would fit the needs of that country. The project works best with a unit on Asia giving background knowledge and context, specifically related to the economy. The biggest takeaway from the project should be to understand how low wages and the concept of comparative advantage give certain benefits to locating companies in places throughout Asia. Students must find a creative solut
Preview of Russia Geography Create a Soccer Club Project

Russia Geography Create a Soccer Club Project

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The "Made Up Soccer Association of Russia" gives students the opportunity to choose a city in Russia and create a soccer/football club based there. The project works best in association with a unit on Russia, or perhaps more broadly a unit on Europe so they have general background knowledge on regions and cities to draw from. Throughout the process of creating the club, students will be using geographic skills to analyze local history, culture, physical geography and demographics to create a na
Preview of Create a Micronation

Create a Micronation

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In this project, students create the structure of their own country from the ground up. Once they have established background knowledge on government styles, economy styles, and various cultural traits, they can apply that knowledge by choosing the ones they feel would best suit their new country. The creation of this new country builds off the scenario from a previous project, all under the umbrella of a zombie apocalypse-themed unit. We start with analysis of population, transportation and mov
Preview of Strategic Points of Asia

Strategic Points of Asia

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When studying geography, strategic points are an important thing to consider. Often highly contested locations of great value, these slides highlight some locations in Asia that offer huge strategic benefits. You can use it as a presentation or instruction piece, or have students independently discover why and how these points are so strategic. The template of the slides is set up to do either one.
Preview of Create a Continent Project

Create a Continent Project

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Directions and Rubric for a project where students create their own continent. Alternative option for creating their content via Minecraft is included. Project is paired with learnnig elements of mapping, land and water forms.
Preview of U.S.S.R. Soviet Union Fake Facebook Page

U.S.S.R. Soviet Union Fake Facebook Page

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This page models a Facebook newsfeed as if it was the profile of the Soviet Union around the time of its breakup into independent republics as the Communist government fell. The comments, groups, photo albums and even relationship status' reflect the real political situation of the time. It would be a great addition to the wall of any class covering the Cold War or current geopolitical events.
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Experience

Teaching 7th grade Social Studies at DeForest Area Middle School, Waunakee, WI 2020-present. Taught 7th grade Geography at Waunakee Community Middle School 2018-2020. Taught 7th grade Geography and 8th grade U.S. History at Beloit Turner Middle School, Beloit, WI, USA 2011-2018. Student taught Civics, World Cultures, U.S. History and the Holocaust at Auburndale Middle School and Auburndale High School, Auburndale, WI, USA

Teaching style

I strongly believe in gamification and game based learning, flipped classroom principles, and using a wide variety of projects centering around student interests (including video games, fantasy sports, strategy games, etc.) I write, perform and produce parody songs and original raps based on class content and post them on youtube. My biggest strength in the classroom is the rapport I have with students. My wife says I am a good middle school teacher because I have a 12 year old's sense of humor!

Awards & shining teacher moments

NBC-15 Crystal Apple Award Nominee (2x) Rotary Club of Beloit: Teacher of the Month

My own education history

Graduated University of Alabama with Masters Degree in Instructional Technology, 2022 Graduated University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI) with honors in December 2010. Double major in Broadfield Social Studies and History. Graduated Oshkosh West High School (Oshkosh, WI) in 2006

Additional biographical information

Married with two children, a golden retriever and black lab, amateur triathlete, eclectic taste in sports teams including the Seattle Seahawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Nationals, Chicago Blackhawks, Alabama Crimson Tide, Marquette Golden Eagles and Eintracht Frankfurt. World War II aircraft nerd.