Thursday September 17, 2026 Green

Circle: One useless talent that you would love to get good at.  Not great but just impressive.

Homework/SQ3R Gallery walk

Homework SQ3R pages 38-47  It's a big one so break it up over time.

Hand Activity: Using your homework

Activity: Using perspectives to solve a problem- Your tables job is to become an expert on one of the major Psychological Perspectives.  You will have a scenario that you are trying to understand AND explain why, from your assigned perspective,  they are acting the way they are.  Your will be reporting out to the rest of the class what your perspective thinks is going on.  You must make your explanations simple and straightforward and must check in with the rest of the class if they understand what you said because they are using your information for their notes and vice versa.  If they do not you must explain it a different in a different way.  There is an example page at on the last page of the handout.  At the end the class needs to decide which perspectives or combination of them seems like the best explanation for why the subject is behaving the way the are.  

Assign each table a perspective.  I've labeled them on the seating chart.  After they get their perspective:

Step 1 Decide who is taking on each role.

Step 2 Research

Step 3 Practice presentation.  If you don't understand what you teammate said you need to let them know.

Step 4 Present 

Step 5 Take clarifying questions from group

Step 6 Discuss with you group which perspective or combination seems like the best answer.

Step 7 Reflection question

If time allows, Starting to SQ3R pages 37-47 which is their next homework assignment.

Wednesday September 16, 2026 Gold

Wednesday September 16, 2026 Gold

Circle: One useless talent that you would love to get good at.  Not great but just impressive.

Homework/SQ3R Gallery walk

Homework SQ3R pages 38-47  It's a big one so break it up over time.

Hand Activity: Using your homework

Activity: Using perspectives to solve a problem- Your tables job is to become an expert on one of the major Psychological Perspectives.  You will have a scenario that you are trying to understand AND explain why, from your assigned perspective,  they are acting the way they are.  Your will be reporting out to the rest of the class what your perspective thinks is going on.  You must make your explanations simple and straightforward and must check in with the rest of the class if they understand what you said because they are using your information for their notes and vice versa.  If they do not you must explain it a different in a different way.  There is an example page at on the last page of the handout.  At the end the class needs to decide which perspectives or combination of them seems like the best explanation for why the subject is behaving the way the are.  

Assign each table a perspective.  I've labeled them on the seating chart.  After they get their perspective:

Step 1 Decide who is taking on each role.

Step 2 Research

Step 3 Practice presentation.  If you don't understand what you teammate said you need to let them know.

Step 4 Present 

Step 5 Take clarifying questions from group

Step 6 Discuss with you group which perspective or combination seems like the best answer.

Step 7 Reflection question

If time allows, Starting to SQ3R pages 37-47 which is their next homework assignment.

Tuesday September 15, 2026 Gold

Tuesday September 15, 2026 Gold

Nuts and Bolts: Google Classroom and Blog

New Seating Chart and Activity:  A place outside of Maine you have all been to.

Why do you think Psychology wants to be thought of as a science?

Homework Gallery Walk

Homework: "Why is the rat always right"?  What does it say about psychology as a science?

Circle: What's one explanation for why some student are so successful at school and others struggle so badly?

Transcripts:  Can we use Psychology to help us understand? 

Transcript activity.  Maxwell Smart  Jane Doe  Bio-psych-social model

The Hand Mnemonic:  What perspectives did our homework introduce?  Where would you put them?

Homework: SQ3R 13-22. Diagram in class.  

For next class:

Homework for the weekend.  SQ3R pages 38-47  It's a big one so break it up over time.

Activity: Using perspectives to solve a problem- Your tables job is to become an expert on one of the major Psychological Perspectives.  You will have a scenario that you are trying to understand AND explain why, from your assigned perspective,  they are acting the way they are.  Your will be reporting out to the rest of the class what your perspective thinks is going on.  You must make your explanations simple and straightforward and must check in with the rest of the class if they understand what you said because they are using your information for their notes and vice versa.  If they do not you must explain it a different in a different way.  There is an example page at on the last page of the handout.  At the end the class needs to decide which perspectives or combination of them seems like the best explanation for why the subject is behaving the way the are.  

Assign each table a perspective.  I've labeled them on the seating chart.  After they get their perspective:

Step 1 Decide who is taking on each role.

Step 2 Research

Step 3 Practice presentation.  If you don't understand what you teammate said you need to let them know.

Step 4 Present 

Step 5 Take clarifying questions from group

Step 6 Discuss with you group which perspective or combination seems like the best answer.

If time allows, Starting to SQ3R pages 37-47 which is their next homework assignment.

Monday September 14, 2026 Green

Monday September 14, 2026 Green

Nuts and Bolts: Google Classroom and Blog

New Seating Chart and Activity:  A place outside of Maine you have all been to.

Why do you think Psychology wants to be thought of as a science?

Homework Gallery Walk

Homework: "Why is the rat always right"?  What does it say about psychology as a science?

Circle: What's one explanation for why some student are so successful at school and others struggle so badly?

Transcripts:  Can we use Psychology to help us understand? 

Transcript activity.  Maxwell Smart  Jane Doe  Bio-psych-social model

The Hand Mnemonic:  What perspectives did our homework introduce?  Where would you put them?

Homework: SQ3R 13-22. Diagram in class.  

For next class:

Homework for the weekend.  SQ3R pages 38-47  It's a big one so break it up over time.

Activity: Using perspectives to solve a problem- Your tables job is to become an expert on one of the major Psychological Perspectives.  You will have a scenario that you are trying to understand AND explain why, from your assigned perspective,  they are acting the way they are.  Your will be reporting out to the rest of the class what your perspective thinks is going on.  You must make your explanations simple and straightforward and must check in with the rest of the class if they understand what you said because they are using your information for their notes and vice versa.  If they do not you must explain it a different in a different way.  There is an example page at on the last page of the handout.  At the end the class needs to decide which perspectives or combination of them seems like the best explanation for why the subject is behaving the way the are.  

Assign each table a perspective.  I've labeled them on the seating chart.  After they get their perspective:

Step 1 Decide who is taking on each role.

Step 2 Research

Step 3 Practice presentation.  If you don't understand what you teammate said you need to let them know.

Step 4 Present 

Step 5 Take clarifying questions from group

Step 6 Discuss with you group which perspective or combination seems like the best answer.

If time allows, Starting to SQ3R pages 37-47 which is their next homework assignment.

Friday September 11, 2026 Gold

Friday September 11, 2026 Gold

Circle: What is one pet peeve of your?  Why do you think it bothers you and not others?

Hand out Textbooks (Period 4) 3 has them.:

(Period 3) At your table: How do you read and remember informational texts so you you don't forget? Power of Context!

Research SQ3R: Be prepared to present out your findings.  What is it?  How does it work? Why is it so effective? 

Activity: How to read informational texts.  Module 0.1 in class.  Module 0.2 for homework.  I will be checking this tomorrow for a formative grade.

Do Homework together

Review: 

-Definition of Psychology

-What does it mean when we say brain is a prediction machine?

-Perspective

Activity: Psychology wants to be considered a science.  Why do history teachers teach it? 

Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.

1. The Hand

2. Evolutionary Perspective

3. Introduce other perspectives

4. Lets look at ourselves...  What does it mean???

5. Lets see if we can figure out what's going on here.  Remember the Fundamental Attribution Error

6. What is going on here?  How would you explain what is going on and why its happening?

Friday September 10, 2026 Gold

Friday September 10, 2026 Gold

Circle: What is one pet peeve of your?  Why do you think it bothers you and not others?

Hand out Textbooks (Period 4) 3 has them.:

(Period 3) At your table: How do you read and remember informational texts so you you don't forget? Power of Context!

Research SQ3R: Be prepared to present out your findings.  What is it?  How does it work? Why is it so effective? 

Activity: How to read informational texts.  Module 0.1 in class.  Module 0.2 for homework.  I will be checking this tomorrow for a formative grade.

Do Homework together

Review: 

-Definition of Psychology

-What does it mean when we say brain is a prediction machine?

-Perspective

Activity: Psychology wants to be considered a science.  Why do history teachers teach it? 

Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.

1. The Hand

2. Evolutionary Perspective

3. Introduce other perspectives

4. Lets look at ourselves...  What does it mean???

5. Lets see if we can figure out what's going on here.  Remember the Fundamental Attribution Error

6. What is going on here?  How would you explain what is going on and why its happening?

Thursday September 10, 2026 Green

Thursday September 10, 2026 Green

Circle: What is one pet peeve of your?  Why do you think it bothers you and not others?

Hand out Textbooks (Period 4) 3 has them.:

(Period 3) At your table: How do you read and remember informational texts so you you don't forget? Power of Context!

Research SQ3R: Be prepared to present out your findings.  What is it?  How does it work? Why is it so effective? 

Activity: How to read informational texts.  Module 0.1 in class.  Module 0.2 for homework.  I will be checking this tomorrow for a formative grade.

Do Homework together

Review: 

-Definition of Psychology

-What does it mean when we say brain is a prediction machine?

-Perspective

Activity: Psychology wants to be considered a science.  Why do history teachers teach it? 

Revisit: Definition of Psychology- The study of behavior AND mental processess.

1. The Hand

2. Evolutionary Perspective

3. Introduce other perspectives

4. Lets look at ourselves...  What does it mean???

5. Lets see if we can figure out what's going on here.  Remember the Fundamental Attribution Error

6. What is going on here?  How would you explain what is going on and why its happening?