[Verisha Carrillo]

Human population has grown and shaped the world we see today. As previously mentioned, I teach 6^th grade ancient history. The beginning of the very first civilizations. Population was a major concern for these new civilizations. When people stopped hunting and gathering and began to farm instead, that is when the population increased in these civilizations. There was a stable food supply and people did not have to travel much for food anymore. When population increase these civilization became greater by establishing the six aspects of a civilization; geography, religion, achievements, politics, economy, and social structures. A question to ask my students could be: How did we get to be where we are today?  I feel I can also show my students the population of modern China and have them compare it to ancient times. Another good question to asK: Why did people end up settling in these locations?

In addressing an Aging Society to my students, I feel that having them list all the people in their family a good way to start. Their grandparent or great grandparents would be those in this category. I can briefly discuss social security and the challenges that people in this age group are faced with. Many issues such as healthcare and pensions can have a major impact on the government as well.  Pre-Covid I would put students in groups of population age so they could see the impact of population. Now, I’ll have to come up with some virtual way to separate them.

[Verisha Carrillo]

It was very interesting listening to Mr. Dube explain the water battle that India and China still have today. I teach 6^th grade Ancient History so China and India are two of the civilizations that we cover. The beginning of any civilization has almost everything to do with Geography. Where is the civilization going to settle? Having a major water resource was so important for the stability and survival of a new and thriving civilization. And still today, water is so vital to our existence.  Learning that China is in the process of creating a system that would bring water from the south to the north in order to help the water poverty there was great. I can definitely use this new information and compare it to ways ancient civilization create water canals, levees, and dams in order to conserve water. I can have my students answer a question such as; How have such inventions and/or ideas advanced since ancient times? 

[Verisha Carrillo]

Hello everyone, 

My name is Verisha Carrillo. I am a 6th grade ELA and History teacher at a middle school in Granada Hills, CA. I have been teaching MS for 8 years now. Before MS, I taught pretty much all grades in elementary. My move to MS was one of the best decisions I have made in my career. I love teaching 6th grade. I have been teaching, remotely, from home since March. I have two sons, whom are 4 and 5, They are both in school remotely too. We are all Zooming at the same time. My husband is working from home as well and he has helped out tremondously. It has been quite a challenge but we are all doing our part to make it less stressful. 

Pre-Covid, my family and I loved attending sports games. We have season seats to the Dodgers, Lakers, Kings, and Rams. We miss attending the games so much! We watch all the games from home but it is so different than actually being there in the staduim/arenas. We miss everything about it. We miss the sounds, the smells, the cheering with other fans, just everything. 

I have become a better cook in all of this, so that's a plus! 🙂

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