Welcome to Utah Studies

Unit 0: Utah Background

Bell Activity – Aug. 20, 2014

Find your name card on one of the desk. This will be your seat for the first two weeks or so.

Take one of the white papers on the brown shelf at the front of the room.

Return to your seat and fill the paper out while Ms. Thatcher takes attendance.

Today we will learn…

History Objective – We will be able to describe what we will learn about in Utah Studies.

Language Objective – We will be able to name seven things we learned at the end of the day.

• Behavior Objective – Courtesy and Respect:

Listen politely and raise your hands to ask a question or make a comment.

Policies and Procedures

Over the first full week of school, we will learn about the policies and procedures of this class.

We will do a few items each day and there will be a quiz (for prizes) when we finish.

How do we begin class?

Everyday there will be a bell activity to complete within the first five minutes. Some will be writing prompts, others brainstorming, and still others reviews, but for the most part they will be vocabulary (which you will learn how to do next week).

These will be turned in for points . When you are absent, you will need to make them up by coming in during Peak, after school or doing by doing them at home.

Can we have backpacks in class?

Yes, as long as they are put under your table where I and others will not trip on them.

If the majority of the class cannot remember where their backpacks go by the end of the first 6 weeks, they will be placed in a designated area or banned from class.

Please do your best to remember.

What do I do if I don’t have a pencil?

You have three choices:– You can borrow one from a friend.– You can check the abandoned pencil

box for one.– Or you can buy one from Ms. Thatcher

for 5¢ (plain yellow), 25¢ (colorful) or 50¢ (mechanical).

Questions?

What burning questions do you have about this class!?

Personal Circle Map Take out a piece of paper. Put your name, hour and the

date at the top, like the example at the front of the room. Draw a circle map with your name in the center bubble. In the outer circle, write things about yourself you can

share with other people in the class. The more things you write, the more likely you will get

treats for this activity! When Ms. Thatcher starts the timer, walk around and

talk to other students. If you both have the same thing listed, circle it and have the student write their name at the bottom of you paper. Collect as many signatures as you can!

Personal Circle Map

6. The best movie I've seen recently is _______________________________________

7. My favorite movie of all time is _______________________________________

8. My favorite TV show is _______________________________________

9. My favorite type of music is _______________________________________

10. My favorite band/singer is _______________11. My favorite type of book is ______________12. My favorite book of all time is ____________13. One thing I feel I do very well is

_______________________________________14. My favorite subject last year was ___________ Least favorite? __________________

15. The elementary school I attended was _________16. When I have free time, I like to

_________________________________________17. If I could go anywhere I would love to go to

_________________________________________18. One of the things I like best about myself is

_________________________________________19. I actually know a lot about _______________20. Three adjectives that describe my personality are:

(a) ___________ (b) ___________ (c) ___________ 21. I think I might be interested in a career in

__________________________________________22. Three personality traits that describe my favorite type

of teacher: (a) ___________ (b) ___________ (c) ___________

23. My grades are usually _____________________24. If my grade drops below _________, I would my

teacher to ______________________________25. The coolest thing I have ever learned about in

history/geography was ______________________ I like that topic because ______________________

__________________________________________

Bell Activity – Aug. 24, 2015 Pick up the tan paper from the front

table and your ‘First Day Questionnaire’.

Take out your circle map from last week, and work on your questionnaire or you can start reading your new activity: “How Well Do You Know Utah?”

To be on time, you will need all of these materials on your desk and to be working on one of them when the bell finishes ringing.

Today we will learn…

History Objective – We will identify some of the symbols of Utah, and locate the 29 counties that are a part of Utah (if there is time).

Language Objective – We will listen for important information.

• Behavior Objective - Collaborate with a group of classmates to discover fun facts about Utah.

Policies and Procedures

Over the first full week of school, we will learn about the policies and procedures of this class.

We will do a few items each day and there will be a quiz (for prizes) when we finish.

What do I do if I missed a day of school?

Papers for absent students will be put in the tray hanging over the electric pencil sharpener.

When I can, I will put names on these papers.

After a week they will go into the last bin. I do not print extra copies of assignments.

If you lose yours you will need to print out a new one at home, or pay to print a new one here at school (25¢).

Where do I turn in assignments?

The slots at the front of the room are for turning materials in.

You will be assigned a box that will be yours until the end of the year, but it is only for turning in homework. If something is late put it in the late tray on my desk.

Follow directions to turn in your homework, but keep your bell activity.

Trivia and Symbols of Utah

We will frequently work in groups to learn about a topic in Utah history.

Today, your goal is to work with your group to discover as many answers to questions as you possibly can.

There are orange stars around the room to help you find answers to questions.

Some answers can be found using the index in our books or on the student computers.

Work together as a team to get done first. The first group done gets a treat!

And the answers are…1) Salt Lake City2) Herbert3) Great Salt Lake 4) salt5) Quaking aspen6) California gull7) Sego lily8) Utah, We Love Thee9) Utah, This is the Place10) I1511) Idaho12) Provo13) King’s Peak

14) Uintah Mts.15) Bear Lake16) Hill Air Force Base17) Fremont / Anasazi /

Paleo / Archaic18) Saltaire19) Lagoon20) Delicate arch21) Mining22) 2923) 189624) beehive25) 1847

And the answers are…26) beaver27) Colorado R.28) Transcontinental29) TV30) Greatest Snow on Earth31) Real32) brine shrimp33) Handcart34) 235) Winter Olympics36) Bonneville cutthroat

trout

37) Dutch oven38) Ralph Becker39) Malone & Stockton40) Zions Nat. Park41) Craig Petersen42) Bishop, Love, Chaffetz,

Stewart43) schools, roads, etc44) Hayward, Exum, Milsap

etc.45) cabinet

And the answers are…

Put away your pencils, and take out a red pen. If you don’t have one, you can borrow one of mine.

If you missed an answer, fill it in with the red pen.

If it was wrong, fix it with the red pen.

As long as you have the correct answer, you will get credit for the activity.

How long have you lived in Utah?

Before we go onto the next assignment, I need to know how long you have lived in Utah?– Less than a year = -1– 1-5 years – 5 or more years = 5+

How well do you know Utah?

Now we will see just what you know about this state.

This is a competition, so protect your answers!!!

Also, the answers must be written in pencil!