Utah Library Lesson

$7.00

This Utah Library Lesson includes Utah state symbols, places of interest, wildlife, landforms, climate, foods, and more! It teaches through fun facts, would you rathers, and trivia questions. Designed as a library lesson, but can also be used as a classroom US state study.

Description

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS UTAH LIBRARY LESSON

  • Recommended for: Grades 2-5
  • Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
  • Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
  • Editable: YES, all text is editable in PPT and Google Slides; PDF is only editable in Acrobat Pro

 

IS THERE ANY AI-GENERATED TEXT, PHOTOS, OR ARTWORK IN THIS LESSON?

  • All text in this lesson is 100% original and NOT AI-generated. It was researched, written, and edited by a Texas-certified teacher and school librarian with a MLS degree.
  • All images are public domain photos or clipart purchased from human artists on TPT.
  • All clipart and photos are appropriate for upper-elementary grades. There are no cutesy images and no clipart of humans.

 

THIS UTAH LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:

  • 50-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
  • List of 21 recommended Utah -themed books for Grades 2-5 (1 page)
  • Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages)
  • Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page)
  • Prep, set up, tips (6 pages)
  • Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes detailed tips and CCSS, TEKS, and AASL Standards (4 pages)
  • Instructions on how to set up PPT and Google Slides timings for scrolling slideshows (2 pages)

 

UTAH LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES

  • Utah postal abbreviation
  • Utah wildlife: California gull, black widow spider, Rocky Mountain elk, coyote, mountain goat, Great Basin collared lizard, black witch moth, honeybee, American avocets, American barn owl
  • ASL sign for “Utah”
  • Utah cities and towns
  • Utah state flower: Sego lily
  • State nickname
  • Famous people who were born in or have lived in UT
  • Utah history: Brigham Young, pioneers, westward expansion
  • Landforms & Things to See: Monument Valley, all five Utah national parks, Great Salt Lake, Bonneville Salt Flats, Spiral Jetty, Deer Creek Reservoir, Mojave Desert, Pariette Wetlands, Newspaper Rock
  • Utah foods: funeral potatoes, Ironport (soda), fry sauce
  • Vocabulary: jetty, butte, salt flat, petroglyphs, polydactyly, sepals, archaea, Utahns, hoodoos, atlas

 

MORE US STATE LIBRARY LESSONS (ALL ARE FOR GRADES 2-5)

This North Carolina Library Lesson includes a presentation and two differentiated activities for Grades 2-5.   This Minnesota Library Lesson includes a presentation and two differentiated activities for Grades 2-5.   This Wyoming Library Lesson includes a presentation and two differentiated activities for Grades 2-5.