CONTENT CONNECTION WORKSHEET Grade 4
Theme Title
EXPLORING OUR WORLD
Content Connection
Theme #6 Lesson #28
Social Studies
Essential Questions
 What can we learn about the physical geography of Utah and how it has changed over
time?
Resources
Main Selection and Leveled Books
 The Bunyans
 Rio Rob and the Runaway Calf (BelowLevel)
 Babe’s Big Blue Vacation (On-Level)
 The World’s Greatest Pumpkin Ever
(Advanced)
 It’s Vacation Time! (ELL)
 The Six Mississippis (Comprehension)
 Mammoth Cave National Park (Paired
Selection)
Core Program Vocabulary (Tier
II)
 behemoth
 cordially
 hearty
 fanciful
 scenic
 colossal
 illusion
Other Resources
 Classroom Library
Walking to the Creek
Nim’s Island
The Winking, Blinking Sea
 Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind
Crockett
 Fearless Jack
 American Tall Tales
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
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archaeology
artifacts
communication
erosion
excavations
landforms
natural resources
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regions
seismic activity
transportation
tourism
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Reread to clarify understanding
 Use strategies to monitor reading
comprehension
Comprehension Focus Skill
 Identify different types of figurative
language
 Understand and use figurative
language
Connecting Social Studies Standard
 Standard I: Students will understand
the relationship between the physical
geography in Utah and human life
Objective
 1.b. Examine the forces at work in
creating the physical geography of Utah
(e.g. erosion, seismic activity, climate
change)
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Students will understand the physical geography of Utah through nature’s causes
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts