Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Welcome to 6 th Grade! Social Studies Ms. Rachel Cole

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL THE ESOL EDUCATION SCHOOLS

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Homeroom 10:05 – 10:35 Town Hall Meeting - Sundays Snack Pat cast Advisory lesson Birthday celebrations! REGAL Reading Period 12:30 – 12:55 Foster the joy of reading Create a comfortable and safe reading environment

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL 6 th Grade Team! Ms. Cole – Social Studies Ms. Qadir – Math Ms. Williams – Science Ms. Debnam – English

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: About Me:  Billings, Montana  Gradated from Washington State University  Degree in Education with a Reading Endorsement  Outdoor Activities  Reading  Traveling

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: Classroom Goals: To foster an environment that encourages academic achievement and personal success. To emphasize learning as meaningful and fun. To appreciate and honor individual learning styles. To encourage each other to become “self managers” and “own our learning.”

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: General Mythology: Students will be responsible for making learning choices, while working within a structured classroom setting. Instruction will include whole group, small group, and individual learning activities. Students will have opportunities for real-world learning experiences.

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: Student Expectations: Students will arrive to class on time and commit to being productive participants every day. Students will be prepared. Bring supplies, turn in work on time, and be ready to learn. Students will respect the name, person, and property of others. Students will use academic time wisely in class and at home. Students will do their best work and have fun!

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: Social Studies Curriculum:  Geography based content and standards  Focus on the 5 Themes of Geography Location Place Region Movement Human – Environment Interaction

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: Social Studies Curriculum:

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: Unit 1: LOCATION What is geography? Overview of the 5 Themes Location: Relative Location  Basic maps  Mapping skills  Directions  Scale & symbols  Using and reading maps  Map making project Absolute Location  7 continents  Countries  Oceans/seas  Longitude and latitude  Coordinates  Hemispheres  Maps vs. globes

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: Unit 2: PLACE & REGION Physical elements of a region  Landforms  Climates Human elements of a region  Landmarks Cultural elements of a region  Food, dress, housing, languages, transportation, etc… UAE History  Changing cities

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: Unit 3: MOVEMENT Movement  Why do people live where they live? Migration Population change / densities Type of transport Products of regions linked to transport of goods/exporting/importing

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: Unit 4: HUMAN – ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION Adapting to environments Human dependence of resources Natural Disasters  Expo Event World Tour  Students choose a country to research and apply all 5 Themes of Geography to that particular country.

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Assessments: MYP 1 to 7 scale Projects Maps Presentations Essays / Writing Prompts Interactive Notebooks

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Interactive Notebooks:

Universal American School Driven by Knowledge. Inspired by Success. Al Badia, Dubai Festival City PO Box 79133, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: E: UNIVERSAL AMERICAN SCHOOL Communication: Blog: Google Classroom: n  Magazines please!