1 Begin by asking the students how many times they think they could write their name in a minute. Share some estimates.  Get two volunteers to write their names on the board while the rest measure a minute using one of the sand timers constructed in session 1. When the minute is up count the number of names.
Latin Meaning: The name Gloria is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Gloria is: Glory. Famous bearer: a character in playright George Bernard Shaw's 'You Never Can Tell', and American actress Gloria Swanson.
Origin of the name Gloria: Derived from the Latin glÅria (glory), Gloria was not used as a given name until the 20th century, when George Bernard Shaw used it as the name of a character in his 1898 play You Never Can Tell.