What we are doing
2009-2010
Following down the Amercian Trail for histroy, we'll be trotting through geography too. Learning about the great states of the U.S as they joined the union.
There are tons and tons of options in learning about the states. Since I have a 3rd and kinder doing this study I needed to make it simple and fun. So jumping off both Jessica's and serendipity's suggestions we started a notebook for each kid. We'll be reading, drawing, writing, pasting, and eating our way through this awesome country...state by state.
We'll also allow ourselves the flexibility to do more or less each time. I plan on moving slowly with this. Especially since we'll be joined by my SIL's little ones too. I'll have 5 students for about and hour to hour and a half each week. Hopefully our time will go something like this:
week one: Locating the state on our big map, reading from the state book, taking time to look at the pictures, studing the state's flag and it's symbols...an introduction day
week two: Taking a closer look at the state's bird, flag, and seal. Coloring their own flag, hearing the call of the state bird, illustrating (w/ narrations) a favorite characteristic of their state and color a closer map of the state.
week three: We'll look at the famous inventors and people that have come out of the state. Who were they and what were their contributions. We'll find pictures to paste into their notebooks and begin to assemble their state's pages. We'll listen to the state song and end with a game of Junior Great States game.
week four: Cooking! We'll find a symbolic treat or snack to make together and eat while we admire a well done job.
~ Resources ~
- The Discover America Series (also located at our county library)
- Student Activity packages and examples
- G is for georgraphy (Serendipity)
state facts
state flowers
state bird
- The Enchanted learning website
State Facts
- U.S mint website for the states quaters
Lesson Plans (worksheets)
coloring pages
- U.S Leaders coloring book
- Sections from our notebooking pages
- Great States Junior game
We'll borrow books from the library from time to time too. To assemble their pages the kids were given 3-ring binders with pockets. I use sturdy cardstock paper for the scrapbooking pages. and try to stay with the state colors. The notebooks are sectioned off to have a place for their scrapbooking and a additional place for history. In the history section they can add their narrations.
Only Boy and Rose's front covers...decorated and ready to go
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