I hope you had a simply MARVELOUS holiday break!
We are moving on to the next 9 states to join the Union.
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STUDY & LEARN
Assignment #1:
Maybe you found a little time during the holiday fun to practice with your States video....? Maybe you've been practicing with it so much that it just pops into your head at random times, and you can't help but burst out into singing it...?
Here are the links to a
few of the videos. You can choose one of these or find
one of your own that you like better. Please find a little time to PRACTICE!
Fifty Nifty United States
50 States and Capitals (New)
50 States and Capitals (Old)
50 States and Capitals Song
The 50 States Song
Sing the States - Jack Hartmann
Assignment #2:
* The Main Landmarks/Attractions, some of which can be seen HERE.
* The State Flags.
* The State Nicknames.
* The State Population.
* The State Sizes.
* The Bordering States.
* The Rivers, Lakes, or Nearby Bodies of Water.
* Natural Features - such as the ones shown HERE.
* National Parks included in these States, ALL of which are all found HERE.
* The Nearby Mountain Ranges.
Assignment #3:
Complete this worksheet for ALL THE STATES WE'VE LEARNED SO FAR (13 Original Colonies + the 9 states from Week 2 + the 9 new states listed above = 31 states so far),
finding the information online, in an
encyclopedia, an atlas, from your Great Aunt Agatha or Uncle Bob - from
whatever source has the most up-to-date and accurate information.
Assignment #4:
Print out this blank map and write in the state names and capital cities for ALL THE STATES WE'VE LEARNED SO FAR (13 Original Colonies + the 9 states from Week 2 + the 9 new states listed above = 31 states so far), being careful to spell everything correctly.
YOU WILL NEED TO SHOW ME
THESE TWO PAPERS IN ORDER TO ATTEND CLASS,
SO PLEASE HAVE THEM READY AT THE START OF CLASS.
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KNOW & UNDERSTAND
Assignment #5:
Please complete AT LEAST ONE
of the following items to bring to class and share with us all. You
can do more than one, if you'd like. I will give out a Vanbuck for
every one that you DO complete, so do as many as you'd like or have time
to do.
PLEASE DO NOT COMPLETE THE SAME ITEM(s)
THAT YOU DID LAST WEEK!
(Unless you are doing them all for maximum Vanbucks...)
Try something new.
- If
you have visited one of the 9 states that we are studying THIS WEEK and
have pictures of cool places you've been while there, please bring 1-3
pictures to class and be prepared to tell us about your visit. What
awesome scenery did you see? Which landmarks did you visit? Why were
you there? (Vacation, choir tour, a funeral, flea market, you won a
trip on The Price is Right, etc.)
- Do some family history research
to learn about any ancestors you have who came from one of the 9 states
that we are studying THIS WEEK. Tell us about them! What were their
names? In what town were they born or buried? How many children did
they have? Did you find a cool story about them that you can share with
us.
- Pick ONE of the 9 states that we are studying THIS WEEK that is home to one of the U.S.A.'s 63 National Parks
(look them up!). Research this National Park and come prepared to: a)
Tell us the name of the park. b) Show us a picture of it. c) Tell us
why you think it is so cool.
- Pick
ONE of the 9 states that we are studying THIS WEEK and find an awesome
tourist attraction found there (preferably a natural physical feature or
something more interesting than Disneyland or Disneyworld!). Research
it and come prepared to: a) Tell us the name of this attraction. b)
Show us a picture of it. 3) Tell us what is so awesome about this
place.
- Print a blank map of the area/region we are studying THIS WEEK
and mark it with all of its physical features - mountain ranges, lakes,
rivers, volcanoes, deserts, forests, etc. Add all the state names and
capitals for this area/region. Add a compass rose to the map. Color
the map well and make it artistic.
- Pick
ONE of the 9 states that we are studying THIS WEEK and find a prominent
historical person from this state. Do a little research about this
person and come to class prepared to tell us why their life is notable -
something they did to contribute light and goodness to the world.
- Print a blank map of the area/region we are studying THIS WEEK. Add all the state names and capital cities, as well as the 2-letter abbreviation for each state and its State Nickname. (For instance, Utah's nickname is "The Beehive State," and its 2-letter abbreviation is UT).
- Memorize
all of THIS WEEK'S 9 states and their capital cities and be prepared to
recite them for us from memory - ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE NAME!
- Cut up a blank map of the 9 states that we are studying THIS WEEK,
carefully cutting out each state to preserve its shape. Write the
names of the states and their capital cities on the appropriate pieces.
Do a little research to find the size of each state in square miles,
and write that on the piece. Then, glue or tape the pieces onto a sheet
of paper in the order of their size, from smallest to largest.
- A
project of your own that will help you to learn more about one of the
9 states we are studying THIS WEEK. I will give you TWO Vanbucks
for this option, if your project makes sense and you've carried it out
well.
AND ONE LAST THING.....
Complete this short questionnaire to let me know you will be in Journeyman class.
