NewIma Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 How do you have your children memorize states and capitals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3girls4me Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 We are using memoria press' states and capitals study along with a cd with states and capitals songs. Also, each day during our morning time, I use flash cards of the ones we have already done. They are loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsWeasley Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 How old are the kids? I laminated a blank US map. While breakfast cooks, I put a chocolate chip (or something similar) on a state. If the kid can tell me what state it is and its capital, they get the treat. Otherwise, I move it to another state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenDaisies Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 We used MP States and Capitals as well. We also have a Melissa and Doug License Plate Game that is good for the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalAlt Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Poetry Atlas of the U.S., along with a Melissa and Doug Puzzle. We've been working on memorizing location, capital, and postal abbreviation for each, doing around 6 states or one region a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 This is a super fun game. My kids love it, and all of them can play it. I like it, too. http://www.amazon.com/Scrambled-States-America-Game-Card/dp/B0000663RL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 States and capitals CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Sheppard Software has a US geography game. You can work on the states or the capitals. We started with the states tutorial and I selected just the New England region. Grace would do the tutorial, then do Beginner Level 1 quiz over just the New England states. She did this for a week. The next week we did the New England capitals. We repeated the process: tutorial, then Beginner quiz. The third week we did the state tutorial on Mid-Atlantic followed by the capitals of the Mid-Atlantic states. When she took the quizzes I would have her go back and review the previous ones she'd learned as well. I kept adding a region each week until she had all of her states and capitals down and could do the entire United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Audio Memory States and Capitals CD - we listened to this every time we were in the car. It has been almost 10 years since we've heard them, but we can all still sing the songs. Yes, they can be annoying, but they work ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuovonne Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 To memorize the states we used "The Little Man in the Map". http://www.amazon.com/The-Little-Man-In-Map/dp/0978510046/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413816514&sr=8-1&keywords=the+little+man+in+the+map To memorize the capitals we used the Animaniacs Wakko's 50 states and capitals song on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedarling Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 We will be using MP States and Capitals, plus daily drawing of maps of each region we're working on, and then we alternate weeks with Scrambled States of America game and Sheppherd's Software games online. I doing this with an 8yo and 13yo....only issue is that the 8yo is a FAR better memorizer, so two repetitions of drawing the map, and she has it memorized. Her sister will take two weeks for each region, and may not master the memorization. So it depends on the child the best approach! For a good memorizer one or two resources will suffice...for a poor memorizer you may need a variety of different ways to approach it. I also have a song cd...don't know if we'll use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 My kids use Stack the States app on my android in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenDaisies Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 My kids use Stack the States app on my android in the car. Yes, and Shake the States is another good app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Little Man on the Map was a hit here for just memorizing the names and locations of the states. The sequel for capitals was not as helpful -- we went with these songs: http://amzn.com/B002BIKI5Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Agree with previous poster; depends on what type of memorization style your student has as to what works best. What was available to us back in the dark ages of homeschooling (lol): - Yo Sacramento - Sheppard Software free online geography games - over the course of a year, we made a "fact card" for each state (2 per week) with founding date, capital, state bird/tree/etc., state flag sticker, and info from either The Complete Books of Geography & Maps (has a US states section), or The Complete Books of U.S. States & Presidents, and then we could use them as flashcards - jigsaw puzzle, with pieces in the shape of states States/capitals songs would have been good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 How old are the kids? I laminated a blank US map. While breakfast cooks, I put a chocolate chip (or something similar) on a state. If the kid can tell me what state it is and its capital, they get the treat. Otherwise, I move it to another state. Love this! Except, if they don't know, *I* would get to eat the chocolate chip, and put a new one out on a new state for kid to try again. ;) :drool5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I've been amazed at how quickly my kids picked up the states and capitals after watching this video a few times a week. On YouTube -- It's called . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Stacking the states and stacking the country app is awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Songs. States - Fifty States that Rhyme States/Capitals - Tour the States from Marbles the Brain Store We also like Stack the States and scrambled states, but that was more for fun. The kids didn't really retain the information until we started listening to the songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Seconding Stack the States, Scrambled States board game, and especially Sheppard Software. I did not have my kids do the capitals. I think it's a bit useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Animaniacs have a song. And having a giant map on the wall makes for a lot of exposure here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhappyjoyjoy Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I've used many of the ideas mentioned above, but currently my boys take a sporcle quiz every Monday. DS1 is doing countries of Europe and DS2 is on state capitals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Buy a map. Buy a clear table cloth. Put map on table. Cover with table cloth. Or ROAD TRIP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 My oldest played stack the states on kindle and memorized them just from playing the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsWeasley Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Road trip? If I planned to teach states and capitals with traveling, I'd want to start with Honolulu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milknhoney Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Another vote for Stack the States. Both my kids love it. Even the five year old knows them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha2U Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 The Little Man in the Map GeoPuzzle U.S.A. & Canada Sequence States & Capitals game... while listening to the States & Capitals Songs — seriously, it's fun! MP States & Capitals MP Review of States & Capitals (a following year) Yo, Sacremento! Yo, Millard Fillmore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCEmom Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Another vote for Yo, Sacremento. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waa510 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Melissa and Doug Sound Puzzle of the U.S. Our basic geo. workbook Complete Book of Geography Stack the States app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegeyser Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Musical Stew has a really cute song, available lyrics, and a corresponding video. My kids loved it - and learned their states and capitals too! http://www.musicalstew.com/ http://www.musicalstew.com/states.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegeyser Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I also use the mapping exercises from Simply Charlotte Mason, but they didn't exist when we learned the states and capitals. We've done the Africa module and are working our way through the Middle East now. They are very simple, but they are gentle and effective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 DS has had a leapfrog Tag for a few years now - his maps get the most use. He has a US Map that teaches states and capitals. He also has a world map. Playing with these has taught him all his states, capitals and countries. he also likes stack the states and stack the countries on kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea 4 Three Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Mapping the World by Heart has a US unit included in their latest edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohini Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 THIS THIS THIS Anamaniacs States and Capitals song https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=animaniacs+states+and+capitals I taught legions of inner-city 4th graders w/ this song. It drove me crazy, but they learned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Bribery - Memorize 10 states & capitals and you can download a free app. Add 15 more and maintain knowledge of the first 10 and you can buy a paid app. Add 15 more and maintain the previous 25, and choose an add-on. Add the last 10 and get a second paid app or add-on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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