PachiSusan Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I know, I’m a total and complete geek, but I have been waiting all year for the state studies to start in history! This is the first time that I have done all the research, found the books, made the templates for her State’s book. We’ve been getting State Post Cards in the mail for months now, and we finally get to use them! I haven't found where I hid the box of page protectors for the pages and we still need to buy the notebook and have her decorate it however she wants to. Here is Melissa doing her first one: Maine. We first read about the state in the State by State Atlas, by DK. Then I had her look up the state motto and the state flag online. She took the worksheets and through the page got all the pieces needed and drew the state bird, flower, tree, and flag. Here’s the finished product for New Hampshire: We also did New Hampshire today and we watched “Steven Frye’s In America†for the states of Maine and New Hampshire and we will be watching it each day for each state we do. We also took out Discovery Education’s “New England States†and we will be watching that this week as well. It's so great when I find a project that both of us are interested and she loves!!! YAY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I wish you an increase in your petrol budget so you can road trip. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 I wish you an increase in your petrol budget so you can road trip. :) Oh THANK YOU!! That would be such a dream come true! With an unemployed hubby, money is so very tight. We will at least be traveling to CA, NV, AZ, and maybe NM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 That's better than a kick in the pants, but more would be better! My Ex went to Canberra a few months back so now dd wants to go too. I feel like a lousy specimen of motherhood for not taking her, lol. Hopefully between my brother and I we'll be able to afford it later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amselby81 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 That looks very cool! May I ask, what curriculum are you using and what grade? Thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 That's better than a kick in the pants, but more would be better! My Ex went to Canberra a few months back so now dd wants to go too. I feel like a lousy specimen of motherhood for not taking her, lol. Hopefully between my brother and I we'll be able to afford it later in the year. Don't worry - she won't be too deprived. We're going to be doing the ghost towns and the silver mines in the area...she's really looking forward to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 That looks very cool! May I ask, what curriculum are you using and what grade? Thank you for sharing! This is for fourth grade, and I'm making my own curriculum up. We are using this book as a spine: and we are studying each state in their respective part of the USA. For instance, we are starting on the Northeastern states and studying them in a chunk, then moving to the Southeastern states, etc... The worksheets were designed by me in Photoshop for the main parts of each state that I wanted her to learn. She will be learning the state capitals as well as the shape of each state and where they are in the USA. I have been collecting state post cards from friends from all over the USA and still need about 10 of them, but we'll make do if we run into the states with no post cards as of yet. We are also watching "Steven Frye's In America" on Netflix and "How the States Got Their Shape" on Youtube. We are also taking out of the library (one section at a time) the series "American Geography Close-Ups" by Discovery School . When we get to Nevada, our home state, we will slow down and learn in greater detail about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 SOunds great!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I love this! Thanks for sharing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 That looks like a lot of fun, and the worksheets you made are gorgeous! If you haven't seen it, you might enjoy reading "The Scrambled States of America" by Laurie Keller; it's hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 We're doing a state study next year and I've been gathering supplies all week. I'm very excited to begin! My oldest is currently obsessed with our Commemorative State Quarter collection, so it's great timing for us to begin! We're using this free US State notebook download -- it looks awesome! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/State-Notebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 We are combing USA geography and history for the 2013-2014 school year. I am using Which Way USA for DS and using the following free resources http://www.homeschoolshare.com/connections__usa.php http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxusa.htm http://www.homeschoolshare.com/connections__usa.php#Where_is....__Shutterfold_Books_(for_your_lapbook)_ http://www.lotsofcoloringpages.com/us_state_flags/state_flags5.asp http://www.lotsofcoloringpages.com/us_states/states.asp http://www.lotsofcoloringpages.com/us_presidents/us_presidents_coloring_pages.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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