Every week in 2014 we are going to study a new US State and by the end of the year we will have gone through them all with just over 10 days to spare. Join us if you'd like to! We are going in alphabetical order starting with Alabama on January 1st and ending with Wyoming December on 19th. What better way to take advantage of the fact that we homeschool than to have something planned all through the year?
What we'll do:
1. Get books about the State we are on at the library every week.
2. Have Mischa color various things related to the State she is learning. She can then cut out the pictures and paste them onto a large piece of paper making a collage. Get information and printable coloring sheets for each State from these websites.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/
http://www.doodle-art-alley.com/state-coloring-pages.html
http://www.50states.com/
3. At the end of the week quiz her on what she's learned. Throughout the week the focus will be on the State's Capitol, flag, Statehood, nickname, bird, flower, tree, and song.
5. At least twice a week go over all the States and their Capitols. I will use a puzzle Mischa has that is made by Melissa and Doug. You can find it here... http://www.melissaanddoug.com/united-states-of-america-usa-learning-sound-puzzle
Our goal:
1. To memorize all the States and their Capitols.
2. To have a better understanding of all the States individually.
3. To have a better understanding of US geography.
4. To learn a bit about our country "from sea to shining sea."
Happy Homeschooling!
~Mickaela
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