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Mystery State # 39
Which state will be the answer to the five clues today? After considering each clue, learners will name the mystery state. If your class can determine which state was home to Chief Sitting Bull, they'll be able to answer South Dakota.
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Four Famous Faces
Each one of our quarters is embellished with a famous face or image representing the state it came from. This activity uses South Dakota's state quarter to get kids thinking about monetary value, what the president of the United States...
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Establishing a Lawn
The techniques for preparing soil before laying, or seeding, a lawn is covered in this set of slides. Ideal pH, fertilizer, and drainage is described. Details of the best seed type for different conditions are also given. Pictures to...
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South Dakota Map
In this South Dakota map learning exercise, learners fill in the state capital, major cities and other state attractions in an outline map of South Dakota.
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South Dakota Challenge
In this South Dakota activity, students read 10 clues to facts about the history of South Dakota. From four choices, students pick the word or phrase that best answers the clue.
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South Dakota Word Search
In this South Dakota word search activity, students locate and identify the 9 state-related names, words, and places listed within the word puzzle.
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Follow the Leader
Students examine the roles of national leaders and the three branches of government and their duties. They view and discuss the images on the South Dakota Quarter Reverse transparency, complete a worksheet, and create a mobile of the...
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South Dakota Vocabulary
In this state facts learning exercise, students read the vocabulary statements about the state of South Dakota. Students use the vocabulary words to complete the 10 statements.
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South Dakota
In this South Dakota worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about the history of South Dakota. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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South Dakota Outline Map
In this South Dakota outline map learning exercise, students examine political boundaries of the state and the placement its capital city as well as its major cities. This map is not labeled.
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South Dakota Acrostic Poetry
In this online interactive language arts instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem regarding South Dakota using the letters SOUTH DAKOTA. This instructional activity may also be printed for use in classrooms.
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South Dakota Cities Word Jumble
In this South Dakota worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in South Dakota. There is a word box.
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South Dakota Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this online interactive South Dakota instructional activity, students examine 20 state-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters. This instructional activity may also be printed for...
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South Dakota Worksheet
In this South Dakota worksheet, students examine a flag of the state. After doing their own research, students fill in information about the South Dakota: capital city, tree, flower, motto and date of statehood.
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Transportation with Lewis and Clark
Students listen to a PowerPoint presentation and complete a Venn diagram comparing the methods of transportation in the early 1800s with today's transportation. They experiment with the buoyancy of keelboats.
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South Dakota State Quarter
In this state quarters worksheet, students study the image of the state quarter for the state of South Dakota. Students answer questions based on state fact information found on the quarter.
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South Dakota
In this South Dakota worksheet, students read 9 short paragraphs about the early settlement and statehood of South Dakota. Worksheet has no other associated activities.
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PBS Kids Go Buster Buffalo Round-Up
Second graders visit Rapid City, South Dakota, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming in these two episodes of Buster. They examine the Lakota people in South Dakota to see what it means to persevere. They sing songs and study idioms. They brainstorm...
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Eyes on South Dakota: Internet and Power Point Lesson
Learners research a historical person in South Dakota. They utilize online library networks to search articles, books, magazines, etc. Students create a PowerPoint slide about the historical person they have studied. They import...