Though the format of this ELL lesson is confusing (the standards listed are for plate tectonics, yet the objectives are for American geography and holidays), a teacher could glean some ideas from the main idea. Here, pupils complete a...

Students investigate geography by completing games with classmates. In this United States of America lesson, students examine a map of North America and identify the borders of Mexico and Canada as well as the Pacific and Atlantic....

High schoolers spend the lesson identifying the location of the fifty states and the capitals. Using a software program, they retrace te outline of each state numerous times. To end the lesson, they write a story about a state and city...

Take a trip to the Golden State with this informative ESL presentation about California. Slides detail the state bird, state flower, and state tree with pictures and explanations. Some of the information is dated, such as Arnold...

In this Texas activity, students explore the state of Texas. Students look at a blank map of Texas and add the state capital, major cities, and any other major attractions of the state of Texas on the blank map.

In this tracing states instructional activity, students trace the name of 2 U.S. states. Students trace the names of Illinois and Michigan in regular printing.

In this states handwriting activity, students trace and write the names of 2 states in cursive writing. Students trace and write the names for Illinois and Michigan.

In this North Dakota worksheet, students match 14 words pertaining to the state of North Dakota with their definitions in another column.

In this state maps worksheet, students identify the state of Delaware, and fill in the state capital, major cities, and other attractions in the state.

For this U.S. state capitals handwriting worksheet, students trace 2 state names and write both their capital and the state name again on the lines provided. 

In this Arkansas worksheet, students analyze an outline map of the state of Arkansas and label the capital city. Students label other important cities and important attractions and color the map.

In this North Dakota worksheet, students study an outline map of North Dakota with the capital city marked. Students color the map and add other important cities and landmarks.

Fifth graders find each state and its capital city on a map before memorizing the information. They work in small groups after watching a modeled lesson by the teachers. They write a statement about their assigned states and capital...

In this map of Kansas worksheet, students color and label major cities and physical features of this state. Students also study the location of Kansas in relation to the other states in the U.S. by studying the background map.

In this Idaho state map learning exercise, students color and label important physical features and cities. Students also study the background map to learn the location of Idaho as related to the rest of the U.S.

In this Iowa state map instructional activity, students color and label the important cities and physical features. Students also study the background map that shows the location of Iowa in the United States.

In this geography of Virginia worksheet, students color the map and label major cities and physical features. Students also study a second map showing the location of the state of Virginia in the United States.

In this geography of Georgia worksheet, students color the map and label major cities and physical features. Students also study a second map showing the location of the state of Georgia in the United States.

In this geography of Florida worksheet, students color the map and label major cities and physical features. Students also study a second map showing the location of the state of Florida in the United States.

In this Indiana state map worksheet, students color and label the important cities and physical features on this outline map. Students also learn of Indiana's location in the U.S. by studying the background map.

In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the statements about New York and write 10 vocabulary words from the word bank to complete the statements.

In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the statements about South America and complete them with 10 words from the word bank.

Students use a library research activity to research the fifty United States. In this library research lesson, students complete a unit of lessons where they research and study the fifty states in the United States. Students research the...

In this South Dakota worksheet, 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.