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Nifty Fifty State Trivia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A wonderful game on U.S. States Trivia awaits your class. In this geography instructional activity, they will play a Jeopardy-style game. All the worksheets with the questions and answers are embedded in this beautifully-designed plan....
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States and Capitals, Mountains and Rivers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify geographical locations in the midwestern United States. In this geography lesson, students identify 12 states and capitals and geographical features in the region by using U.S. maps. Students use blank maps to fill in...
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States and Capitals Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore states and capitals.  In this U.S. geography lesson, students practice locomotor skills playing Freeze Tag. Young scholars generate the matching capital when given a specific state name in order to continue...
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Basic U.S. Geography

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Provide your 11th graders with a basic understanding of U.S. Geography. They label the state, regions, and boundaries found in the contiguous U.S. as well as Hawaii and Alaska. Then, they complete two Internet related activities. 
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States & Capitals 1-25

For Students 3rd - 5th
Young pupils test their geography skills by matching the 50 states to their correct state capitals. The states are listed in alphabetical order on the left, and a list of state capitals are presented in random order in a right-hand...
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Discovering American Symbols

For Teachers 3rd
Help youngsters get to know their states and capitals, explore their own country, and study American symbolism. They take a "trip" across America collecting symbols, images, and information about each state as they go (through text and...
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USA States and Capitals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore U.S. geography by completing a map identification activity. In this states and capitals instructional activity, 5th graders examine a map of all 50 U.S. states and identify them as well as their capital cities....
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States and Capitals Unit

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the regions, states, and capitals that make up the United States. Through the five lessons in this unit students locate and name the fifty states and their capitals.
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States and Capitals - Lesson 4 - U.S. Political Map

For Students 4th - 6th
In this U.S. state capitals worksheet, students identify the capital cities of the 50 states using the latitude and longitude coordinates provided.
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States And Capitals

For Students 4th - 6th
In this states and capitals activity, learners research, analyze and memorize the fifty United States states and their capitals. Students complete a word scramble puzzle containing the fifty states and capitals.
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U.S. State Capitals Dotted Tracing Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this tracing states worksheet, students trace the name of 2 U.S. states. Students trace the names of Illinois and Michigan in regular printing.
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Across the United States- Home Learning Activity

For Students 4th - 5th
In this home-school United States map worksheet, students work with a family partner as they study a map of the United States. They talk about the states they have visited, play a game by giving each other clues about states, and write...
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Connecting Post-Civil War Mob Violence and the Capitol Hill Riot

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Anti-democratic violence is not new in the United States. Learners watch videos and then compare and contrast the 1873 Colfax and the 1898 Wilmington massacres. They then watch a video about the Capitol Hill insurrection of 2021 and...
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U.S. Geography for Children: State Capitals

For Students 4th - 5th
In this United States map skills worksheet, students locate and label specified states and their capitals, and create icons and a map key to show something for each state that is famous. Students answer 5 questions.  
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U.S. Geography for Children

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this U.S. map activity worksheet, students observe maps of the continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska, locate and label landforms and bodies of water, and create symbols for natural resources and places of interest. Students...
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The 50 States and its Holidays

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Though the format of this ELL instructional activity 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,...
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A Blending of Socialism and Capitalism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on China's economic development and use a worksheet to organize their findings. They participate in class discussion and compare and contrast the economies of the U.S. and China.
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Puerto Rico: The 51st State?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore Puerto Rico.  In this Puerto Rico current events lesson, students conduct a Webquest to answer questions about Puerto Rico's culture.  Students discuss whether Puerto Rico is a country or a state, and defend...
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U.S. State Capitals Vocabulary Maze

For Students 4th - 6th
In this United States worksheet, students complete a vocabulary maze involving 15 United States capitals. Students start at a specific point and end up at the bold letter A in red.
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A Landmark Lesson: The United States Capitol Building

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the events in American history that affected the US Capitol Building. They name activities that happen in and around the Capitol by looking at primary source documents that are available online.
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Where in the United States Are We?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students spend the instructional activity 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 instructional activity, they write a...
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State Notebooking Pages

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
When learning about US geography, it can hard to remember facts about 50 different states. Help your young scholars organize all of this information with a collection of easy-to-use note-taking guides.
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Mystery State # 39

For Students 6th - 8th
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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A Lesson To Accompany "The First Bank of the United States: A Chapter in the History of Central Banking"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is an interesting topic. Learners examine the economics that led to the founding of the First Bank of America. They participate in a reader's theater experience depicting the debate between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson...