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50 States Handout50 States Handout
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50 States

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An absolute must-have for your unit on the 50 states, this resource contains reading handouts, activity-based worksheets, and comprehension questions for each and every one of the United States of America.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the 50 states, the united states, united states geography

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Learn about each state individually over the course of a month, using this packet as a foundational resource for your unit and adding other activities and supplemental material when appropriate
  • Assign each learner one or two states to research and present to the class by randomly administering the worksheets from this resource

Pros

  • Wide range of worksheet types, including word puzzles, fill-in-the-blank, timeline activities, and reading charts 

Cons

  • Answer keys are not included for states after Colorado

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.7 RI.4.1 RI.4.4 RI.4.7 RI.5.4 RI.5.7

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