About USA 50 states

Unit/Grade Level/Lesson

• Unit: 50 States
• Grade Level: 5
• Lesson: Have students learn the United States and their location

Objectives

• To have students learn all the names and locations of the 50 states of the United States.

Ohio Social Studies Standards

• Standard: Geography
• Benchmark: Use map elements or coordinates to locate physical and human features of North America.
• Indicator: Use maps to identify the location of the 50 states of the United States

Materials Needed

• Blank Maps
• Index Cards
• Computer with Internet
• Song Lyrics for “Fifty Nifty United States”
• 50 State Word Search
• The Scrambled States of America Board Game
• Hop Off! Board Game

Materials Continued

• Bingo Cards
• Pictures of the States
• Classroom Map of the United States
• Books and Encyclopedias
• Jeopardy Template

Pre Assessment

• Give students a blank map and have them fill in all the states that they can identify.

Facts About the United States

• U.S. declared independence: July 4, 1776
• Largest State: Alaska
• Smallest State: Rhode Island
• Capital of the U.S.: District of Columbia, Washington D.C.
• 1 st State: Delaware in 1787
• 50 th State: Hawaii in 1959
• Ohio: 1803 was its Statehood; 17 th state

Facts About the U.S. Flag

• 13 Stripes represent the 13 original colonies
• 50 Stars represent the 50 states of the United States

Activity One

• Have students watch the “Fifty Nifty United States” video clip.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_HeLofy7IE

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_HeLofy7IE

• Pass out the lyrics to students and watch the video clip again and have students sing along. http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Fifty-Nifty-United-States-lyrics-Ray-Charles/0AE98363D8B3BD3B48256C24000F4F7B

Activity Two

• Give students a blank map and fill in as a class the 50 states

Activity Three

• Have students work in pairs.
• Each group will create a set of flashcards with a picture of each of the 50 states on an index card.

Activity Four

Have students go to the computer lab to play games of the 50 States

• 50 States Hangman www.surfnetkids.com/games/50states-hangman.htm United States Geography Game www.surfnetkids.com/games/united_states_geography.htm United States of America Map Game www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games
• 50 States Hangman www.surfnetkids.com/games/50states-hangman.htm
• United States Geography Game www.surfnetkids.com/games/united_states_geography.htm
• United States of America Map Game www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games

Activity Six

• Have students create BINGO cards listing 24 states and a Free Space
• The teacher will hold up pictures of each state and students will need to see if that state is on their BINGO card

Activity Seven

• Students will work individually researching one of the 50 states.
• They will need to find 10 interesting facts about their state.
• They will need to draw a picture of what their states looks like.

Activity Eight

• Divide students into teams to play Jeopardy
• The teacher will create questions about the 50 states (including pictures of the states, the states that border each other)

Activity Nine

• Have the students play “Around the World”
• All students will be seated, the teacher will ask one student to stand behind another student.
• These two students will be shown a picture of a state and who ever guesses correctly moves onto other seated students.

Post Assessment

Give students a blank map of the United States and have them complete for a grade

Blank Map

• This is what we would provide the students to fill out

Web Sites

• 50 States Facts

www.50states.com www.enchatedlearning.com/usa/states/area.shtml

• 50 States Hangman www.surfnetkids.com/games/50states-hangman.htm
• 50 States Lesson Plan http://lessons.ctaponline.org/~ddion/#Results
• “ Fifty Nifty United States” Video Clip www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_HeLofy7IE
• “ Fifty Nifty United States” Lyrics http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Fifty-Nifty-United-States-lyrics-Ray-Charles/0AE98363D8B3BD3B48256C24000F4F7B

Web Sites Continued

• “ Fifty Nifty United States” Lyrics http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Fifty-Nifty-United-States-lyrics-Ray-Charles/0AE98363D8B3BD3B48256C24000F4F7B
• United States of America Map Game www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games
• United States Geography Game www.surfnetkids.com/games/united_states_geography.htm