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2008-09

School Year

USA Postcard Exchange Mailing December 15, 2008
One Classroom per State.  All Postcards should be postmarked by 12/15/08.

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Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa,Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi,Nebraska,North Dakota, New Hampshire,
Oregon,Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington DC, Wyoming


Listen to Mrs. Kling's Class sing The 50 States That Rhyme.

I attended an educational workshop where the presenter told us that singing songs is "fluff" and there are other activities that give you more "power per minute" for learning. So, I asked my twin daughters, who were in ninth grade, to try to remember a song they learned in second grade about the 50 states. In less than 10 minutes they recalled and sang this song while I typed. They said the only reason they remembered all 50 states so quickly was because they learned them in a song! Don't you just love the "power per minute" of music?

How Does Music Influence Young Learners?

Do you want to learn about the 50 states?
http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/classes/cs255f03/cs255students/jedens/P9/Unit.html
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listthe50sju.html

50 States Worksheets, Maps and Online Activities
http://www.50states.com/tools/

Mnemonic Devices to Remember the 50 States and Capitals
http://mrsjones.org/themes/usa.html

States and Capitals Memory Game
http://www.webeans.net/hutt/educ/statesmemory.htm

Official State Song for Each State
http://www.50states.com/songs/

Drag and Drop each state to its correct place on the USA map.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

Free USA Map Puzzle Software
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_us.htm
Learn the geography of the United States with a free educational map puzzle.
States and capitals of the United States.

50 States Book List
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/projects/flags/states_books.htm

Lyrics to The Fifty Nifty States - No Music
http://www.proteacher.net/archive/posts/2002/03/04/29744.html

Songs about US States or with State Names
http://parlorsongs.com/issues/2003-3/thismonth/feature.asp
http://parlorsongs.com/issues/2003-8/thismonth/featurea.asp
http://parlorsongs.com/issues/2003-8/thismonth/featureb.asp

State Songs
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/song/
http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/songs/

State Song Midis (scroll down)
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/midi/Anthems/index.shtml

The Pledge of Allegiance and Flag Activities
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/the_pledge_of_allegiance.html

List of States and Capitals
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/internet/capitals1.htm

Match Capitals to their States
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/internet/capitals2.htm

State Name Word Search
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/words/states1.htm

Last Updated 1/5/08