ED 417

Third Grade

States & Capitals

• The students will recognize the placement of the states on the map.

• The students will know the capitals to each of the fifty states.

• Computer• Internet• Map of the United

States of America• Pen or Pencil

                                                                 

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es

http://www.50states.com/

• Sing Along Song• In a group of five click on the songs logo.

• Pick a state of your choice and learn the song for that state.

• Design your own tune to sing for the class.

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5201/

• Take Your Pick• At this site, you will learn about the fifty

states.  You can read what is written, take quizzes to test yourself, play games, and do puzzles.  State songs have been added that you are able to get.  Have Fun!

http://www.geobop.com/World/NA/

• Quiz Central!• See if you can guess the names of the 50

states & Canada’s provinces by...

http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/capitalgame.html

States Capital Game

Hey ya'll! Test your stately knowledge of the state capitals. It's pretty simple to play: just type in the name of each state's capital where it says "enter your answer", then press the enter button to see if you are right. Make sure the first letter of the name is capitalized. And spelling counts!

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5201/48states.htm

• History of the 48 continental United States.Watch your state become a state!

http://www.geobop.com/World/NA/Counties/index.htm

• Welcome to U.S. Counties!

• Detailed information about the counties in all 50 states will be online soon.

Workinglinks in the table below lead to sites that are finished. Or click a link to learn more

about the United States' more than 3,000 counties, parishes and boroughs.

http://www.infoplease.com/xwords/states.html

• Fifty States Crossword• Go to the Fifty States and fill in the

crossword puzzle. You may print this off if you would like. Give it your best shot!!

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770175.html

• Back in the USA: Fifty States and Fifty Fun Facts

• Learn about these fun facts of the United States of America

http://www.quia.com/jg/4.html

• U.S. State Capitals• At the site the students can choose the type

of game they would prefer to play.

• This is an interactive site that the students will love and enjoy.

Statesand Capitals

1787 to 1959 - 50 States In Little More

Than 170 Years• DelawareDecember 7, 1787,PennsylvaniaDecember 12,

1787,New JerseyDecember 18, 1787,GeorgiaJanuary 2, 1788,ConnecticutJanuary 9, 1788,MassachusettsFebruary 6, 1788,MarylandApril 28, 1788,South CarolinaMay 23, 1788,New HampshireJune 21, 1788,VirginiaJune 25, 1788,New YorkJuly 26, 1788,North CarolinaNovember 21, 1789,Rhode IslandMay 29, 1790,VermontMarch 4, 1791,KentuckyJune 1, 1792,TennesseeJune 1, 1796,OhioMarch 1, 1803,LouisianaApril 30, 1812,IndianaDecember 11, 1816,MississippiDecember 10, 1817,IllinoisDecemer 3, 1818,AlabamaDecember 14, 1819,MaineMarch 15, 1820,MissouriAugust 10, 1821,ArkansasJune 15, 1836,

1787 to 1959 - 50 States In Little More

Than 170 Years• MichiganJan 26, 1837,FloridaMarch 3, 1845,Texas

December 29, 1845,IowaDecember 28, 1846,WisconsinMay 29, 1848,CaliforniaSeptember 9, 1850,MinnesotaMay 11, 1858,OregonFebruary 14, 1859,KansasJanuary 29, 1861,West VirginiaJune 20, 1863,NevadaOctober 31, 1864,NebraskaMarch 1, 1867,ColoradoAugust 1, 1876,North DakotaNovember 2, 1889,South DakotaNovember 2, 1889,MontanaNovember 8, 1889,WashingtonNovember 11, 1889,IdahoJuly 3, 1890,WyomingJuly 10, 1890,UtahJanuary 4, 1896OklahomaNovember 16, 1907,New MexicoJanuary 6, 1912,ArizonaFebruary 14, 1912,AlaskaJanuary 3, 195950HawaiiAugust 21, 1959

The Declaration of Independence

• Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. The political philosophy of the Declaration ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. What Jefferson did was to summarize this philosophy in "self-evident truths" and set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country.

The Great Seal was carefully designed by the Founding Fathers to symbolize the United States – to the world and to the future. It is America's symbolic mission statement, created by the people who gave us our freedom.

Although the eagle side quickly became popular, the reverse side remained obscure until it appeared on the one-dollar bill in 1935. Consequently, the image of the pyramid and radiant eye is usually only associated with financial matters.

The Constitution of the United States of America

• We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

The Star-Spangled Banner• Flying above Fort McHenry at

Baltimore when the British attacked it on September 13, 1814. Francis Scott Key, a lawyer from Washington had gone aboard a British ship seeking the release of a friend held prisoner. He was detained throughout the night. The sight of the American flag still flying over the fortress the next morning inspired Key to write what, in 1931, became our National Anthem. The original Ft. McHenry flag is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Its design, born with the second flag act on January 13, 1794, is the only one ever to have more than thirteen stripes.