Hands-On+Activity

7.1.3 A Identify geographic tools and their uses.
 * __ Geography - 50 States & Capitals __**
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7.1.3 B Identify and locate places and regions.

Students will create the 50 states puzzle as a refresher. Once we have created the puzzle we will be dividing the United States into seven regions. Students will be given a blank map and asked to bracket off the different regions with different colors. The North America Memory Game will be played by each student, in small groups, as a review and practice. Here students are encouraged to assist one another. For homework students will be given a crossword puzzle to complete for the quiz next day. This will contain ONLY the information on the quiz. The quiz will be the final tool used in the geography lesson on states and capitals. This particular lesson is designed for 3rd grade geography. It is a process that can last for eight days or can be created into centers’, this is decided on by the teacher. Day 1 - Students will learn that there are 50 states in the United States. After completing a puzzle on the 50 states the students will have a greater idea on their location. We will break the United States up into seven different regions.
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Day 2 - Students will learn about the Northeastern Region’s states and capitals.

Day 3 - Students will learn about the Mid-Atlantic Region’s states and capitals.

Day 4 - Students will learn about the Southeastern Region’s states and capitals.

Day 5 - Students will learn about the Midwestern Region’s states and capitals.

Day 6 - Students will learn about the South Central Region’s states and capitals. Day 7 - Students will learn about the Northwestern Region’s states and capitals.

Day 8 - Students will learn about the Southwestern Region’s states and capitals.

Each day student’s will begin with the region’s states and capitals as a review. Following the review is the North America Memory Game! At this point students will get into groups of no more than four and play the game.

Rules for the Game: 1 - Must match the state with its capital or the capital with the state. 2 - If you find a match you keep the cards and it is the next person’s turn. 3 - Person with the most cards at the end is the winner!

Once the game is over the students will have a crossword puzzle to complete for homework in preparation for the quiz the next day. The crossword puzzle will contain ONLY the information they need to know for the quiz, therefore there are no surprises.

I will be walking around and assessing the students during the North American Memory Game. My individual assessment on the students is the mini quiz given at the beginning of each day. The quizzes are on the information learned the previous day.
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