Social Studies

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listthe50sju.html

An internet hotlist on the fifty states

http://www.postcardsfrom.com/teach/teach.html

An excellent geography website that uses postcards to study state wildlife, stats, etc.

www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

Check out the States Web games

http://www.50states.com

State stats as well as song lyrics and midis

http://www.proteacher.com/090028.shtml

Lesson plans by state

http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Geography/U.S._States

Directory of links to lesson plans on the web that requires a membership to Lesson Planet.

http://www.pa-academy.org/pt3/portal/resources/Lesson_Plans/Adaptation/

mapping_us/mapping_us.htm

Fifth Grade mapping skills lesson

http://www.edhelper.com/geography/Fifty_States.htm

Fifty States Theme Unit

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states.html

Data and facts about the fifty states

http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/

Information and pictures of fifty states for use in student state reports

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/

Facts, map and state symbols for the 50 states, with links to related quizzes and printouts.

http://www.factmonster.com/us.html?link=fmhpn

Almanac sections on US History, Geography, State Maps, Flags, Quizzes, etc.

http://www.theus50.com/

Information on state's history, geography, outdoors, tourism, information, links and quiz

http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/kidspace/stateknow/

Internet Public Library: Facts about the United States

http://www.gocampingamerica.com/kidspages/stateinfo.html

Fun for Kids state information

http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/American.html

U.S. States & Regions lesson plans for K-12 teachers & students

Language Arts

http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/wordplay/statebystate.html

State by state word and letter play

http://www.americanfolklore.net/ss.html

Folktales from all 50 states and 5 regions

Technology

http://geocities.com/lananguyen2000/index.html

3rd grade social studies webquest where students create brochures

http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/williams/quarterwebquest/index.html

5th grade social studies webquest where students design state quarters

http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/usstates/states.htm

Webquest that involves students researching a state and creating a Multimedia project.

http://www.lbm.net/Clipart_Gallery/usabackgrounds.htm

Free USA backgrounds and graphics

http://www.worldwidewebawards.net/usa02.htm

Free USA backgrounds and graphics

Humanities

http://www.emcnotes.com/

Elementary music program about state capitals

http://www.virtualcities.com/ons/0rec/governor.htm

Governor's of each state have submitted recipes using foods from their state

http://www.infoamerika.cz/tabulka%20state%20song.htm

Song lyrics and midis of state songs

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/a/phrase.html?id=14125&phrase=

fifty+nifty+united+states

Order sheet music for "Fifty Nifty United States"

Bernhard, Annika, State Birds and Flowers Coloring Book, Dover Publications, Inc., 1990, New York

Reference Books

Gordon, Patricia and Snow, Reed, Kids Learn America, Williamson Publishing Co., 1992, Charlotte, Vermont

Davis, Kenneth C., Don’t Know Much About the 50 States, HarperCollins Publishers,
2001, South China Printing Company

Stienecker, David L., First Facts About The States, Blackbirch Press, Inc., 1996, New York, New York

Banks, James A. Regions Near and Far. New York: Macmillian/McGram-Hill Publishing Company, 1993.

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