Can YOU identify the shapes of the United

States?

Jeffrey VanCleave

Geography

1st Grade

The purpose of this presentation is to have the students be able to correctly identify the United States by just looking at the specific shape of the state.

Given the shapes of the United States, TLW identify the correct state with 100% accuracy.

TN Standard 1.17 Identify the shapes of Tennessee and the United States on maps and globes.

InstructionRemember learning the States? Remember

singing the states song? Here’s a link in case you forgot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Idny5YrAw

Just click on the link and press play to watch the video and listen to the song!

After you have watched the video, exit out and click back on the power point and then click the arrow in the bottom to continue!

Instruction 2Still need some help remembering? Well here is

a fun website you can explore to test your memory on where the states are located!

http://www.funbrain.com/where/

Now once you click on this it will take you to the website. Make sure you only stay on United States and Level 1

After you have gotten 10 correct, exit out and click back on the power point and then on the arrow at the bottom to continue

Instruction 3Wow you’re becoming really good at

remembering your states! Now comes the fun part where you put what you have learned to the test!

There will be three questions for you to answer! I know you can do it!

When you are ready click the arrow at the bottom to begin!

Good Luck!

Which of the following states is Tennessee? (The state you live in)

CorrectThat is Tennessee! The wonderful state we live

in! Did you know our State Slogan is “America at it’s best”? Pretty Cool right?!

TN

Which of the following states would you go,

to relax on the beach?

CorrectThat’s right Florida is where you would go to

relax on the beach! Did you know Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south.

FL

Which of the following states is the largest in

size?

CorrectThat’s right Texas is the largest! They always

say everything is bigger in Texas! Did you know Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State!

TX

SummaryWow! Now that was fun right!

By the end of this lesson you should now be able to correctly list all 50 states!

You should also be able to correctly pace them on a map where they belong!

If you are still struggling don’t worry! You can try this activity again or you can click on the link below to try another game that will show you where the states belong as well as the shape of that state!

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html

Incorrect

Am man!

Try again please!

Creditshttp://www.sircon.com/state-information-center/

alabama.html

http://www.funbrain.com/where/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Idny5YrAw

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html