Your Name

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Our 50 StatesName of Your State

• Your Name
• Date

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Directions

• Place students into groups of 2 or 3.
• Assign each group a specific state.
• Have students research their state to find out
  the location, state symbols, motto, etc.
• Students can research using http//www.50states.co
  m/
• Students can also use a series of books by Emily
  McAuliffe that explain each states facts and
  symbols. Check your library for this series.
• Have students complete each slide.
• When they are finished, have students print
  Handouts/ Six to a Page
• Students can then create a mini-book about their
  state. (Click here for directions on creating a
  mini-book)
• If you cannot find what you are looking for in
  clipart, students can go to Clipart Online and
  find pictures of their state. http//office.micros
  oft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lcen-us

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TEKS

• 1.13A explain selected national and state
  patriotic symbols such as the United States and
  Texas flags, the Liberty Bell, and the Alamo
• 1.5B locate place of significance on maps and
  globes such as the local community, Texas and the
  United States
• 2.17B Obtain information about a topic using a
  variety of visual sources such as pictures,
  graphics, television, maps, computer software,
  literature, reference sources and artifacts.
• 2.17C Use various parts of sources, including the
  table of contents, glossary, and index, as well
  as computer keyboard searches, to locate
  information.
• 2.17D Sequence and categorize information.
• 2.14B identify selected symbols such as state and
  national birds and flowers and patriot symbols
  such as the U. S. and Texas flags and Uncle Sam
• 2.6C compare information from different sources
  about places and regions

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My State has many neighbors

• My neighbors are

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Here is where my state is located in the United
StatesMove the yellow arrow to point to your
state.
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My State Capital
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Places to Visit
Choose one place in your state that would be
interesting to visit. Tell where it is located in
the state and why it would be interesting to
visit.
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Statehood

• This state became the _____ state in the United
  States in _____

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Symbols of name of your state

• The state bird is
• The state flower is
• The state tree is
• The state animal is

Go to Insert Picture Clipart. Find a picture
of each symbol and place them on this page. You
may have to resize the pictures so they fit.
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State Mottoexplain why this motto was selected