Since this is a year of a presidential election, we will be hearing the
names of a lot of different states. Do you know where these states are
located? Click here to play a game
and learn the names of some states. Select one of the states and write
something about what you learned about it through playing the game.
I learned about Illinois that they were the 21st states. WOW!!!! Thats pretty cool and I am going there for christmas because all of my family lives there,also it is 13 hours away!!! I do not want to drive that long.
The state that I picked was Arizona. Arizona was the 48th state in America. Another thing I learned was that Arizona is one of four corner states. The four major cities in Arizona are Phoenix,Tucson,Yuma,Flagstaff.
Did you know that california is one the biggest state ?. I didn't know that california was big state. I learned that california has a nickname called Golden state.
Did you know that Texas is shape like a arrow? At first I didn't think about that Texas is shape like an arrow,but then I realize it. It looks like Texas is the biggest state in the world,but its not.
Did you know Mississippi is named after the Mississippi river?At first I thought that they just called it that.But now i realize that it is called by the Mississippi river.
The state that I picked is Callofina.Did you know that Callofnia was the bigest state in america? Well I didi't know. And I wonder how far is callofnia from wear I live? I hope to find out.
Our class did not know that Montana was the Spanish word for mountain. One of the students in our classroom speaks Spanish and pronounced it for us. It is said a bit differently in Spanish than English.
You might think the U.S.A is the largest state but asia is the largest state in the world. My favorite part about the U.S.A is that we can do fun things in the world.
Wisconsin interested me. Never, have I thought much of that state until our class began communicating with a class living in Verona, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is east of Minnesota and west of Michigan. Do you know what major river is a border for Wisconsin? Share your answers!
On January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted to the United States as the 49th states. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word for "great country" or "mainland."
I choose Florida because it surprises me that the nick-name of the state is the *sunshine state*. I didn't know that Florida was the Spanish word for flowery. That really cool is what i thought. I wish i could live in Florida so i could be in the sunshine all the time. I wonder why it is called the sunshine state.
Did you know that Colorado has the best and highest mountains? The reason I chose Colorado is that I had a family reunion. And also my family chose it because they wanted a good view of the mountains at the hotel.
I chose Hawaii I learned that Hawaii is the 50th state. I was surprised when I learned that Hawaii is the only industrial coffee producer in the world. I also found that it is the endangered spices capital of the world. It is the only state in the U.S.A. That is completely surrounded by water.
Before my parents were born, Alaska was named the 49th state. Alaska has a lot of ocean on three sides. Alaska was almost the last state to be named. Canada is on one of the borders of Alaska and water is on the other sides. Something that interests me is that it has more than 2,000 people in the state.
I picked Utah because my grandma and grandpa live there and I know lots about it. Three hours away my other grandparents live in Idaho. Ten hours away, my uncle and aunt live in Arizona. There are lots of mountains in Utah too. Flying from Pennsylvania to Utah is five hours away on a plane. It makes me sad that I can't live close to my grandmas and grandpas and uncles and aunts because they all live in or around Utah. But, in the summer, I get to move closer to my family and so that makes me really happy. There is also something called Aspen Grove in the mountains. I've been there before and it's really fun because there are lots of activities like rock climbing and painting and lots of other stuff. That's why I picked Utah. It's fun and beautiful. In the winter, it gets really cold and my grandpa and I go sledding down really big hills.
I wanted to learn about Alaska. I learned Alaska is the 49th state of the United States of America. Alaska's population is 626,932 people. Alaska is home to the Iditorod the Dog Sledding race. Alaska's nickname is the Last Frontier. Alaska means great country.
I wanted to learn about Missouri. I learned that Missouri was named after an indian tribe called Missouri Siouan Tribe that means canoe. It's nick name is the show me state. It became a state in 1821.In the civil war Missouri was a slave state. During that time Missouri was split into to different sides half was the northern side and the others were the southern side. Before they had the nick name Gateway to the west because they were traveling to the western side.
I wanted to learn about Alaska because I am very interested in it.I never knew that it became the 49th state in January,3 1959. I also never knew that it had a population of 626,932. Did you know that the Natives called Alaska Alyeska?The name Alaska is most likely dirived from the Aleut word for "GREAT COUNTRY"or"MAINLAND"
I learend that wyoming is a rocky mountin . it was not that poplar but when the unuin pacific railroad got closer to the captil of cheyenne it got stedly more popular. Yellowstone park was the first Naisnal park.
Did you know that Hawaii is the part of the United States of America even when it is all of the way in the middle of the pacific ocean? Well it is. Hawaii is also the only state that gets bigger and bigger every time a volcano erupts do to the water touching the lava and creating rock that makes Hawaii bigger and bigger that means that there could be a day that Hawaii touches the rest of the United States of America.BYE!!!!
I picked the state Vermont, Did you now that Vermont is the 13th state, it had 25 battles and it is one of the small states in the U.S.A.. Did you now that Vermont servs the best serap in the U.S.A. again. Vermont dose not resikol and it has a lot of swiming pools and a lot of water parks. and it is very hot but it barly rains so it's wet and drie at the same time. It borders new york wich is why most people go to new york sity wich is locky for them but not lockey for me. It borders canada to and some people move to canada for a better life because in vermont there is a lot of crashs in vermont so they have a lot of poilioce. Vermont is a wered state but it is cool BYE!
I leaned that Florida borders Alabama,Georgia and South Carolina. I also leaned that Florida it a spanish word for flowery. Florida was discovered in the Easter season. The abbreviation for the state is FL.
I did you knew that Florida is none as the sun shine state I also did not knew that spanish adjecive means flowery I leaned alote that I did not knew there alote about Florida .
We learned that the state of Louisiana recognizes both English and French languages.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was very cool! I wonder if they ever teach people that go there french and english? What did you guys think about it?
DeleteI learned that New Jersey is the fifth smallest state.
ReplyDeleteThat's very cool Devan. Do you know the other four smallest states in America?
DeleteI learned that Georgia was one of the thirteen colonies that fought in the war against the Brittish.
ReplyDeleteI also learned that the Dakota's were some of the last states to be explored. Did you know that? I didn't. I thought that was pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteThats interesting Emma! Do you know any of the other last states to be explored?
DeleteCalifornia is more than a county than a state. California's nick name is The Golden State. It is none for the found of gold in 1848.
ReplyDeleteI learned that the abbreviation Maryland is MD.
ReplyDeleteFlorida is known as Sun Shine state.
ReplyDeleteI learned about Illinois that they were the 21st states. WOW!!!! Thats pretty cool and I am going there for christmas because all of my family lives there,also it is 13 hours away!!! I do not want to drive that long.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Massachusetts has 4 nicknames and they are...
ReplyDelete1. Bay State
2. Old Colony State
3. Puritan State
4. Bean State
And those are all 4 of the nicknames for Massachusetts!!!
New Jersey was the fifth smallest state. New Jersey was named after the island of jersey english channel.
ReplyDeleteTexas was the 28th state to join the union. Texas means frend to and it is my favorite state.
ReplyDeleteWhy is Texas your favorite state?
DeleteThe state that I picked was Arizona. Arizona was the 48th state in America. Another thing I learned was that Arizona is one of four corner states. The four major cities in Arizona are Phoenix,Tucson,Yuma,Flagstaff.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that california is one the biggest state ?. I didn't know that california was big state. I learned that
ReplyDeletecalifornia has a nickname called Golden state.
Hawii is the 4 smallest state in united states.I really like Hawii.I like Hawii because of the beaches.I also like the valcano's.
ReplyDeleteThe state I know is Maryland. I went to Maryland to the beach. I collected sea shells.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Texas is shape like a arrow? At first I didn't think about that Texas is shape like an arrow,but then I realize it. It looks like Texas is the biggest state in the world,but its not.
ReplyDeleteDid you know Mississippi is named after the Mississippi river?At first I thought that they just called it that.But now i realize that it is called by the Mississippi river.
ReplyDeleteThe state I know is Nebraska.Did you know that Nebraska was named after a Native American word that means flat water.
ReplyDeleteThe state that I picked is Callofina.Did you know that Callofnia was the bigest state in america? Well I didi't know. And I wonder how far is callofnia from wear I live? I hope to find out.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that New York is still a county.Well I new it was a county it's pretty cool that it is.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Singapore is near Vietnam and Thailand is on the left side of Vietnam.
ReplyDeleteIdaho is a mountain state. It was the only state to be named as a result of a hoax. Idaho was signed as a territory on March 4, 1863.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that New york is one of the mid atlantic states?
ReplyDeletetexas jioned the united states of America as there 28th member in 1845.
ReplyDeleteDid you know in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the Declaration
ReplyDeleteof Independence was signed in 1776?
did you know Georia was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against british rule in the american revolution?
ReplyDeleteHawii is the 50th state of the united states. Hawii is one of the sallest states in America.
ReplyDeletethat is so cool Devan!
DeleteUtah's state capatal name is sait lake city. Utah is known for it's vast monton's. thats what I know aboat Utah.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Montana is spanish for Mountains? I didn't befor I read about it. I thought that was very cool! What do you guys think about it?
ReplyDeleteOur class did not know that Montana was the Spanish word for mountain. One of the students in our classroom speaks Spanish and pronounced it for us. It is said a bit differently in Spanish than English.
DeleteYou might think the U.S.A is the largest state but asia is the largest state in the world. My favorite part about the U.S.A is that we can do fun things in the world.
ReplyDeleteThe state I know is Hawaii and did you that Hawaii is the 50th of the United States.
ReplyDeleteWhat I learned that Mississippi has some nick names. One nick name is the father of the river.
ReplyDeleteWisconsin interested me. Never, have I thought much of that state until our class began communicating with a class living in Verona, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is east of Minnesota and west of Michigan. Do you know what major river is a border for Wisconsin? Share your answers!
ReplyDeleteOn January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted to the United States as the 49th states. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word for "great country" or "mainland."
ReplyDeleteI choose Florida because it surprises me that the nick-name of the state is the *sunshine state*. I didn't know that Florida was the Spanish word for flowery. That really cool is what i thought. I wish i could live in Florida so i could be in the sunshine all the time. I wonder why it is called the sunshine state.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Colorado has the best and highest mountains? The reason I chose Colorado is that I had a family reunion. And also my family chose it because they wanted a good view of the mountains at the hotel.
ReplyDeleteI chose Hawaii I learned that Hawaii is the 50th state. I was surprised when I learned that Hawaii is the only industrial coffee producer in the world. I also found that it is the endangered spices capital of the world. It is the only state in the U.S.A. That is completely surrounded by water.
DeleteBefore my parents were born, Alaska was named the 49th state. Alaska has a lot of ocean on three sides. Alaska was almost the last state to be named. Canada is on one of the borders of Alaska and water is on the other sides. Something that interests me is that it has more than 2,000 people in the state.
ReplyDeleteI picked Utah because my grandma and grandpa live there and I know lots about it. Three hours away my other grandparents live in Idaho. Ten hours away, my uncle and aunt live in Arizona. There are lots of mountains in Utah too. Flying from Pennsylvania to Utah is five hours away on a plane. It makes me sad that I can't live close to my grandmas and grandpas and uncles and aunts because they all live in or around Utah. But, in the summer, I get to move closer to my family and so that makes me really happy. There is also something called Aspen Grove in the mountains. I've been there before and it's really fun because there are lots of activities like rock climbing and painting and lots of other stuff. That's why I picked Utah. It's fun and beautiful. In the winter, it gets really cold and my grandpa and I go sledding down really big hills.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to learn about Alaska. I learned Alaska is the 49th state of the United States of America. Alaska's population is 626,932 people. Alaska is home to the Iditorod the Dog Sledding race. Alaska's nickname is the Last Frontier. Alaska means great country.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to learn about Missouri. I learned that Missouri was named after an indian tribe called Missouri Siouan Tribe that means canoe. It's nick name is the show me state. It became a state in 1821.In the civil war Missouri was a slave state. During that time Missouri was split into to different sides half was the northern side and the others were the southern side. Before they had the nick name Gateway to the west because they were traveling to the western side.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to learn about Alaska because I am very interested in it.I never knew that it became the 49th state in January,3 1959. I also never knew that it had a population of 626,932. Did you know that the Natives called Alaska Alyeska?The name Alaska is most likely dirived from the Aleut word for "GREAT COUNTRY"or"MAINLAND"
ReplyDeleteI learend that wyoming is a rocky mountin . it was not that poplar but when the unuin pacific railroad got closer to the captil of cheyenne it got stedly more popular. Yellowstone park was the first Naisnal park.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Hawaii is the part of the United States of America even when it is all of the way in the middle of the pacific ocean? Well it is. Hawaii is also the only state that gets bigger and bigger every time a volcano erupts do to the water touching the lava and creating rock that makes Hawaii bigger and bigger that means that there could be a day that Hawaii touches the rest of the United States of America.BYE!!!!
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Pennsylvania is West of California. California is Right next to Nevada is east of pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Right next to new Jersey is delaware.
ReplyDeleteI picked the state Vermont, Did you now that Vermont is the 13th state, it had 25 battles and it is one of the small states in the U.S.A.. Did you now that Vermont servs the best serap in the U.S.A. again. Vermont dose not resikol and it has a lot of swiming pools and a lot of water parks. and it is very hot but it barly rains so it's wet and drie at the same time. It borders new york wich is why most people go to new york sity wich is locky for them but not lockey for me. It borders canada to and some people move to canada for a better life because in vermont there is a lot of crashs in vermont so they have a lot of poilioce. Vermont is a wered state but it is cool BYE!
ReplyDeleteI leaned that Florida borders Alabama,Georgia and South Carolina. I also leaned that Florida it a spanish word for flowery. Florida was discovered in the Easter season. The abbreviation for the state is FL.
ReplyDeleteI did you knew that Florida is none as the sun shine state I also did not knew that spanish adjecive means flowery I leaned alote that I did not knew there alote about Florida .
ReplyDeleteTexas joined the United states of America as its 28th member state in 1845.It has the postal abbreviation TX.It one of the southerwest states.
ReplyDeleteI learned where Florida is. Florida is in America. It is in the South.
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