Extending States and Capitals

Our third graders learned their states and capitals in Social Studies and I wanted to build upon this in the computer lab.  To help get the students excited about geography, they typed friendly letters to a particular state requesting maps, brochures, and postcards.  (What an easy way to blend Social Studies, Language Arts, and keyboarding!)

Their efforts have paid off and we are starting to receive informational packets back from many states.  Students use the maps, brochures, and postcards to give a short oral presentation about their state.

So far we've received mail from:

Alabama

Arkansas

Colorado

Idaho

Illinois

Mississippi

Montana

North Dakota

Oklahoma

South Carolina

Utah

Vermont

Wyoming

Foldify App

If you haven't used Foldify you are missing out on creative fun!

Our third graders researched different state symbols and then created three dimensional visual representations.  After completing a short research worksheet students used the ipads to find pictures of their state symbols.  (FREE research worksheet can be found here.)

Foldify makes creating three dimensional shapes easy.  Students choose a shape, drag and drop pictures, and print.  I printed on cardstock, but regular paper would be fine.