Learn the 50 States!Learn the 50 States!

Interactive Learning to the 50 U.S. Interactive Learning to the 50 U.S. StatesStates

By: Megan MurphyBy: Megan Murphy

Learn the 50 States…Learn the 50 States…• State Regions in the United States• Northeast Region• Midwest Region• South Region• West Region• Learn the “50 Nifty State Song!”• Interacting games to assist in learning• List of all 50 States

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State Regions of the U.S.State Regions of the U.S.

• The United States is divided into five regions.  These regions are the Northeast, Midwest, South, and the West.  The regions of the United States are grouped by history, traditions, economy, climate, and geography.   Each region is different from one another.  The states in the four regions are all in the same area of the United States.

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Northeast RegionNortheast Region

• As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Northeast region of the United States covers nine states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Delaware and Maryland are sometimes referred to as part of the Northeast census group because of their inclusion in the BosWash megalopolis.

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Midwest RegionMidwest Region• The Midwest Region, is defined by

the U.S. Census Bureau as these 12 states:

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Michigan

• Minnesota

• Missouri

• Nebraska

• North Dakota

• Ohio

• South Dakota

• Wisconsin

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South RegionSouth Region

• The Southern United States, commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. The States include: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and the District of Columbia, Washington DC.

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West RegionWest Region

• As defined by the United States Census Bureau , the Western region of the United States includes 13 states and is split into two smaller units, or divisions:

• The Mountain States: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada.

• The Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii.

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Learn the “50 Nifty State Song”Learn the “50 Nifty State Song”

• Click the button below to watch, listen and learn the “50 Nifty State Song!”

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Click here to listen and view the song

Interaction Games…Interaction Games…

• For tools and map print outs to help aid learning the states, click here for the complete list.

• To play a fun game by dragging a state and trying to place the state where in belongs on the U.S. map, click here.

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Interaction Games Cont…Interaction Games Cont…

• Click here to learn the profiles of each state by clicking them on the U.S. map.

• To play various games to learn state names, locations, capitals, etc., click here.

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Here are all 50 States…

• Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,

Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,

Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,

Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,

• New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,

New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,

Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode, Island, South Carolina,

South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,

Vermont, Virginia, Washington,

West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

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ResourcesResources

• http://www.50states.com/tools/

• http://www.addictinggames.com/50states.html

• http://www.infoplease.com/states.html

• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org

• http://youtube.com/watch?v=k_HeLofy7IE&feature=related

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About the AuthorAbout the Author

• Hello, I am Megan Murphy, a student and GVSU. I am pursuing a degree in special education with a concentration in the emotionally impaired and learning disabled area.

• I was born on the south side of Chicago and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan when I was a few years old. I lived there up until December 2007 when I decided to move to Grand Rapids to attend Grand Valley State University.

• I have 6 people in my family: My mom, dad, sister, brother, grandma, and me. My sister is the oldest, my brother is the youngest, leaving me to be the middle child.

• It was my grandma who encouraged me to pursue a degree in education. She is 86 years old and a retired English/Philosophy teacher. She knew I wasn’t into my first major, which was nursing like my mom and my sister. She helped me put into perspective how much I love helping children and always had a way with them.

• I am looking forward to starting the College of Education at GVSU in the fall of 2008.

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Concept MapConcept Map

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Learn the 50 States(Title)

Main Page with links

Regions

Northeast Region Midwest Region South Region West Region

Learn the “50 Nifty State Song” (link)

Interactive Learning Interactive Learning, Cont.

List of 50 States

Resources

Author’s Slide