ED 417
Third Grade
States & Capitals
• The students will recognize the placement
of the states on the map.
• The students will know the capitals to each
of the fifty states.
• Computer
• Internet
• Map of the United
States of America
• Pen or Pencil
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/c
gi-bin/page.cgi/es
http://www.50states.com/
• Sing Along Song
• In a group of five click on the songs logo.
• Pick a state of your choice and learn the
song for that state.
• Design your own tune to sing for the class.
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/520
1/
• Take Your Pick
• At this site, you will learn about the fifty
states. You can read what is written, take
quizzes to test yourself, play games, and do
puzzles. State songs have been added that
you are able to get. Have Fun!
http://www.geobop.com/World/N
A/
• Quiz Central!
• See if you can guess the names of the 50
states & Canada’s provinces by...
http://www.ipl.org/youth/statekno
w/capitalgame.html
States Capital Game
Hey ya'll! Test your stately knowledge of the state capitals. It's
pretty simple to play: just type in the name of each state's capital
where it says "enter your answer", then press the enter button to
see if you are right. Make sure the first letter of the name is
capitalized. And spelling counts!
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/520
1/48states.htm
• History of the 48 continental United States.
Watch your state become a state!
http://www.geobop.com/World/N
A/Counties/index.htm
• Welcome to U.S. Counties!
• Detailed information about the counties
in all 50 states will be online soon.
Working
links in the table below lead to sites that
are finished. Or click a link to learn more
about the United States' more than
3,000 counties, parishes and boroughs.
http://www.infoplease.com/xwor
ds/states.html
• Fifty States Crossword
• Go to the Fifty States and fill in the
crossword puzzle. You may print this off if
you would like. Give it your best shot!!
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka
/A0770175.html
• Back in the USA: Fifty States
and Fifty Fun Facts
• Learn about these fun facts of
the United States of America
http://www.quia.com/jg/4.html
• U.S. State Capitals
• At the site the students can choose the type
of game they would prefer to play.
• This is an interactive site that the students
will love and enjoy.
States
and Capitals
1787 to 1959 50 States In Little More
Than 170 Years
• DelawareDecember 7, 1787,PennsylvaniaDecember 12,
1787,New JerseyDecember 18, 1787,GeorgiaJanuary 2,
1788,ConnecticutJanuary 9, 1788,MassachusettsFebruary 6,
1788,MarylandApril 28, 1788,South CarolinaMay 23,
1788,New HampshireJune 21, 1788,VirginiaJune 25,
1788,New YorkJuly 26, 1788,North CarolinaNovember 21,
1789,Rhode IslandMay 29, 1790,VermontMarch 4,
1791,KentuckyJune 1, 1792,TennesseeJune 1,
1796,OhioMarch 1, 1803,LouisianaApril 30,
1812,IndianaDecember 11, 1816,MississippiDecember 10,
1817,IllinoisDecemer 3, 1818,AlabamaDecember 14,
1819,MaineMarch 15, 1820,MissouriAugust 10,
1821,ArkansasJune 15, 1836,
1787 to 1959 50 States In Little More
Than 170 Years
• MichiganJan 26, 1837,FloridaMarch 3, 1845,TexasDecember
29, 1845,IowaDecember 28, 1846,WisconsinMay 29,
1848,CaliforniaSeptember 9, 1850,MinnesotaMay 11,
1858,OregonFebruary 14, 1859,KansasJanuary 29,
1861,West VirginiaJune 20, 1863,NevadaOctober 31,
1864,NebraskaMarch 1, 1867,ColoradoAugust 1, 1876,North
DakotaNovember 2, 1889,South DakotaNovember 2,
1889,MontanaNovember 8, 1889,WashingtonNovember 11,
1889,IdahoJuly 3, 1890,WyomingJuly 10, 1890,UtahJanuary
4, 1896OklahomaNovember 16, 1907,New MexicoJanuary 6,
1912,ArizonaFebruary 14, 1912,AlaskaJanuary 3,
195950HawaiiAugust 21, 1959
The Declaration of
Independence
• Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11
and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of
Independence is at once the nation's most
cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most
enduring monument. Jefferson expressed the
convictions in the minds and hearts of the
American people. The political philosophy of the
Declaration ideals of individual liberty had
already been expressed by John Locke and the
Continental philosophers. What Jefferson did
was to summarize this philosophy in "selfevident truths" and set forth a list of grievances
against the King in order to justify before the
world the breaking of ties between the colonies
and the mother country.
The Great Seal was carefully designed by the
Founding Fathers to symbolize the United
States – to the world and to the future. It is
America's symbolic mission statement, created
by the people who gave us our freedom.
Although the eagle side quickly became popular,
the reverse side remained obscure until it
appeared on the one-dollar bill in 1935.
Consequently, the image of the pyramid and
radiant eye is usually only associated with
financial matters.
The Constitution of the United
States of America
• We the people of the United States, in order
to form a more perfect union, establish
justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide
for the common defense, promote the
general welfare, and secure the blessings of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do
ordain and establish this Constitution for the
United States of America.
The Star-Spangled Banner
• Flying above Fort McHenry at
Baltimore when the British attacked it
on September 13, 1814. Francis Scott
Key, a lawyer from Washington had
gone aboard a British ship seeking the
release of a friend held prisoner. He
was detained throughout the night.
The sight of the American flag still
flying over the fortress the next
morning inspired Key to write what, in
1931, became our National Anthem.
The original Ft. McHenry flag is
displayed in the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington. Its design,
born with the second flag act on
January 13, 1794, is the only one ever
to have more than thirteen stripes.