Our unit on the United States is coming to a close. We hope you enjoyed our State Fair. We certainly enjoyed preparing it for you. I was very impressed with the children's creativity and knowledge about their state.
There are several understandings and skills that I want the children to hang on to:
1. There are 50 states in our country.
2. Each state has a capital which is typically represented with a star on the map.
3. Washington D.C. (not state :o) is the nation's capital.
4. The states are organized into regions based on similar location, agriculture, landforms and climate.
5. Identify the general location of each region.
6. Identify one fact about each region.
The children will complete an assessment on Wednesday, but I am confident that most children have most of these understandings in place. You can discuss them at home when you discuss current events or the setting of a story you are reading together.
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