What are your favorite resources for studying U.S. We also really like the game Great States– There is a Junior version, too! The Dover United States Coloring Book is great because it has a map & facts for each state for kids to color & learn about. Smart About the Fifty States is a great informational book about each state. It is for the whole world, but you could focus just on the United States section. Have you seen the book Mapping the World with Art? This could be a fun one to pair with this show. If that seems too overwhelming, start by filling in the states on a blank map as you learn about them in the show! This post gives awesome tips for teaching kids to draw the United States. I loved this post sharing images from co-workers attempting it. Teach your kids to DRAW all of the states of the U.S. Download a copy of How the States Got their Shapes- Episode 1 NOW!Įnhance the learning with some of these great resources to study geography! It has 14 questions from different topics discussed in the show. The episode is titled A River Runs Through It and is all about how water shaped the states. Steins How the States Got Their Shapes (2008) described why the American states look the way they do-how their borders landed where they did.

Today I have Episode 1, Season 1 ready for you. It will take me some time to get through the whole series. There is so much information in each episode that I am created this learning guide one episode at a time. It begins with water, and covers, transportation, natural forces, politics, religion, economics, and moregv ! Each episode focuses on one topic that helped create the shapes of the different states. How the States Got Their Shapes is a documentary style show that is entertaining for kids and adults. Also, it is available to purchase on Amazon if you are not a subscriber. The show is currently on Netflix, but the shows they have often change. I was thinking about what a great show it is and decided to enhance the learning experience with a study learning guide to go along with it. Have you seen the show How the States Got Their Shapes before? We love watching it at our house! It is a fabulous educational supplement for homeschoolers to learn about the geography of the United States.

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