Social Studies: State by State

America is a wonderful patchwork quilt of states, each with unique features. We’re working our way through all the states in the order they were granted statehood, learning about their geography, industry and current political make-up. Between the books in our library and the internet, my son will create a page of information on each state and draw a map of the prominent features. Here are the books we’re using, with a sample page for each:

 

 

 

 

 

One thing we’ve added this year is homework. My son likes to say that all his work is homework, so it needs a different name. Whatever the name – he has assignments that are due each week and that are not done during normal school time. We’re trying to give him practice in time management. And, this was, by far, the easiest lesson to pull out and have him do on his own!