Fifty Nifty United States

Today I was teaching transportation in 3rd grade Science: train, bus, metro, airplane, helicoptor, truck, car etc and how to talk about getting to different places, for example, "How do you go to Madrid?" " I go by bus" and also, "Can you go to Madrid by boat?" "No, I can´t." I used many cities in Spain and started to use different cities in the US until I realized that they did not know that California was a state and that Los Angeles was a city. So I ran downstairs and printed out the song I learned in middle school to memorize all the states. They loved it so much we assigned them each a state in the US and they have to research it- its capital, major cities, climate, main attractions etc. During each class students will present on their states and we will practice the song. This will be an ongoing project until I leave in 3 weeks. So proud they are learning US geography!

SONG:

Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original
colonies;
Fifty Nifty stars on the flag that billows so
beautifully in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is
great.
Each individual state deserves a bow, We salute
them now.

Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original
colonies,
Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about 'em,
One by one,til we've given a name to every state in
the USA ....
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

North, South, East, West in our common, objective
opinion (Name of home State)
Is the Best of the Fifty Nifty United States from
thirteen original colonies
Shout 'em,scout'em, tell all about 'em
One by One, till we've given a name to every state
in the good old U....S...A