Right now B is really interested in the States. His interest really peaked when we discovered the app "Stack the States".
I wanted a simple game we could play to identify the states so I made this printable States Card Game. (Clipart from 50states.com)
How to Play:
Put the cards face down in a pile. Take turns picking a card. When you pick a card, say the name of the state you collected (or the capital of that state for an advanced version). When someone picks the "You Win" card the game is over and they are the winner.
Other Resources:
States Bingo from Kid Scraps
State Trading Cards (printable) from Lauriekeller.com
How to Teach Your Child the States at Breakfast from Grasping for Objectivity
Pick Up States Game from Fabulous in Fourth
State Coloring Pages (printable) from Crayola
This is a great round up of states activities. My son is really interested in the states too. At bedtime he always says, "Mommy, read me the whole wide world." Which I FINALLY figured out, read me the atlas. It's actually just an atlas of the 50 states, not the world! He'll love these activities.
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