The 50 States That Rhyme Song
Tune: Turkey in the Straw

Alabama, and Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas
California, Colorado, Co-nnecticut and more
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho
Illinois, Indi-a-na, I-o-wa

Kansas, and Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine
Maryland, Massachusetts and good old Michigan
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
Nebraska's 27, number 28's Nevada

Next, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, and way down, New Mexico
There's New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, now let's see
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee

Texas and there's Utah, Vermont, I'm almost through
Virginia and there's Washington, and West Virginia, too
Could Wisconsin be the last state or is it just 49?
No, Wyoming is the last state in The 50 States That Rhyme!

 
Listen to Mrs. Kling's Class sing The 50 States That Rhyme.


I attended an educational workshop where the presenter told us that singing songs is "fluff" and there are other activities that give you more "power per minute" for learning. So, I asked my twin daughters, who were in ninth grade, to try to remember a song they learned in second grade about the 50 states. In less than 10 minutes they recalled and sang this song while I typed. They said the only reason they remembered all 50 states so quickly was because they learned them in a song! Don't you just love the "power per minute" of music?

How Does Music Influence Young Learners?

50 States Worksheets, Maps and Online Activities
http://www.50states.com/tools/

Mnemonic Devices to Remember the 50 States and Capitals
http://mrsjones.org/themes/usa.html

50 States of Mind
Visual Mnemonics: Learn Geography Visually
http://www.papernapkin.com/imagine/index.html

The 50 State Capitals Song

Place your mouse over a state to learn its name and capital.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_map.htm

Test Your Geography Knowledge
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html

Where Is That? Which state is highlighted?
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/wh.cgi?A1=s&A15=usa&A2=0&INSTRUCTS=1

Guess the State ~ Guess the Capital
http://www.schoolexpress.com/funtime/states_capitals/states_capitals.php

50 State Worksheets
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/states.html

States and Capitals Memory Game
http://www.webeans.net/hutt/educ/statesmemory.htm

Official State Song for Each State
http://www.50states.com/songs/

Drag and Drop each state to its correct place on the USA map.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

Free USA Map Puzzle Software
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_us.htm
Learn the geography of the United States with a free educational map puzzle.
States and capitals of the United States.

50 States Book List
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/projects/flags/states_books.htm

Lyrics to The Fifty Nifty States - No Music
http://www.proteacher.net/archive/posts/2002/03/04/29744.html

Songs about US States or with State Names
http://parlorsongs.com/issues/2003-3/thismonth/feature.asp
http://parlorsongs.com/issues/2003-8/thismonth/featurea.asp
http://parlorsongs.com/issues/2003-8/thismonth/featureb.asp

State Songs
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/song/
http://www.shgresources.com/resources/symbols/songs/

State Song Midis (scroll down)
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/midi/Anthems/index.shtml

The Pledge of Allegiance and Flag Activities
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/the_pledge_of_allegiance.html

List of States and Capitals
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/internet/capitals1.htm

Match Capitals to their States
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/internet/capitals2.htm

State Name Word Search
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/words/states1.htm

Official State Nicknames
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/Social_Studies/geo/PDF_word/statenicknames.pdf
Blackline Maps:
the whole USA and individual state maps with or without capitals
http://www.coloringcastle.com/state_coloring_pages.html

Answer Questions About the USA Based on Latitude and Longitude
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/geogtest1.html

Do you want to learn more about the 50 states?
http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/classes/cs255f03/cs255students/jedens/P9/Unit.html
http://www.teacheroz.com/states.htm
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listusahistmr.html
http://www.proteacher.com/090028.shtml

Blinkies for each state
http://www.lilmsglitter.com/states.htm
http://www.lilmsglitter.com/states1.htm

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