Introduction
This lesson will assist students in learning the location of states, states and names of capital cities.

Subject: Social Studies
Topic:    States and Capitals
Grade Level:5th
Student Lesson name and URL:
              States and Capitals http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~lsidhu/student/

California State Social Studies Standards

Fifth Grade
Social Studies: Focus on knowing the location of the current 50 states and the name of their capitals.

5.9 Students know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals.

1.  Students will label the states on an outline map and list the states with their capital names, with 80% accuracy. 

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1. Students will label the states on an  outline map and list the states with their capital names.
2. After analyzing information from an encyclopedia /CD, atlas, and/or map of the U.S. A., students will locate the states and regions on an outline map. 
3. Students will put together a puzzle of the U. S. A.
4. Students will take an online quiz  United States Location Quiz.
5. Students use Quia to match states and capitals.
6. Students play the USA GAME  provided on states and capitals.
7. Students may play the State Hangman game.

Introductory Activity
Students will use a map of the U.S.A. with the states labeled, and be given an  outline map to fill in.  Students will label the states on the blank map and make a list of state and capitals.

Enabling Activities)
Students will investigate the following sites for information on states:
Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States
States and Capitals
WorldAtlas.Com
KidsClick
USA Flags

Students will take an online quiz  United States Location Quiz to determine their knowledge of state names and location.  

Students will use Quia to practice  learning the states and their capitals.

Students play the USA GAME provided on states and capitals.

Students will put together a map of the United States.

Culminating Activity
Students will complete a map showing states and complete a list of states and their capital city.               
 

Each student will receive a map of the United States of America with all the states numbered from one to fifty.    The student will be responsible for matching the correct  state with the correct name.    Depending on your student's knowledge and spelling skills, I recommend also giving them a  list of all the 50 United States.

In the second  assessment, the student will be given two lists:  states and capitals.  The student matches the state with the correct capital.

The same assessments will be given at the beginning and end of the lesson.  Growth will be determined by the improvement in growth between the first test and the second test.  The goal is for all students to be able to match 40 of the 50 state names with the geographical location. On the state/capital matching activity,  the student will be able to match 40 of 50 states and capitals..  

Introductory Activity
Map of the United States of America
States and capitals
Outline map  

Enabling Activity
Web resources: 

Stately Knowledge: Facts about the United States
States and Capitals
WorldAtlas.Com
KidsClick
USA Flags
United States Location Quiz  
Quia  
USA GAME  

Other resources:

Atlas, encyclopedia/CD, maps,

Culminating Activity

Map of the United States of America
States and capitals

Instructional Elements Chart:

States and Capitals Elements Chart