Ongoing 123s U.S. Geography/50 States for Kindergarten, First Grade &Homeschool
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
Students can complete the coloring of the state flag and practice number and letter tracing on their weekly worksheets.Class Experience
US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 2
Beginner Level
!!! Get $5 off my classes with coupon code HAMILFUN245 until Dec 31, 2024. Look through my classes at https://outschool.com/teachers/Lisa-Hamilton-202006 and enter the coupon code at checkout. !!! ***My *NEW* Passport to the National Parks class couples well with this 50 states class as we review fun facts about the state the national park is located in! COMING IN JANUARY 2023! https://outschool.com/classes/passport-to-the-parks-lets-travel-and-learn-about-the-us-national-parks-9dFKcDVZ?usid=fueYmyk8&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link. *** Come travel with Miss Lisa and her dog, Chuck! Each week, as we travel the country, we'll learn facts about a new state. We'll travel the country in our own hot air balloons and learn about directions, review skip counting to 50, letters and colors as we soar across the USA. Each week as we meet we'll be introduced to a new state. We'll learn where our state is located as we review the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west). Each student will have their own hot air balloon to decorate and bring to class to travel to our new state, along with a map to color and help find which state we are learning about! (Miss Lisa’s hot air balloon has her silly dog, Chuck in it!) Students can also bring their coloring worksheets to practice letter tracing and colors as we look at the flag and learn fun facts about our state. We’ll talk about the state flower, state animal, state bird & state nickname on our fun facts page. Learners will also learn about the weather and share what’s happening in their state too! We’ll also look at pictures and talk about where we’d like to visit in our state and which yummy foods they’d like to try! Finally we’ll look at animals and even learn something silly! Students will also be given related content in the form of video links, websites and often worksheets or activities to review and extend their learning after each class as well. Students are also encouraged to share information and items about their state with the class either during class or in the classroom! Miss Lisa and Chuck are from Ohio! Can you find it on a map? Where are you from? We are visiting the states in alphabetical order: week of 01/01-Idaho week of 01/08-Illinois week of 01/15-Indiana week of 01/22-Iowa week of 01/29-Kansas week of 02/05-Kentucky week of 02/12-Louisiana week of 02/19-Maine week of 02/26-Maryland week of 03/04-Massachusetts week of 03/11-Michigan week of 03/18-Minnesota week of 03/25-NO CLASS week of 04/01-Mississippi week of 04/08-Missouri week of 04/15-NO CLASS week of 04/22-Montana week of 04/29-Nebraska week of 05/06-Nevada week of 05/13-New Hampshire week of 05/20-New Jersey week of 05/27-New Mexico week of 06/03-New York week of 06/10-North Carolina week of 06/17-North Dakota week of 06/24-Ohio week of 07/01-NO CLASS DUE TO HOLIDAY week of 07/08-Oklahoma week of 07/15-NO CLASS DUE TO TRAVEL week of 07/22-Oregon week of 07/29-Pennsylvania week of 08/05-Rhode Island week of 08/12-South Carolina week of 08/19-South Dakota week of 08/26-Tennessee week of 09/02-Texas week of 09/09-Utah week of 09/16-Vermont week of 09/23-Virginia week of 09/30-Washington week of 10/07-West Virginia week of 10/14-Wisconsin week of 10/21-Wyoming week of 10/28-Alabama week of 11/04-Alaska week of 11/11-Arizona week of 11/18-Arkansas week of 11/25-NO CLASS DUE TO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY week of 12/02-and so on through all 50 states! After we complete the 50 states with Wyoming, we will begin again with Alabama and continue through all 50 states! Students are encouraged to bring their provided coloring sheets and coloring utensils to class along with their globe, map or atlas. Students may use the coloring sheet to draw the different things they have learned about the state, color the flag and trace the state name ... or whatever inspires them!
Learning Goals
Students will learn the names and locations of the 50 states along with reviewing counting, letters and colors. Students will also be introduced to the regions of the country along with the directions (north, south, east and west). Students will also learn social skills like taking turns, allowing friends to speak and listening to the teacher.
Other Details
Supply List
Children are encouraged to bring their globe, map or atlas to class to refer to when finding our new state. Children may also bring their coloring pages to complete during class if they would like. A new coloring page along with letter and number tracing will be available each week!
2 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Youtube
- A to Z Kids
- Ocean Adventures
- Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
- National Geographic Kids
- National Parks
- Mississippi Mud Pie recipe
- Caramel Cake recipe
- Bear claw recipe
- Gateway Arch
- City Museum
- Gooey Butter Cake
- All Recipes
- King Arthur recipes
- Make your own windmill
- Runza recipe
- Lake Tahoe webcams
- Hydroelectric power project
- Frozen Hot chocolate
- Buckeye recipe
- Wright Patterson Air Force Museum
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Sources
Miss Lisa uses these items to learn about geography! They are not necessary to have in class, but they are fantastic tools to have around the house to learn geography! This is my globe ...https://www.amazon.com/Hugg-A-Planet-PKHAP-Pocket-Earth/dp/B00K58QO9I/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=hug+a+planet&qid=1597263795&sr=8-2 This is my favorite United States puzzle https://www.amazon.com/GeoPuzzle-U-S-Canada-Educational-Geography/dp/B000LFUKV8/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3N5E3WVESGWFD&dchild=1&keywords=geo+puzzle+usa&qid=1611780876&sprefix=USA+Puzzles+geo%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-5...
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Asbury College
Hello! My name is Miss Lisa! I love reading, learning and traveling ... and not necessarily in that order! :) I LOVE reading and diving into books and getting LOST in stories and learning. It can be quite an adventure like stepping through the wardrobe into Narnia! In my classroom, you will join me on adventures of different kinds.
In our classes, we'll go to far away places, whether in our imaginations or virtually as we travel! We'll read amazing books and learn about new things! We'll also read and discuss some books and even go "in game" in Minecraft to build what we are reading about.
I believe learning should be fun! My philosophy is "shh, don't let them know they're learning!" I LOVE to see my students having fun during our classes as they learn new things about our world and fall in love with reading. I also love to see students blossom as they become more comfortable and interact in the ways they feel comfortable. It is my desire to see your student come to my classroom and feel comfortable to LEARN, GROW and participate in whatever way they can.
I have been working with children ages 3-18 for over 20 years. I have organized and managed after-school mentoring programs and taught in church. I have been homeschooling for over 8 years and have been teaching online for over 6 years. I have a bachelor's degree in social work with an emphasis in psychology. I am also a published author.
I look forward to seeing you soon! If you have any questions, please message me. Please let me know if you have any scheduling difficulties; I typically answer within 24-48 hours.
!!! Get $5 off my classes with coupon code HAMILFUN55 until Dec 31, 2023. Look through my classes at https://outschool.com/teachers/Lisa-Hamilton-202006 and enter the coupon code at checkout. !!!
Reviews
Live Group Class
$9
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 78 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-7
3-6 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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