Grade 5 Claudia Ortega Imperial Teaching American History June 2011

Grade 5Claudia Ortega

Imperial Teaching American History

June 2011

Standard5.9 Students know the location of the current 50 states and the names of their capitals.

• Students will create a brochure on one of the 50 states. All facts in the brochure are

accurate and up-to-date. Content relates to the state.

Basic Information

State FruitState

BeverageSugar Maple:

State Tree

State Flower State BirdState Animal

Albany

New York8,143,197

Buffalo 279,745Rochester 211,091Yonkers 196,425Syracuse 141,683Albany 93,523New Rochelle 72,967Mount Vernon 67,924 Schenectady 61,280 Utica 59,336

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York_City

Wikipedia

Dominican RepublicChina

JamaicaRussiaItaly

PolandIndia

Fun Things To Do: NYS Fun Facts

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_room/kids_fun_facts.html

Title Cover Name of State State Shape

Picture Introductory

Slogan Student Name Class & Period Date

“The US: One State At a Time”

New York

The Empire StateClaudia Ortega

Social Studies 1st PeriodJune, 2011

• Information• Demographics• State Facts• Economy

• Famous Locations• Weather• Education

Sources Cited Where to find more

information

RubricStateBrochure.doc

A = 25+ pts B = 19-24 pts C= 14-18 pts D= 7-13 pts F = 0-6 pts

NYS Kids Room: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kids_room/508/symbols2.html

Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_New_York_City

50 States http://www.50states.com/

Google Images

Lesson Plan Ortega.doc