Alabama

We wrapped up our unit of Alabama today! The kids each made a fact card for the state. On Stink Bug's card he wrote Alabama, at the top, and drew a small outline of the country. He put on a star sticker and wrote Montgomery, for the capital. He drew a picture of a bird and wrote Yellowhammer next to it, for the state bird. He wrote statehood 12/14/1819. He wrote 22nd state. He wrote it has 3 major rivers. He also drew their state flag. He put that in a zip lock bag facing out so that you can read his card. Also, he put three pieces of blue yarn and one long piece of orange yarn. On index cards ,that were cut in half, he wrote the name of the 4 states that touch Alabama. On a really small index card he put a star sticker and wrote Montgomery.
The kids all went into our living room and opened their bags. They made the shape of Alabama with their orange yarn. They put out the blue pieces of yarn inside their state where you would find; The Tombigbee, Mobile and Alabama Rivers. They put their capital card where the capital goes and labeled (only my 3 big kids did this part) the bordering states.
When we were all finished we looked at everyone else's state shape (because the 4yr's was not like any one else's :) and that's ok, I'm just happy he wants to participate!). Then we did a quick review. Over the last week and a half we have labeled a map, talked about the history of the state all the way back to the French and Indian war up to now, we have talked about what kind of animals live there, their climate and, what they grow. Tomorrow is our fun day to do art and any projects that we have not finished so we will be making Caramel Pecan Turtles (because pecans are one of Alabama's most important crops). Now we are on to Alaska.....I see salmon in my future! Yum!

Linz