Teaching 50 states and capitals

How do you teach states and capitals so kids will remember them? You make the process fun and engaging! These ideas will make it easy!

This is a fun research project for students to complete to learn about the 50 states that combines research, art, presentation skills, and cooperative work.

These States and Capitals Flashcards are the perfect tools to help you or your kid learn the US States and Capitals! Download, print, laminate and learn!

One major item I'm working on this semester with Kathryn is the location of all the US states on the map, and all of their capital cities' names. I don't have a curriculum for this. I'm using a bunch of varied materials to help teach this lesson. Here's what we're using. 50States.com is a great, free resource with tons of information for learning the 50 states and capitals. You can print blank outline maps here. This worksheet is a good printable for a quiz. And here you can find all 50…

Help kids learn about the USA with this free printabel US States and Capitals Matching Game and flashcards for easy memorization.

Learning the states and capitals can be tricky in an elementary classroom. The following suggestions will help you engage your learners.

1. Introduce States & Capitals by Region of the Country When I first began teaching fifth grade, I made many mistakes when teaching the states, capitals, and their locations on a map. I threw all fifty states at them. I gave a specific deadline and somehow expected them to memorize them all. After many trials […]

How well do your students know the states and capitals of the US? If they need practice, check out this collection of online resources and fun learning games!

Can your students name all 50 states? How about capitals? Let them learn all the names with the help of this I Have, Who Has States and Capitals game. Time to learn and play. I