ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel ABC Mouse ???????? The 50 States! | FULL LEARNING ACTIVITY | Interactive Geography Across USA ✨
Did you know that the United States is a really big country? It’s so big that if you started walking from one side to the other, it would take you a whole year to get back home! Imagine starting on your birthday and coming back on your next birthday. That’s a long walk!
When you look at a map of the United States, you might see a lot of lines. These lines show the different states that make up the country. The United States is called that because it is made of 50 different states that are all joined together, or united, to make one big country.
Most of the states are next to each other, but there are two that are not. Alaska is a big piece of land to the north, and Hawaii is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Isn’t that cool?
Nope! Each state is special in its own way. Some states, like Texas, are really big, while others, like Rhode Island, are small. Some states have cold winters with lots of snow, and others are warm and sunny all year. There are states with tall mountains, and others with flat plains. Some states have thick forests, while others have wide-open grasslands. And some states are next to the ocean, while others are surrounded by land.
Even though all the states are different, they have one important thing in common: they are all part of the United States of America. That’s what makes them special!
If you’re thinking about walking around the whole world, that’s a bit tricky. You’d have to swim across oceans, too! Maybe it’s easier to just walk to a friend’s house and have fun there.
So, next time you look at a map, remember how amazing and diverse the United States is. Happy exploring!
Create Your Own State Map: Using a large sheet of paper, draw an outline of the United States. Then, with the help of an adult, find a map of the United States and try to draw the lines that separate the states. Color each state a different color. As you color, think about what makes each state special. Is it the weather, the mountains, or maybe the beaches?
State Scavenger Hunt: With a parent or teacher, pick a few states and learn one fun fact about each. For example, find out which state is known for its cheese or which one has the tallest mountain. Then, share these facts with your friends or family and see if they can guess which state you’re talking about!
Weather Watch: Choose two states, one from the north and one from the south. Look up the weather in each state for the week. Make a chart to compare the temperatures and weather conditions. Discuss with your classmates or family why the weather might be different in these states. Is it because of their location on the map?
Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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[Music] The United States is a really big country. It doesn’t look very big to me. It’s so big that it would take someone a year to walk all the way from one side to the other and back.
Wow! So if I started walking on my tenth birthday, I’d get back home on my eleventh birthday? Yup!
Wow! But if it’s one big country, why did you draw all those lines through it?
Those are the states that make up the country. The reason the country is called the United States of America is because it is made of many different states that are joined together, or united, to make one country.
Oh, so how many states are there?
There are 50. Most of the states touch other states, but there are two that don’t.
Where are they?
Alaska is a big area of land to the north of the United States, and Hawaii, which is actually a group of islands, is out in the Pacific Ocean.
So are all the states the same?
No, they’re all different from each other in lots of ways. Some states are big like Texas, and some states are small like Rhode Island. Some states are in places where it gets very cold in the winter with lots of snow, while other states are in places that don’t get very cold at all and hardly ever get snow. Some states have lots of high mountains in them, and some have no mountains at all. Some states have huge forests, and other states are mostly covered in tall grass. Some states are next to the ocean, and some states are in the middle of the country surrounded by land.
But all the states are the same in one very important way.
What’s that?
They’re all part of the same country: the United States of America.
You got it!
So how long would it take me to walk all the way around the whole world?
It’s impossible to walk around the world; you’d have to swim across oceans too.
Cool!
[Music] Uh, I think I’ll just walk to Billy’s house and go swimming in his pool instead.
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