This document provides information about learning the 50 U.S. states, including dividing them into four regions and providing interactive games and tools to aid in learning the states, their locations, and key facts. It also shares a song and video to help memorize the states, as well as biographical information about the author.

1. Learn the 50 States! Interactive Learning to the 50 U.S. States By: Megan Murphy

2. Learn the 50 States… State Regions in the United States Northeast Region Midwest Region South Region West Region Learn the “50 Nifty State Song!” Interacting games to assist in learning List of all 50 States Quit

3. State Regions of the U.S. The United States is divided into five regions. These regions are the Northeast, Midwest, South, and the West. The regions of the United States are grouped by history, traditions, economy, climate, and geography. Each region is different from one another. The states in the four regions are all in the same area of the United States. Quit

4. Northeast Region As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Northeast region of the United States covers nine states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Delaware and Maryland are sometimes referred to as part of the Northeast census group because of their inclusion in the BosWash megalopolis. Quit

5. Midwest Region The Midwest Region, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as these 12 states: Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin Quit

6. South Region The Southern United States, commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie or simply the South —constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. The States include: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and the District of Columbia, Washington DC. Quit

7. West Region As defined by the United States Census Bureau , the Western region of the United States includes 13 states and is split into two smaller units, or divisions: The Mountain States: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. The Pacific States: Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii. Quit

8. Learn the “50 Nifty State Song” Click the button below to watch, listen and learn the “50 Nifty State Song!” Quit Click here to listen and view the song

9. Interaction Games… For tools and map print outs to help aid learning the states, click here for the complete list. To play a fun game by dragging a state and trying to place the state where in belongs on the U.S. map, click here . Quit

10. Interaction Games Cont… Click here to learn the profiles of each state by clicking them on the U.S. map. To play various games to learn state names, locations, capitals, etc., click here . Quit

11. Here are all 50 States… Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode, Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Quit

12. Resources http://www.50states.com/tools/ http://www.addictinggames.com/50states.html http://www.infoplease.com/states.html http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm http://en.wikipedia.org http://youtube.com/watch?v=k_HeLofy7IE&feature=related Quit

13. About the Author Hello, I am Megan Murphy, a student and GVSU. I am pursuing a degree in special education with a concentration in the emotionally impaired and learning disabled area. I was born on the south side of Chicago and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan when I was a few years old. I lived there up until December 2007 when I decided to move to Grand Rapids to attend Grand Valley State University. I have 6 people in my family: My mom, dad, sister, brother, grandma, and me. My sister is the oldest, my brother is the youngest, leaving me to be the middle child. It was my grandma who encouraged me to pursue a degree in education. She is 86 years old and a retired English/Philosophy teacher. She knew I wasn’t into my first major, which was nursing like my mom and my sister. She helped me put into perspective how much I love helping children and always had a way with them. I am looking forward to starting the College of Education at GVSU in the fall of 2008. Quit

14. Concept Map Quit Learn the 50 States (Title) Main Page with links Regions Northeast Region Midwest Region South Region West Region Learn the “50 Nifty State Song” (link) Interactive Learning Interactive Learning, Cont . List of 50 States Resources Author’s Slide