All About States! (Self-Paced)
50 Lessons / 50 Worksheets! Let's color our way through the USA and learn fun facts while earning rewards.
Course Summary
Learn about the United States! Because there are 50 states, there are 50 videos lessons! Each state also includes 1-3 worksheets. We will cover topics such as the flag, capital, symbols, climate, fun facts and where it is located on the map.
50 States! Special price for the month of April! What is on the state flag? How is the weather and climate? What makes each state unique? Where is the state located on the map? What is the capital? How big is it compared to other states? How many people live there? Does this state have tornadoes or hurricanes? Does this state have earthquakes or volcanoes? I provide printable pages for each lesson. We will color them together as we learn about the state of the day. I use pictures and well edited videos for each lesson. The flexible schedule allows your younger learners to watch the videos and color the learning sheets at a time that is FUN for them! You can also spend extra time on the topics your child is most interested in. Since this is a flex class with no live meetings, students can log in at a time that is convenient to them to complete the week's lesson. We will be going through each week as a group and I will post the lessons Monday through Friday (5 videos per week for 10 weeks). I will also share youtube videos with catchy songs that are helpful to recalling the states and capitals.
Student Interaction: Students will be provided with a blank map of the USA, and 1-2 learning pages about each state. As we go through each state, students will draw pictures, place stickers and color. Students will share their colored sheets and at least one thing they learned about the state in the classroom. The prizes will be totaled at the end of each week and shared by live video. The prizes will be comprised of the groups total submissions. I use my ice cream magnets and layer them on my whiteboard. Each correct answer earns another scoop for the giant ice cream cone. The more correct answers the team gets - the more extravagant the ice cream cone will be. Throughout each week, we will be posting our crafts in the Outschool classroom, sharing videos and discussing our favorite part of the week (all in the Outschool classroom)!
Our Class Outline:
Week 1: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin Week
2: Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire Week
3: Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Jersey Week
4: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Week
5: Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama Week
6: Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma Week
7: Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota Week
8: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho Week
9: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada Week
10: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii
Course Curriculum
Elizabeth McMann
Hello parents and students,
I started Teach Me Truth Christian School because of the need for families to have a safe space for learning. After reading, "Mama Bear Apologetics", I recognized the call for a Christian education platform. Not only teaching children about the Bible, but also teaching apologetics that back up the Bible with science, logic, facts, history and intellectual reasoning. I am passionate about homesteading, homeschooling and working on becoming more independent from the world and government. Most schools in person and online censor Christianity and promote everything else - and I mean everything else! As parents, our jobs are becoming more difficult to protect our children from the evils of this world while at the same time educating them about the truth. Soon after starting the online platform, God called me to start an in-person school as well.
My Teaching Style: I encourage learning through enthusiastic engagement. I believe children learn best through curiosity or play. Teaching online has been my passion for six years. I was an online English teacher with VIPKID for over three years and an Outschool teacher since 2020. VIPKID taught me how to engage with students in a virtual setting. They taught me how to use props, singing and demonstrations to increase learning. I encourage student output and participation during class.
About Me: I have a bachelor's degree in marketing and science. I am an entrepreneur and business owner. I have also been in the beauty industry for over 15 years. I am a homeschooling mom of five. I am constantly seeking creative ways for my children and students to learn new things.
My Homeschooling Style: As a homeschooling mom of 4, my favorite part of teaching is sort of "tricking" them into learning. What I mean by this is, we often play learning games and sing songs. In addition to this, my children have learning games on their devices and we listen to learning songs in the car. Some of our favorite online resources include: Easy Peasy Homeschool, Education.com and Miacademy and Flock School. Some of our favorite learning games are: ABC and sight word bingo, memory match, shout-and-grab, ABC caterpillar board game, dinosaur nest game, Uno, chess, checkers, matching, fill in the blank phonics sounds and more. We love arts and craft time as well as create weekly science projects. My kiddos enjoy both live and self-paced online classes. Our kids participate in chores, taking care of our chickens, ducks, dog and cat. We love projects and currently are building a chicken coop. Lastly, our book work is a small part of learning each day.