Is your Montana map and scroll "neat and complete?" Congratulations!
That's your ticket to US state # 41
Click the picture - welcome to Montana - home of Gary Cooper!
Here's the Blue School Bus Video recapping Montana first...
Now - head to Washington - US State # 42
Get your map to color and scroll for learning while you complete these steps:
1 Read and underline wonder words on both sides
2 Put the map below on the biggest screen in your house, and turn on some classical music...
3 Trace the rivers in blue - is the capital on a river? What else do you notice ?
4 Then, carefully color in 3-4 special items of interest...
5 Complete your Explorer's Scroll, avoid those "floaty and sinky" letters please...
6 Once you're finished your scroll (and get the thumbs up from a caregiver) go exploring below!
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When you've colored your map...
Explore the clickable menu of Washington. Grow your brain power!
Colored letters indicate clickable links that open a video...
- An excellent overview of WA in this Homeschool Pop Video.
- See the wild, wacky and rhyming raps of National Geographic 50 birds/50 states !
- Washington National Park Service Sites - send me a postcard when you visit someday!
- Hear about the fifth grader Eric who was close to the volcanic eruption of Mount Saint Helen
- Or watch this CBS Sunday report on the Mount Saint Helen eruption
- Choose from among several webcams stationed on Mount Rainier - look for snow...
- It is their sense of smell that lead the majestic salmon home to their nursery rivers.
- Watch Kid Atlas' visit to Seattle's Iconic Space Needle. How could you make a video like this?
- Silly roadside attractions in WA can be found here in this list.
- Enjoy the song about Washington by Bing Crosby, who is from the state.
- Order a WA travel guide to be mailed free to your home - mail is fun!
- Use Google Earth to visit WA - zoom into the two places you noted on your scroll!
- Interesting cams to choose from, including horses, kittens and aquariums: webcams are in WA.