http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_HeLofy7IE
Here's a video of a song called "Fifty Nifty United States. It's a song that goes through all 50 states. There are many lessons you can do with this theme.. The kids really like it! You can get the lyrics online and towards the end of the song, you add your own state. It's like a fill in the blank spot that goes, "In our calm objective opinion, _______ is the best of the 50 Nifty United States from ...................". I hope you enjoy it. I think it's a great way to learn the US states.

A KWL, KWL Plus and KWHL Worksheet

A KWL worksheet gives the students the opportunity to write down what we Know, what we Want to know, and what we have Learned, prior to learning and after they have learned. The KWL plus, as outlined in Chapter 8, page 372 of our text (Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students- by Thomas G. Gunning- 6th edition) shows an extension of the KWL. It outlines the same three categories, with the addition of two more: What we still want to know, after writing down what we have learned, and categories of information we expect to see. Upon researching the internet, I have discovered another worksheet called a KWHL. This sheet includes What we Know, what we Want to know, How we will find out (resources), and what we have Learned. I would suppose you can also include the H into a KWL plus for a very comprehensive worksheet. I find this new discovery interesting and beneficial to students. What do you think? Let me know your thoughts. For more about KWHL see: http://www.kwhl.organizer.com/