Our 50 States text highlights each state over two lessons. Did you know Indiana is famous for popcorn—or why Guam and Puerto Rico are US territories? You’ll spend about an hour daily with the 104 lessons (4-5 lessons per week). As students come across green highlighted location words, they’re encouraged to locate these on the text’s included basic map. Students will complete creative writing assignments (52 total) in their own notebook. It is inquiry-based learning with literature focus, and adaptable for multi-age learning. Has family fun projects that get everyone involved, and can customize to your family with versatile options. Hands-on, easy-to-follow activities use common house-hold items while each unit’s family activities require additional supplies and might include recipes (popcorn balls or pineapple pops), art projects, and more. These studies are enhanced with 7 engaging books (sold separately) that are each connected with a geographical region: Rabbit Hill, The Cabin Faced West, Soft Rain, The Story of George Washington Carver, The Trumpet of the Swan and The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver, and the 7th, Philip of Texas is a Notgrass reprint of a lovely 1913 book.

We recommend seven works of literature to read along with the lessons in Our 50 States. Each book is set in a different region of the country.

Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson (New England)
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz (Mid-Atlantic)
Soft Rain by Cornelia Cornelissen (South)
The Story of George Washington Carver by Eva Moore (Midwest)
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White (Rocky Mountains)
Philip of Texas by James Otis (Southwest)
The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver by Thornton Burgess (Pacific)