Welcome to Notebooking Across the USA, a series of unit studies covering each state in the U.S. in order of admission to the union. You can find the landing page for this series with links to each states unit study as they are published, along with tips, suggestions, and recommended resources for this series here: Notebooking Across the USA. These unit studies are written with homeschool [...]
If you're studying California history or are planning a California history trip with your kids, choose from this list to enhance what you're learning or better understand what you'll see.
Taking a tour of the United States virtually? Stop off in California for this fun California unit study and learn about their unique past.
My California history road trip revealed some interesting facts. We traveled back in time on that California history timeline to explore a mission, Sutter's Mill and more. #twoboysandadad #california #history #socialstudies #4thgrade
Interested in visiting the 21 California missions? Check out this guide that shows you how to visit them all in 7 days and what to expect while at each one. It is a fantastic road trip along El Camino Real.
California History is the social studies focus for fourth graders in California. Growing up in Wisconsin, I learned about Wisconsin history so this unit was almost entirely new information to me as…
Taking a tour of the United States virtually? Stop off in California for this fun California unit study and learn about their unique past.
These California Missions make for great road trip stops as you drive from San Diego to San Francisco. Enjoy beautiful chapels and learn about California history with these missions along El Camino Real.
The California Gold Rush is a fun time in history to learn about in your homeschool! This unit study contains notebooking pages about the Gold Rush as well as math, writing, geography, and following direction activities.
My California history road trip revealed some interesting facts. We traveled back in time on that California history timeline to explore a mission, Sutter's Mill and more. #twoboysandadad #california #history #socialstudies #4thgrade
This printable map of California creates a large mural that, once colored by students, will brighten any classroom and share a bit about the state’s history too. It’s created in a vintage style that shares info about different locations and landmarks with large, oversized symbols. From buildings to parks to vegetation, all are fun to color in and make for a fun map to view and learn from. As an easy California printable map, all you have to do is print out the 30 pages, trim the art, have students color them in, and then tape or mount them back together. It’s a great California map for kids that leaves lots of room for creative coloring, but a guide to get results like the sample shown is included too. PDF FILE INCLUDES: • 30 Mural pages • Assembly instructions • Coloring Guide FINISHED DIMENSIONS: 30 Coloring Pages: 37″ x 60″
This Northern California road trip itinerary includes the best places to see, eat and stay in ten California gold rush towns.
Learn about California for Kids with these worksheets that explore this state filled with natural wonders, golden gate bridge, hollywood +.
Teach all about California State Geography with this printable unit. Teaches all about the state map, landmarks, state animal and more!
These California Missions make for great road trip stops as you drive from San Diego to San Francisco. Enjoy beautiful chapels and learn about California history with these missions along El Camino Real.
Have a hands on experience with California history at Sutter's Fort in Sacramento! See up close what life was like for pioneers in the Golden State.
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So I recently posted that these "All About California" state puzzles books were available in my TpT store. I also wanted to share some of the resources that helped me bring these books together. I thought that these links would be valuable for teachers trying to put together their unit studies on each state too. Research Links for California State Symbols Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_symbols https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/california Desert Tortoise: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/deserttortoise/ Another cool fact about these guys: They ”dig grooves into the ground’s surface to catch rainwater. After a storm, they’ll return to these holes to slurp up the water that’s collected inside.” California Quail: https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-quail/ https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/california-quail/ Saber-toothed Cat: (CA’s state fossil) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saber-toothed_cat California Poppy: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2019/mar/27/californias-poppy-and-wild-flower-super-bloom-in-pictures https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/stateflowers/california-state-flowers Grizzly Bear: https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Grizzly-Bear https://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2012/10/24/28981/monarch-the-sad-amazing-story-of-the-bear-on-calif/ Tells the story of Monarch, the grizzly who became the model for the state’s flag. Dogface Butterfly: https://www.butterflyidentification.com/california-dogface.htm CA State Foods: Wikipedia’s State Foods list shows CA as having only a State Nut…or 4 (almonds, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_foods While the state symbols page (see first link of ‘State Symbols Resources’) shows a state grain, veg, and fruit too. Apparently, Lt Gov Newsom declared these in 2013, but it never became law. One more food controversy for CA, the State Nuts are not actually nuts but seeds! https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-nuts-official-20170719-story.html Inventions: https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/la-origins-cover/ https://matadornetwork.com/read/15-things-world-needs-thanking-california/ Crops: https://keepcaliforniafarming.org/which-foods-come-from-california/ This page is nicely done, with graphics and statistics on food crops. Economy: https://www.netstate.com/economy/ca_economy.htm Geography: https://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ca_geography.htm Interesting Facts: https://www.factinate.com/places/42-bizarre-facts-california/ https://www.ducksters.com/geography/state.php?State=California The Hollywood Sign: https://hollywoodsign.org/the-history-of-the-sign/ Click on “The Saga of the Sign” for an in depth history. Who knew that the sign originally read “Hollywoodland”!?! Earthquake Facts from USGS: https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/cool-earthquake-facts?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects General Sherman Tree: https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/sherman.htm
These California State Fact File Worksheets are the perfect worksheets to help you and your child record many facts about the state of California.
I have always loved to travel and some of my favorite childhood memories include family vacations (aka road trips) with my dad at the wheel, mom as co-pilot, and my sisters and I packed in the backseat of the car chanting, are we there yet? We didn't fly anywhere back then, so we took advantage of every opportunity to stop at those silly tourist attractions, roadside parks, Holiday Inns and STUCKEY'S! Of course, dad always missed the exit and my sisters and I would laugh and laugh about how dad always misses the exit (mom didn't think it was funny)! The point is, we loved to buy Stuckey's world famous divinity and shop for rare treasures (aka cheap souvenirs). Some shops featured collectible "State Plates" depicting a map of the state, fun facts and symbols of the state. I never really payed much attention to those plates until now- fast forward to my Social Studies Class/North America Unit/Regions/The United States and I have a flash back. Kids love to make things out of paper plates and I love things that are cheap so, I decided to let my classes use paper plates to create their own souvenir STATE PLATES! Students were assigned a random state (we drew names out of a hat) and then completed a research assignment using the Atlas, the Internet and other resources to find specific facts about their state. They then used the paper plate as a canvas to creatively display their research data and just like that- a GREAT STATE PLATE is born! My daddy passed away five years ago this month and although I miss him like crazy, I can't help but think of him every time my family takes a road trip. The only difference is- we use GPS and Google Maps, my husband still misses the exits, and we stop at BUC-EE'S- Travel Center. And yes, they have divinity and cheap souvenirs! Here are a just a few of my favorite souvenir plates~ See you at Bucee's,
FREE California Unit Study for grades 3-8 -- learn about the "Golden State" with books, arts and crafts, recipes, and more!
Students learn about the California symbols: poppy, redwood, quail, with these fun activities!
Get printables for U.S. state maps from this page, then color the maps to show data like rainfall, population, or vegetation. We'll show you how.
I LOVE teaching about California history because I grew up in Illinois, so when I started teaching 4th grade, I learned all kinds of new things about California that I didn’t know before! And no one knows how to teach CA history better than my good friend LeAnn! She has been teaching 4th grade for […]
Tired of the same old fourth grade “build a mission” project for your fourth grade classroom? California Missions for Google Classroom is the new way to teach a unit on…
One of the first major Social Studies projects we did back in the Fall was make topographical maps of California, using homemade salt dough....
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Whether you’re studying the state of California or planning a road trip to visit ‘The Golden State’ on the west coast, these California Coloring Pages are a fun resource for kids of all ages. California was one of the first states I visited when I was a little girl. My dad joined the U.S. Navy …
Today after picking up Lucy from preschool, we thought it would be fun to go visit Daddy in his 4th grade classroom for lunch! We stopped by one of our favorite restaurants, got some food to go, and headed over to Daddy’s school. While we were there enjoying our meals, Daddy also had some kids …
This is used to further help struggling students with fine motor skills to locate where the geographical regions with California are. Regions are already drawn in with borders. Legend and Compass included. ...
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California missions history coloring pages for kids - This American history timeline for kids helps teach the important events that shaped the US.
