State Presentations

Each classroom chose a state to research during the month of March. Students used resources from the Media Center and the Internet.   As a culminating activity, each classroom shared their information through class presentations. Choose a state to find out some interesting information.

Alaska

Mrs. Perkins' 1st grade class

• Capital City: Juneau

• Motto: "North To The Future"

• State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan

• State Flower: Forget-me-not

• State Song: Alaska's Flag

• Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.

• Dog mushing is the official sport.

• Alaska has been called America’s last frontier.

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Arizona

Mrs. Wilson's 1st grade class

• Capital: Phoenix

• Motto: "God enriches"
• State Bird: Cactus Wren
• State Flower: Saguaro 
• State Song: Arizona
• Arizona is the home of the Grand Canyon National Park.
• Arizona’s most abundant mineral is copper.
• Arizona became the 48th state on Feb. 14, 1912.

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California 

  Mrs. Marcum's 3rd grade class

• Capital: Sacramento

• Motto: "Eureka, I have found it…"

• State Bird: Valley Quail

• State Flower: Gold Poppy

• State Song:  I Love You California

• The Redwood is the tallest tree in California.

• California ranks third in size among the states.

• More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.

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Florida

Mrs. Bland's Kindergarten class

• Capital: Tallahassee

• Motto: "In God we trust"

• State Bird: Mockingbird

• State Flower: Orange Blossom

• State Song: Swanee River

• Florida produces citrus fruit, vegetables, cattle, sugarcane, and dairy products.

•  More people visit Orlando than any other amusement park area in the United States.

•  America launches space flights from Cape Canaveral.

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Georgia

Mrs. Criswell's 1st grade class

• Capital: Atlanta

• Motto: "Wisdom, justice and moderation"

• State Bird: Brown Thrusher

• State Flower: Rose

• State Song: Georgia on My Mind

• The official state fish is the largemouth bass.

• Georgia was named for King George II of England.

• Plains is the home of Jimmy Carter., the 39th President.

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Hawaii

Mrs. Patterson's Kindergarten class

• Capital: Honolulu

• Motto: "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"

• State Bird: Nene

• State Flower: Hibiscus or Pua Aloalo 

• State Song: Hawaii Ponoi - Hawaii's Own 

• The state of Hawaii has eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii.

• Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee.
• Hawaii was the 50th state to join the United States on August 20th, 1959.

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Kansas

Mrs. Sowers 4th grade class

• Capital: Topeka
• Motto: "To Stars Through Difficulties"
• State Bird: Western Meadowlark
• State Flower: Sunflower
• State Song: Home on the Range
• The state tree is the cotton wood tree.
• There are a lot of tornado’s in Kansas.
• There is a lot of oil in the ground.

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Kentucky

Mrs. Cash and Mrs. Pierce's 5th grade classes

• Capital: Frankfort

• Motto: "United we stand, divided we fall"

• State Bird: Cardinal

• State Flower: Goldenrod

• State Song:  My Old Kentucky Home

• The Cumberland Fall Resort Park is often called "Niagara of the South."

• America pioneer Daniel Boone made the first trip to Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap.

• The Kentucky Derby is held each year on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

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Louisiana

Mrs. Emerson's 2nd grade class

• Capital: Baton Rouge

• Motto: "Union, justice, and confidence"

• State Bird: Eastern Brown Pelican

• State Flower: Magnolia 

• State Song:  Give Me Louisiana

• Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XVIII.

• The world famous "Mardi Gras" is celebrated in New Orleans.

• Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the United States; the building is 450 feet tall with 34 floors.

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Maine

Mrs. Caldwell's 2nd grade class

• Capital: Augusta

• Motto: "I direct"

• State Bird: Chickadee

• State Flower: White Pine Cone and Tassel

• State Song:  State Song of Maine

• They are well known for their lobsters.

• It is the first state that the sun hits everyday.

• They also have many lighthouses.

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Missouri

Mrs. Weddle's 3rd grade class

• Capital: Jefferson

• Motto: "The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law."

• State Bird: Bluebird

• State Flower: Hawthorn

• State Song:  Missouri Waltz

• President Harry S.Truman was born in Independence in 1884.

• In 1865, Missouri became the first slave state to free its slaves.

• The flag is red, white, and blue with two bears in the middle.

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New Hampshire

Mrs. Dick's 4th grade class

• Capital: Concord

• Motto: "Live free or die"

• State Bird: Purple Finch

• State Flower: Lilac

• State Song:  Old New Hampshire

• New Hampshire covers an area of 9,304 square miles.

• New Hampshire ranks 44th in size among the states.

• The state tree is the White Birch.

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New York

Mrs. Hines 3rd grade class

• Capital: Albany

• Motto: "Excelsior"

• State Bird: Bluebird

• State Flower: Rose

• State Song:  I Love New York

• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was written in New York.

• Women played baseball first in New York.

• Niagara Falls is located in New York.

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Tennessee

Mrs. Neely's 2nd grade class

• Capital: Nashville

• Motto: "Agriculture and commerce"

• State Bird: Mockingbird

• State Flower: Iris

• State Song: Rocky Top 

• Elvis Presley's home called Graceland is located in Memphis.

• Coca-Cola was first bottle in 1899 at Chattanooga.

• Tennessee is bordered by 8 states.

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Texas

Mrs. Tucker's 4th grade class

• Capital: Austin

• Motto: "Friendship"

• State Bird: Mockingbird

• State Flower: Bluebonnet

• State Song: "Texas Our Texas"

• It is 267,339 square miles in area.

• Texas trees are used for boxes, crates and furniture.

• In 1921 a hurricane deposited twenty three inches of rain on Texas in one day.

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