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$50.00Add to CartYou get 50 projects for $1 each as you take your students on an unforgettable journey from sea to shining sea! 🗽
Are you looking for a way to teach U.S. Geography and History that actually sticks? Tired of dry textbooks and repetitive worksheets? The Comprehensive USA Unit Study is an interactive, cross-curricular, student-centered resource designed to transform your homeschool or classroom into a hub of discovery.
This isn’t just a packet of papers—it’s a complete investigative framework. Whether you are teaching a single second-grader, a multi-age group of middle schoolers or wanting a family style unit, this resource scales to fit your needs. Students will read, research, and report their way through all 50 states, producing 50 unique and beautiful projects along the way!
📝 What’s Inside This Massive Resource?
My Teaching Library has included everything you need to plan, execute, and evaluate a high-quality cross-curricular unit:
1. The Research & Reference Core 📚
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A Comprehensive 50-State Guide: Detailed facts for every state, including history, capitals, nicknames, mottos, symbols, major industries, and landmarks.
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Read Across America Literary Journey: Curated book suggestions for every single state to integrate literature into your lessons combining reading and geography!
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Research Recording Pages: Structured notebooking pages to guide students through the investigative process.
2. Student Notebooking & Reporting ✍️
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Wide Variety of Report Pages: From the history of the founding and lawmaking processes to local government, tourism, and economy.
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State Symbol Spotlights: Dedicated pages for state birds, flowers, mammals, insects, rocks/minerals, and more.
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Compare & Contrast: Use the included Venn diagrams to help students find similarities and differences between different states.
3. Maps, Flags, and Visual Aids 🎨
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Full-Page Maps: Includes Color and B&W maps of the U.S., regional divisions, and individual state maps (blank, with capitals, and with major cities).
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Artistic Templates: Full-page B&W images of all 50 state flags, flowers, and birds—perfect for coloring and report covers.
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Lined State Maps: Unique templates for students to write summaries directly within the state borders, how fun!
4. Teacher Planning & Active Learning 🍎
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“How-To” Planning Pages: Includes teacher assignment guides, a comprehensive supply list, and an evaluation rubric for easy grading.
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Organizational Tools: Student cover pages, Table of Contents, and a reusable K-W-L chart.
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Active Learning Games: Suggested games to keep students engaged and help them memorize state facts through play.
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State Capital Bookmarks: A fun, functional way for students to use throughout the unit.
✨ Why You’ll Love It:
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Multi-Age & Multi-Ability: Perfect for families homeschooling multiple children or teachers with diverse learners. Simply choose the reporting depth that fits the student’s level.
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Cross-Curricular: Seamlessly blends Geography, History, Language Arts, Art, and Civics.
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Student-Led: Empowers students to take ownership of their research and creativity.
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Flexible: Use it as a full-year curriculum, a summer enrichment program, or a “State of the Week” supplement.
🚀 Ready to start your cross-country adventure?
Give your students the tools to become experts on the United States. From the rocky coasts of Maine to the tropical shores of Hawaii, the Comprehensive USA Unit Study makes history and geography come alive while seamlessly intertwining language arts, art, and civics!
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A captivating and educational journey through time, designed to ignite curiosity and foster a love for history in students. This unique resource combines the creativity of coloring and writing as students learn the history of trains. Eight intricately detailed coloring pages depict key milestones, transforming the study of transportation history into an engaging and interactive experience that will keep your students absorbed from start to finish.
As students immerse themselves in coloring, they’ll uncover fascinating details about the origins of rail travel. The pages span from the earliest ‘wagonways’ and the surprising story of horse-powered trains to the game-changing innovations of the late 18th century, around 1776 and 1789. They will learn about the famous ‘Puffing Devil’, the first steam locomotive, and discover the visionary behind the first passenger train in the United States. This product provides a rich tapestry of information, made accessible and memorable through visual learning.
To truly solidify comprehension and critical thinking, each page includes a short dedicated writing section at the bottom where students can summarize what they’ve learned, using their own words to capture the essence of the historical shift. This ‘Color and Write’ approach ensures that students are not just passive observers of history, but active participants, reinforcing their reading, synthesis, and writing skills simultaneously.
Make your history lessons unforgettable with “The History of Trains | Color & Write”!
Add to your purchase All Aboard! A Cross-Curricular Unit all about Trains
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This Alabama State Symbols unit is designed to help students actively participate in research and create a beautiful project while learning more about the state! It can be used for 2nd-6th grades as there are ample pages for differing levels and abilities. To see a flipbook preview, click here. (Please allow time for the full-flipbook to load as it is a large file.)
See description below for details of what is included!
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Students can use these unique state shaped notebooking pages to create a report on Idaho after doing research on the state. It includes 2 different page types, one geared toward beginning writers (multiple colored lines) and the other is single lined.
BONUS: This resource includes “The Great 50 States – Questions for Research & Reports” that will inspire and guide students during research and writing!
Suggested uses:
– For a short report, students may only need one page.
– For longer reports, copy multiple pages for each student. Have students use one page for each different state topic and then compile into a small booklet -
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Students can use these unique state shaped notebooking pages to create a report on Arkansas after doing research on the state. It includes 2 different page types, one geared toward beginning writers (multiple colored lines) and the other is single lined.
BONUS: This resource includes “The Great 50 States – Questions for Research & Reports” that will inspire and guide students during research and writing!
Suggested uses:
– For a short report, students may only need one page.
– For longer reports, copy multiple pages for each student. Have students use one page for each different state topic and then compile into a small booklet -
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Students can use these unique state shaped notebooking pages to create a report on Arizona after doing research on the state. It includes 2 different page types, one geared toward beginning writers (multiple colored lines) and the other is single lined.
BONUS: This resource includes “The Great 50 States – Questions for Research & Reports” that will inspire and guide students during research and writing!
Suggested uses:
– For a short report, students may only need one page.
– For longer reports, copy multiple pages for each student. Have students use one page for each different state topic and then compile into a small booklet -
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Students can use these unique state shaped notebooking pages to create a report on Alaska after doing research on the state. It includes 2 different page types, one geared toward beginning writers (multiple colored lines) and the other is single lined.
BONUS: This resource includes “The Great 50 States – Questions for Research & Reports” that will inspire and guide students during research and writing!
Suggested uses:
– For a short report, students may only need one page.
– For longer reports, copy multiple pages for each student. Have students use one page for each different state topic and then compile into a small booklet. -
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Students can use these unique state shaped notebooking pages to create a report on Alabama after doing research on the state. It includes 2 different page types, one geared toward beginning writers (multiple colored lines) and the other is single lined.
BONUS: This resource includes “The Great 50 States – Questions for Research & Reports” that will inspire and guide students during research and writing!
Suggested uses:
– For a short report, students may only need one page.
– For longer reports, copy multiple pages for each student. Have students use one page for each different state topic and then compile into a small booklet -
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This Abraham Lincoln Informational Text Bundle includes two products:
- Abraham Lincoln | Informational Text and Activities
- Lincoln Memorial | Informational Text and Activities
(See description below for details of each)
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A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research and writing activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This resource focuses on the Pony Express.
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
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A Day in History – Investigation Station is a series of fun sleuthing research activities based on a single event on a specific day in history! This resource focus is on California. Investigation ideas include the ‘Gold Rush’, the Compromise of 1850, the state’s long and rich history, the geography and the natural resources.
Students will learn about an event and be given several topics from which to choose to ‘investigate’. After some exploration, students are asked to write what they have discovered and name used sources.
So…with each lesson, students will:
▪ (Read) Learn one ‘On this Day in History’ fact.
▪ (Investigate) Take a related topic and explore it through the use of different forms of media (i.e. books, internet).
▪ (Write) Summarize and write what they have discovered. This also should include the recording of sources. -
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Studying the state of New Jersey and state symbols? What is the state bird of New Jersey? This project-based unit is designed to help students study and record information about New Jersey’s state bird: American Goldfinch
⭐Included:
– A map page (for the state)
– Scientific classification page
– A page for students to give details about the bird’s physical description, habitat, diet, life span and reproduction
– A page where students will do additional map work to show where in the U.S. the bird lives in addition to migration information
– Coloring page
– Several pages on which students can use for expository and/or creative writing as well as sections in which students may draw.⭐ 14 pages in all and is designed for different levels / abilities.
My Teaching Library has a notebooking set for each of all 50 states. In addition, you can get all of them bundled!
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This U.S. Presidents resource has been designed for early learners (Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade). Kids will begin learning U.S. History and the men who lead the country with these fun notebooking pages and mini-books!
EACH president section contains 5 student pages:* Coloring page* Color & Trace page with basic facts* Color & Write page for students to complete the name of the president, his birthday and 2 facts about him* Color & Write page for students to create a short report* Mini-Book for students to complete about the presidentSee description below for a list of included presidents. -
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This U.S. Presidents resource has been designed for early learners (Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade). Kids will begin learning U.S. History and the men who lead the country with these fun notebooking pages and mini-books!
EACH president section contains 5 student pages:* Coloring page* Color & Trace page with basic facts* Color & Write page for students to complete the name of the president, his birthday and 2 facts about him* Color & Write page for students to create a short report* Mini-Book for students to complete about the presidentSee description below for list of included presidents. -
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This U.S. Presidents resource has been designed for early learners (Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade). Kids will begin learning U.S. History and the men who lead the country with these fun notebooking pages and mini-books!
EACH president section contains 5 student pages:
* Coloring page
* Color & Trace page with basic facts
* Color & Write page for students to complete the name of the president, his birthday and 2 facts about him
* Color & Write page for students to create a short report
* Mini-Book for students to complete about the presidentSee list of included presidents in description below.
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Students learning about individual U.S. States? This resource, Geography Nomenclature Cards – States of the U.S.A., will be a great addition to your classroom.
Includes two sets of State nomenclature cards PLUS pocket templates. Set one is best used with the pockets (see included photo). Set two can be used with or without the pockets. Students can use either (both) sets to study the location of each state. Students can also test themselves to see if they know the name of each state when shown the location!
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Studying the state of Alabama? Perhaps doing a unit on Ornithology? This project based unit is designed to help students study and record information about Alabama’s state bird – the Northern Flicker!
What type of pages are contained in this set:
– A map page (for the state)
– Scientific classification page
– A page for students to give details about the bird’s physical description, habitat, diet, life span and reproduction
– A page where students will do additional map work to show where in the U.S. the bird lives in addition to migration information
– Coloring page
– Several pages on which students can use for expository and/or creative writing as well as sections in which students may draw.14 pages in all and is designed for different levels / abilities.
My Teaching Library has a notebooking set for each of all 50 states. In addition, you can get all of them bundled!
If you only want a specific state, type in the search bar the state you want + ‘notebooking set’ (Example: West Virginia Notebooking Set)
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Studying the state of Ohio and state symbols? What is the state bird of Ohio?
This project-based unit is designed to help students study and record information about Ohio’s state bird: Northern Cardinal
⭐ 14 pages in all and is designed for different levels / abilities.
– A map page (for the state)
– Scientific classification page
– A page for students to give details about the bird’s physical description, habitat, diet, life span and reproduction
– A page where students will do additional map work to show where in the U.S. the bird lives in addition to migration information
– Coloring page
– Several pages on which students can use for expository and/or creative writing as well as sections in which students may draw.My Teaching Library has a notebooking set for each of all 50 states. In addition, you can get all of them bundled!
Here are other bird related products you’ll love…
- North American Birds of Prey Research / Report Pages
- Birds if Prey Flashcards
- Audubon’s Birds – Coloring Book (80 species)
- U.S. State Birds Coloring Book
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Studying the state of Oklahoma? Perhaps doing a unit on Ornithology? This project-based unit is designed to help students study and record information about Oklahoma’s state bird – Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher!
Included:
– A map page (for the state)
– Scientific classification page
– A page for students to give details about the bird’s physical description, habitat, diet, life span and reproduction
– A page where students will do additional map work to show where in the U.S. the bird lives in addition to migration information
– Coloring page
– Several pages on which students can use for expository and/or creative writing as well as sections in which students may draw.14 pages in all and is designed for different levels / abilities.
My Teaching Library has a notebooking set for each of all 50 states. In addition, you can get all of them bundled!
If you only want a specific state, type in the search bar the state you want + ‘notebooking set’ (Example: West Virginia Notebooking Set)
Here are other bird related products you’ll love…
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This resource on the famous national landmark, the Lincoln Memorial has been designed for use in 3rd-4th grade classrooms. It is cross-curricular so it can be used as a Social Studies / History lesson(s) or an English / Language Arts lesson(s)!
(See description below for additional information)
