State Geo game Ideas

I am going over US Geography with my 5th grader this yr. I am wanting game ideas for us to play. I want a fun way for her to remember the states and captials and their locations on the maps. We have done brief histories over 7so far, so now is the time to start making it fun!

any ideas?

 

If you have an Android phone, you can download a free app called 50 States. You can quiz state names, capitals, and some other information that I haven't used.

There is a "Name That State" game out there but is is pricey.

 

My ds used this website while he was in geography last year and really liked it.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

 

YEP! A great site for all kinds of stuff, including geography!

 

Make BINGO cards to play with. Put state names in each square, but call capitals out and let the student match to the state. Also, as she is learning, call a state for her to cover, but see if she can name the capital. The same cards can be used and you can call out the state's nicknames, or states that border it, etc.
Cut index cards in half and make Concentration cards. Match the capital to the state to make a pair. (You can sort these states by regions to make a smaller board of matches to play- 50 states and 50 capitals at once is a BIG Concentration board!)

MT3

 

We also played Guess the State. Each card had four or five facts on it. For Ohio, you might have: Was once part of the Northwest Territory. Lake Erie forms its northern border. Called The Buckeye State. And the last clue would be the capital. The first one to guess the state got the card. We did this while traveling on vacation.

 

Jackie, is that a set of cards you bought, or did you make them? That sounds like a fun game!

 

There's a fun game called "Scrambled States of America". VERY FUN board game, we like to play as a family.

Also, if you have an iPod or an iPad there's a game called "State Stack" it's a quiz game where they earn states by answering questions correctly and creating a stack. It's fun....my kids love it.

Also, we have several USA puzzles that have all sorts of info on them about each state. My kids will sometimes spend the afternoon building the puzzles and such. And then they talk about them, and the ones they've visited, etc.

Also, I can't remember the series name, but there's a picture book series that has state books, and they're fun to read - they're def for younger kids, but a kid who's never seen them, might like them.

 

We made them. You could even give the kids three states a day, and ask them to come up with facts to include.

 

We have loved Stack the States app and The Scrambled States of America game.

 

We bought 50 States Bingo. The kids LOVE it! You can play it by state, region, or capital.

 

Loved Scrambled States of America, that Kbabe1968 mentioned! It's a fun way to learn.