Atlantic States 4/21-4/24/08

I'm finally getting around to posting the rest of our 50 state study. I apologize for taking such a long time. The longer I delay this the harder it is to keep track of all that we accomplished with this unit. Without further a do here goes....

1. We mapped all the states that are considered the Atlantic states.
-New York
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
2. Learned about Ellis Island and the history of New York.
3. Read about Peter Stuyvestant
4. Made a paper model of the Statue of Liberty
5. Watched My Fair Lady. My dancing daughter loved the costumes in this movie.
6. Listened to lots of Broadway show music.
7. Learned about the Amish


Here are the books that we read for this region of states:

- Welcome to the USA New York - Ann Heinrichs
- Building Liberty: A Statue is Born - Hochain
- The Story of Ellis Island - Stein
- On the Day Peter Stuyvesant sailed into Town - Arnold Lobel
- The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal - Cheryl Harness
- Rip Van Winkle - Washington Irving
- Welcome to the USA Pennsylvania- Heinrichs
- Welcome to the USA New Jersey - Heinrichs
- G is for the Garden State: A New Jersey Alphabet - Eileen Cameron