This 2-page 4th grade check covers the 50 states on one page, with the answer key on page 2. A small map numbers five states (California, Texas, Florida, New York and Alaska), and students write each name with its capital from a short list. Three questions follow, about the chain of islands in the Pacific, the number of states and the student's own region. It is short enough for an exit ticket.
“Identify five states on a US map and give their capitals.”
Item 1 numbers California, Texas, Florida, New York and Alaska and asks for each state and capital.
“Recall the number of states, the island state and the region of the student's own state.”
Questions 2, 3 and 4 ask for the Pacific island chain, the total of 50 and the student's region.
A US map with five numbered states, plus small boxes for Alaska and Hawaii. Students fill in a table with the state and capital for each number, using a list of five states and five capitals.
Which state is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, how many states there are in the United States, and which region the student's own state is in.
The table in full, with Sacramento, Austin, Tallahassee, Albany and Juneau, then Hawaii and 50. The region question has no fixed answer.
End of a unit
Use it as the last task in a 50 states unit. All five capitals come from one list, so students who studied can finish in a few minutes.
Cover the list
Fold the state and capital list under the page for a first attempt, then let students unfold it. The gap between the two tries shows how much the list is carrying.
Region question
Question 4 can be marked quickly against the region chart on your wall. It shows which students know where their own state sits.
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