A map of the Northeast is the center of this 3-page 4th grade social studies sheet. Eleven states are numbered, Maine through Maryland, and students write each state's name and postal abbreviation from a word bank, such as NH for New Hampshire and RI for Rhode Island. Page 2 asks four short questions about the farthest north state, the ocean on the east side, the smallest state and the state that touches only one other Northeast state. Page 3 gives the answers.
“Locate and name the states of a U.S. region on a map.”
Page 1 asks students to match eleven numbered states to names and postal abbreviations.
“Use a map to answer questions about location and size.”
Page 2 asks for the farthest north state, the ocean to the east, the smallest state and a state with one neighbor.
A color-coded map with eleven numbered states and the Atlantic Ocean marked. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware use pointer lines. A word bank lists each state with its postal abbreviation, and a table has a row for each number.
Four questions with two lines each. Students name the farthest north state, the ocean on the east side, the smallest state in land area and the state that touches only one other Northeast state.
A numbered list of all eleven states with their abbreviations, then Maine, the Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island and Maine again, with the note that Maine touches only New Hampshire.
Say the codes
Have students say each abbreviation aloud as they write it. The two-letter codes stick better when they hear NH and VT next to the names.
Tiny states
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey are small on the page. Let students check those four with a partner before they fill in the table.
Question 4 talk
Question 4 is the hardest. Students need to count borders inside the region, so have them trace Maine's edge with a finger and see where it meets another state.
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