Twelve Southeast states and their capitals fill this 3-page 4th grade social studies worksheet, from Virginia and Richmond to Louisiana and Baton Rouge. Students match each state to its capital from a mixed-up list, complete a four-row chart where either the state or the capital is missing, and answer two questions about capital names. The last page is the answer key.
“Name the capital city of each Southeast state.”
Part 1 asks for all twelve, from Richmond to Baton Rouge.
“Match a capital to its state when the state is missing.”
The chart on page 2 gives Atlanta and Little Rock without a state.
A list of twelve capital cities, including Tallahassee, Frankfort and Montgomery, sits above two tables. Students write the capital beside each state, from Virginia to Louisiana.
Four rows with a blank in each. Florida and Tennessee need a capital, and Atlanta and Little Rock need a state.
Students find the two capitals with Rock or Rouge in the name. Then they name the Southeast capital that shares its name with a port city in South Carolina, with its state.
All twelve pairs in two columns, the completed chart and both question answers.
Next to a wall map
Keep a map of the Southeast on the board. Students point to each state before they write its capital, which turns the list into a place they can picture.
Two Charlestons
Question 2 is a good moment to talk about places that share a name. Charleston, South Carolina is a city but not the capital, while Charleston, West Virginia is.
Quick retrieval
A few days later, hand out page 2 only. Four blanks take two minutes and show which pairs have stuck.
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