My recent article can be used by schools--classroom as well as homeschools to teach children in any state the names of the counties.
Hello Teachers,
My recent article is a simple project for studying the counties, townships, or parishes within your state. With a few reasons presented stating why learning the counties will be beneficial to students of any age. Often you need to know where a county is without stopping to drag out an atlas or road map. Where are the weather forecasters saying a storm is brewing? Where can you vote? What county and where is something happening?
This project helps you teachers drill the students on this important piece of knowledge painlessly.
I have used the project with my own students in fifth, eigth ,and tenth grades. They liked making the state map poster. Some took greater interest and pride in theirs than others, but I think all the students learned. I was able to add in loads of interesting facts and trivia about our home state in two classes a week over a six week period. Read this article today and see if you can use it in your school room.
I think you will enjoy studying counties. This will relate also to my articles on elections since voting is carried out and reported in the news by counties.
~Elece
