Geography- Connecticut

We are working our way through the United States with Road Trip USA. The first region we are working on in is the Northeast region. Our first state is Connecticut. Jayden started us off by locating it on our wall map.

Then we moved on to our US Atlas. 

 

Caitlin used the coordinates on the grid to locate Hartford, CT.  

We read a few sections of this book about the lifestyle of people during Colonial Times, including food they ate (corn, beans, pumpkin, squash, porridge, etc), clothes they wore (handmade clothing), and what life was like for children. Children were meant to be silent and still. Girls went to school until they could read and write, while boys continued on to a higher education. By 11 boys that weren't from wealthy families often went to work instead of college.

Some other things we learned this week include:

State Bird: American Robin
State Fish: American Shad
State Flower: Mountain Laurel
State Insect: Praying Mantis
State Abbreviation: CT
State Capital: Hartford

Finally, after coloring in their Connecticut worksheet, the kids made a praying mantis craft. 

Moving on to Delaware next week!