Cross Curriculum Art Lesson Plan
Transcript of Cross Curriculum Art Lesson Plan
Chelcie Tuell
REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
What is a region?• The geographic definition of a region is • Places that have “one or more common characteristics that
give them a measure of unity and make them distinct from surrounding areas.”
• Regions are areas of land that have common features. A region can be defined by natural or artificial features. Language, government, or religion can define a region, as can forests, wildlife, or climate.
“A common way of referring to regions in the United States is grouping them into 5 regions according to their geographic position on the continent: the Northeast, Southwest, West,
Southeast, and Midwest.”
Southeastern United States
Symbols and Symbolism
• A symbol is a letter, character, or sign used instead of a word or group of words.
• Many states use symbolism to describe and represent something.
• Official symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures of a particular state.
• Each state and region is also recognized by well-known icons and emblems such as state flags and seals.
• A "National Garland of Flowers" created for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (made of representative flowers selected by each state) was the inspiration for adopting official state floral emblems. This began a trend that led to the adoption of official state birds, trees, and all the unique state symbols recognized today.
Arkansas• Capital: Little Rock• State Bird: Mockingbird• State Flower: Apple blossom• State Insect: Honeybee• State Mammal: White-tailed Deer• State Gem: Diamond• State Tree: Pine• State Nickname: The Natural State• State Motto: “The People Rule”
Louisiana• Capital: Baton Rouge• State Bird: Brown Pelican• State Flower: Magnolia• State Insect: Honeybee• State Mammal: Louisiana Black Bear• State Gem: N/A• State Tree: Bald Cypress• State Nickname: The Pelican State• State Motto: “Union, Justice, and Confidence”
Mississippi• Capital: Jackson• State Bird: Mockingbird• State Flower: Magnolia• State Insect: Honeybee• State Mammal: White-tailed Deer, Red Fox, and Bottle-nosed Dolphin• State Gem: N/A• State Tree: Magnolia Tree• State Nickname: The Magnolia State• State Motto: “By Valor and Arms”
Alabama• Capital: Montgomery• State Bird: Yellowhammer Woodpecker• State Flower: Camellia• State Insect: Monarch Butterfly• State Mammal: Black Bear• State Gem: N/A• State Tree: Southern Longleaf Pine• State Nickname: The Cotton State and The Heart of Dixie• State Motto: “We Dare Defend our Rights”
Georgia• Capital: Atlanta• State Bird: Brown Thrasher• State Flower: Cherokee Rose• State Insect: Honeybee• State Mammal: Right Whale• State Gem: Quartz• State Tree: Live Oak• State Nickname: The Peach State• State Motto: “Wisdom Justice Moderation”
Florida• Capital: Tallahassee• State Bird: Mockingbird• State Flower: Orange blossom• State Insect: N/A• State Mammal: Manatee and Dolphin • State Gem: Moonstone• State Tree: Sabal Palm• State Nickname: The Sunshine State• State Motto: “In God We Trust”
South Carolina• Capital: Columbia• State Bird: Carolina Wren• State Flower: Yellow Jessamine• State Insect: Carolina Mantid (praying mantis)• State Mammal: White-tailed Deer• State Gem: Amethyst• State Tree: Sabal Palmetto• State Nickname: The Palmetto State• State Motto: “Prepared in Mind and Resources” and “While I breathe, I hope”
North Carolina• Capital: Raleigh• State Bird: Cardinal• State Flower: Dogwood blossom• State Insect: Honeybee• State Mammal: Gray Squirrel• State Gem: Emerald• State Tree: Pine• State Nickname: The Old North State and The Tar Heel State• State Motto: “Esse quam videri” meaning “To be, Rather than to seem”
Virginia• Capital: Richmond• State Bird: Cardinal• State Flower: Flowering Dogwood• State Insect: Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly• State Mammal: N/A• State Gem: N/A• State Tree: Dogwood• State Nickname: Old Dominion• State Motto: “Thus Always to Tyrants”
West Virginia• Capital: Charleston• State Bird: Cardinal• State Flower: Rhododendron• State Insect: Honeybee• State Mammal: Black Bear• State Gem: N/A• State Tree: Sugar Maple• State Nickname: The Mountain State• State Motto: “Mountaineers are always free”
Kentucky• Capital: Frankfort• State Bird: Cardinal• State Flower: Goldenrod• State Insect: Honeybee• State Mammal: Gray Squirrel• State Gem: Freshwater pearl• State Tree: Tulip Poplar• State Nickname: The Bluegrass State• State Motto: “United we stand, Divided we fall”
Tennessee• Capital: Nashville• State Bird: Mockingbird• State Flower: Iris• State Insect: Firefly and Ladybug• State Mammal: Raccoon • State Gem: Tennessee River Pearl• State Tree: Tulip Poplar• State Nickname: The Volunteer State• State Motto: “Agriculture and Commerce”
State Birds
Mockingbird Brown Pelican
Yellowhammer Woodpecker
Brown Thrasher
Carolina Wren
Cardinal
State Flowers
Apple Blossom Magnolia
Camellia
Cherokee Rose
Orange Blossom
Yellow Jessamine
Dogwood
Rhododendron
Golden RodIris
State Insects
Honeybee
Monarch Butterfly
Carolina Mantid
Tiger Swallowtail ButterflyLadybug
Firefly
State Mammal
White-tail deer
Black Bear
Red Fox
Dolphin
Right Whale
Manatee
Gray Squirrel Raccoon
State Gem
Diamond
Quartz
Moonstone
Amethyst
Emerald
Tennessee River Pearl
Freshwater Pearl
State Tree
Bald Cypress
Magnolia
Live OakSabal Palm
Sabal Palmetto
Dogwood
PineSouthern
Longleaf Pine
Tulip Poplar
Sugar Maple
Resources• http://education.nationalgeographi
c.com/archive/xpeditions/lessons/04/g912/usregions.html?ar_a=1• http://education.nationalgeographi
c.com/education/maps/united-states-regions/?ar_a=1• http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/
index.html• http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/