Week of Sept 29-Oct 3:  This week we learned key cities in our state.  We added them to our map of Washington and will keep practicing labeling everything correctly.  Copies of a blank cities map and a labeled map can be found on the Classlink Google classroom for practicing at home.

Week of Sept 22-26: This week we continued to practice the landforms in our state.  On Google Classroom, there is a practice map and a labeled map so that our class can continue practicing at home.  our goal is to be able to successfully identify these key features of our State by the end of this unit.  

Week of Sept 15-19:  This week we focused on landforms within our state.  We talked about topographic maps and the information that they provide.  The class is excited to make their own topographic maps of Washington state in October.  If your student would like more information about the topics we are discussing, I have posted on Google Classroom copies of a weekly Washington Studies for Kids newspaper that is very informative and fun to read.  

Week of Sept 8-12:  This week we learned the 5 main regions in Washington.  We worked to identify them on maps.  We also worked on identifying the major mountain ranges and volcanic peaks in our state.  Next week, we will work on identifying major bodies of water within our state.

Week of Sept 2-5: This week we started off the year by filling in a map of Washington with all of the things that we already know.  We reviewed the compass directions and identified our state's neighbors to the North, South, East, and West.  Next week, we will start learning about the geographic regions in our state, the climate in the different regions, and some of the major landforms in the different regions.