Learning the United States

Title: Learning the United States

Source: Self

Behavior Objective: Using the provided map of the United States students will identify the correct state 9 out of 10 times.

Targeted age/population: 2nd -8th grade, visual-spatial learners

Content Area: Social Studies

Describe Strategy/Idea:
Students who have a hard time with visual and/or auditory learning, such as students with Autism tend to be visual-spatial learners. Visual-spatial learners learn best through the use of hands on activities. Through the use of manipulatives students use their hands to learn the individual states that make up the United States.

Procedure for Use:
For this activity students would be given a foam cut out or poster of the United States so they can point to the state that they are learning about. The foam cut out can be split into individual parts (each state) so the students can learn them one by one and eventually put them all together. These manipulatives would also be used during assessment of the students. An example would be the use of a blank map of the United States given to them and they would point to the correct state in response to a question.