States

We started learning states because we were teaching Reagan her address. And she got curious about where her grandparents and cousins lived, and why she coudln't see them all the time. So we showed her on a quilted wall hanging map. She was very interested to remember these places, so we gave her a US map place mat. She quickly started asking about what all the other states were. Now you can ask her when you're in the car or something and she'll start out listing them from memory. When she can't remember any more on her own she asks for hints. We give hints like "Mommy and Daddy rode in a fancy car here" and she usually comes up with the answer. If now we'll give her the first letter of the word, and she makes the sound to try and remind herself. And a lot of times she has so much fun playing this game that she wants to know more... she asks you to give her a clue and the name of another state so she can start memorizing it too. We did this tonight, just before getting ready for bed. She has her placemat to look at since we were home. Here's her list:

Knows Name and Map Location
Texas
Arizona
California
Nevada
Ohio
Hawaii
Wisconsin
Washington
Virginia
Georgia

Knows Name, But not on Map
North Carolina
South Carolina
South Dakota

From Clue, Knows on Map
Florida

From Clue, Doesn't Know on Map
None today

Others I know she Knows, But Couldn't Remember Today
Indiana
Montana
New Mexico
Kansas

That's almost half of the states! We're so proud!