Just a quick update ... I have been working on some Wisconsin puzzles, and they are almost finished! They are now getting a thorough testing, but they should be available in my TpT store next week. There will be a mini-book for lower level elementary students and another one for upper level elementary students. Each mini-book is jam packed with information about the state of Wisconsin. And both levels have completely different puzzles. Puzzle types might overlap, but the puzzles themselves are all different. One exception is the flag coloring page, which is pretty much the same for both levels. The upper level is a bit more complex in the description and coloring instructions. Anyhow! The point is that you could purchase both mini-books and combine them to make one HUGE mini-book all about Wisconsin, without too much repetition.
The picture above shows page 3 of the upper level mini-book. It contains 2 puzzles. The first one is a What's Left? puzzle. Students will read about the legend of the Thunderbird (from the Menominee tribe of Wisconsin) and follow instructions for crossing off words. The words that are left will complete the final legendary fact at the bottom of the page! The 2nd puzzle is a maze which takes students on a tour around the state of Wisconsin. Interesting facts are provided!
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I used a variety of resources around the web for my research. Here is a list of them, in case you'd like to use them to supplement your own unit study of WI.
STATE SYMBOLS
GENERAL HISTORY
FLAG
THINGS TO DO IN WI
Art Museum wings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg8bJ7zGDm8
GEOGRAPHY
LEAD MINING
THUNDERBIRD STORIES
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I am out of town. Both my students are in college now and it's their fall break. It's also my mom's birthday. But when I get back I will get these finished up and posted!
Hope your October is lovely!
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