{"id":1967,"date":"2009-11-03T18:33:45","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T23:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1967"},"modified":"2009-11-03T18:33:45","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T23:33:45","slug":"teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-virginia-facts-and-symbols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/03\/teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-virginia-facts-and-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Geography with Children&#8217;s Literature: Virginia: Facts and Symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/11\/5101rhbst3l__sl500_aa240_.jpg\" title=\"5101rhbst3l__sl500_aa240_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/11\/5101rhbst3l__sl500_aa240_.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"5101rhbst3l__sl500_aa240_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Virginia-Symbols-Mcauliffe-Emily-Symbols\/dp\/0736802215\">Virginia: Facts and Symbols<\/a>\u00a0is a fact book all about the great state of Virginia. Bill McAuliffe does a wonderful job presenting children with all the\u00a0knowledge they need to know. about Virginia.\u00a0From learning\u00a0Virginia&#8217;s nickname; Old Dominion, to learning that the state dog is the Foxhound, this book describes everything that a person may want to know about Virginia. With the turn of every page the reader learns a fun fact about Virginia. Children may need to know that the &#8220;state shell is the oyster shell&#8221;, or maybe they wanted to find out that the &#8220;state fish is the brook trout&#8221;(21). The photography inside the book is bright and colorful and a new picture is displayed with almost every page.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Curriculum Connections<\/strong><br \/>\nThis book would be best utilized for teachers who are studying the Geography SOL 1.4. Teachers can present this book when talking about the state&#8217;s capital. Since the book has plenty of pictures of Virginia inside of it, it could also be an excellent resource when teachers ask the students to identify the state by it&#8217;s shape. This book could also be presented by teachers who are discussing Geography SOL 1.6; the location of his\/her community.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funtrivia.com\/playquiz\/quiz31372423ea728.html\">FunTrivia<\/a>: This website could be used as a fun introduction to studying the state of Virginia. It&#8217;s a fun quiz that is based on Virginia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidscommonwealth.virginia.gov\/FunAndGames\/ExecutiveMansionTeacherGuide.pdf\">Printables<\/a>: This is specifically made for teachers. It includes quite a few printables that are all based on the state of Virginia, including games, puzzles and quizzes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apples4theteacher.com\/word-finds\/states\/virginia.html\">Old Dominion<\/a>: This would be a fun game to play that would challenge the students who have successfully completed all their other assignments. A fun crossword puzzle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Book: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Virginia-Symbols-Mcauliffe-Emily-Symbols\/dp\/0736802215\">Virginia: Facts and Symbols<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Author: <\/strong>Bill McAuliffe<br \/>\n<strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Hilltop Books<br \/>\n<strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>1999<br \/>\n<strong>Pages: <\/strong>24<br \/>\n<strong>Grade Range: <\/strong>1-4<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN:<\/strong> 978-0736802215<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Virginia: Facts and Symbols\u00a0is a fact book all about the great state of Virginia. Bill McAuliffe does a wonderful job presenting children with all the\u00a0knowledge they need to know. about Virginia.\u00a0From learning\u00a0Virginia&#8217;s nickname; Old Dominion, to learning that the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/03\/teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-virginia-facts-and-symbols\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4424,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,229,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-geography","category-history","category-social-studies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4424"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}