A Country State and Town
Match the cards using the notes about Town, State, Country and Continent.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
- Topic notes: Town: a local settlement. State: one of the United States’ member political areas. Country: a nation such as the United States. Continent: a very large land region such as North America.
- Original exercise cards: Fictional Oak Town is a small settlement within a state. / Maryland is one member of the United States. / The United States is named as a nation. / North America includes several countries. / California is one member of the United States. / Canada is named as a nation. / Africa is a very large land region. / A local settlement has homes and streets.
Learn the idea
Places can be part of larger places. In our example, a town is within a state, and the state is within the United States. A continent is a very large land region. A town, state, country and continent are different kinds of places, not four names for one government.
Town: a local settlement. State: one of the United States’ member political areas. Country: a nation such as the United States. Continent: a very large land region such as North America.
Find whether the card describes a town, a state, a country or a continent. Ask an adult to read the notes and cards aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.
- Ask an adult to read the four notes. Find the words Town, State, Country, Continent.
- Find whether the card describes a town, a state, a country or a continent.
- Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
- Point to, draw or say two different examples: one for Town and one for State. Explain how their clues differ.
See the method in action
Worked example: The card says: “Fictional Oak Town is a small settlement within a state.” That matches Town. Town is a local settlement. Compare the note for Country: Country is a nation such as the United States. That is a different clue.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Find whether the card describes a town, a state, a country or a continent.
- If you are unsure, ask an adult to read the card again. Match what this card says; do not add a new event or detail.
See the answer and explanation
State
The card says: “Maryland is one member of the United States.” That matches State. State is one of the United States’ member political areas.
Take it further
New card: “A local settlement has homes and streets.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A local settlement has homes and streets.” That matches Town. Town is a local settlement.
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