Listening :

• US STATE CAPITALS in MOVIES :

  The U.S. State Capitals Supercut
  List of states and films under the video on YouTube

• "Why I love her" narrated by John Wayne - Listen and do the exercises
  Activities created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• The 50 United States - How to pronounce them (evaeaston.com)

• Présentation de Miami en 4 pages (AUDIO) à la rubrique Various Topics - Travelling
  (soundguideweb.com)

  

• Présentation de San Francisco - 5 pages de compréhension orale
  à la rubrique : Various Topics - travelling
  (soundguideweb.com)

  

• 6 pages de Compréhension Orale sur Washington, D.C.
  - dans la rubrique : Various Topics - Travelling
  (soundguideweb.com)

  

Information :

• State & County QuickFacts
  Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography (quickfacts.census.gov)
  
  

• United States of America Geography - information and links - interactive map (kidport.com)
  
  

• Fun State Facts (U.S. Census Bureau - American FactFinder - Kids'Corner)
  
  
  
  

Geography :

• Andrew Goldsmith made this representation of the United States using words to represent the geographic boundaries of the named states.

  

• Séquence "US Geography and Tourism" en 3ème envoyée par Angelina BLED (Ac. Versailles) :
  
  - Fiche de création de séquence
  - Carte des USA
  - Physical Map Worksheet
  - Map USA / States and Cities
  - States - Pronunciation
  - States - Compare
  - Comparatifs et Superlatifs - Rappel
  - Create a poster
  - Alaska : carte postale
  - Poster - California
  - Poster élève et Carte
  - Poster évaluation
  - An e-mail
  - The netiquette
  - LV 2 - My last holiday in the USA

• "Why I love her" narrated by John Wayne - Listen and do the exercises
  Activities created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• Find the US States and the US States Capitals - interactive (quiz-tree.com)
  
  
  
  
• Carte des USA : retrouver les différents Etats de 3 manières différentes,
  avec "puzzle, clues or labels" - utilisable à différents niveaux.
  On peut entendre la prononciation de chaque Etat. (iknowthat.com)
  
  

• Carte "View an animation that shows the addition of states to the USA." (siec.k12.in.us)

• 'A View On Cities',
  a site dedicated to the sights and attractions in some of the world's greatest cities.
  
  

• CityTownInfo.com "is the easy way to find info on thousands of US cities and towns, including:
  Written summary profiles
  Property statistics
  Almanac-style reference data...
  Current weather conditions...

• Atlas US (fermi.jhuapl.edu)
  
  

• Geographic facts
  about the United States including highest mountains, longest rivers, highest and lowest points, information about the coastline, and more. (infoplease)
  
  
  

• State & County QuickFacts - Quick, easy access to facts about people, business, and geography
  
  

• United States of America Geography - information and links - interactive map
  
  

• Les Etats-Unis en QCM (questions en français) :

  - The Declaration of Independence (file) - The Constitution (file) - The 43 presidents of the United States (file) - Géographie (quelques repères géographiques - some towns - some rivers : matching exercise) - Histoire (rappels historiques - la conquête du continent (matching exercise) - The Vietnam War) - Institutions et Vie Politique (le président et son administration - "records" présidentiels :matching exercise - élections et partis politiques - la Constitution - La Cour Suprême - les Amendements à la Constitution :matching exercise) - Histoire Politique depuis 1945 - La population ( caractéristiques générales - minorités raciales et éthniques : les indiens - les noirs : file - les hispaniques - les asiatiques - les femmes : matching exercise) - Mainstream America ( vie quotidienne - $$$$ : matching exercise - food : matching exercise- cinéma - sport - des équipes célèbres : matching exercise - enseignement) - Les Médias ( journaux et télé - journaux : matching exercise - file) - Economie (activité économique - les grosses entreprises américaines : matching exercise) - Problèmes Sociaux (pauvreté - armes à feu et criminalité - répression : police, justice) - Photos - Jazz - Cinéma - Hip-hop

  (Ac. de Caen)
  
  
  
  
  

Tourism :

• State Tourism Department Addresses (theus50.com)
  
  
  
  
• Travel and Tourism Sites for the 50 States and U.S. Territories (firstgov.gov)

• Guide to offbeat tourist attractions (avec cartes interactives) - (roadsideamerica)

• USA : Virtual Tour of the National Mall - (dcpages)
  "We present you with realistic 360 degree panoramic camera shots of some of our Nation's most prized museums and historical sites."
  

Cliparts :

• US Landmarks and Monuments Clipart (dir.coolclips.com)

Postcards :

• Postcards from America (postcardsfrom)
  Des activités sont proposées.
  
  

• Discover America through postcards (with Stamps, Maps and Fun Facts) - (postcardsfrom)
  
  

Photos :

• My Beautiful America - Photos (oldbluewebdesigns.com)

  

• Going Places (wnet.org)
  South Africa - Ireland - San Francisco - Miami - Sydney - Volcanoes and Rainforests - Las Vegas -
  The Bloodiest Field (Civil War)
  - with "interactive maps giving more information about places seen in the television series; slide shows..."

  

• PHOTOS des USA (linternaute.com)

Explorers :

• The Lewis and Clark expedition - "Watch the video and play the game."
  Created by Renée Maufroid

  

• Explorers of North and Central America -
  Textes courts illustrés
  avec "a Glossary of Exploration Terms" (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

Songs :

• Wakko's America with lyrics
  
  

• The 50 States Song !!! - with abbreviations
  Read the LYRICS below the video on YouTube.
  
  

• Fifty States That Rhyme
  Read the LYRICS below the video on YouTube.
  
  

• 50 fifty nifty United States songs
  Beginning of songs:
  Northern Border of the United States: 0:00
  Southern Border of the United States: 0:31
  Easter Border of the United States: 1:00
  Middle Section of the United States: 1:26
  Pacific Border of the United States: 1:59
  
  

• Fifty Nifty United States - Tutorial
  
  

• The 50 States Song
  "This video shows the 50 states in the United States of America. This song was written and performed by A.J. Jenkins."

• Learn the 50 US State Capitals and 50 State Abbreviations | 50 States Song
  "An educational rap song with rhyme for learning all 50 States and 50 Capitals."
  Read the LYRICS below the video on YouTube.
  "In California, we've got Sacramento
  Then we go to Denver out in in Colorado
  Hartford, Connecticut; Dover, Deleware;
  Listing all the state capitals everywhere because..."

• Guy Walks Across America
  "Mike walks across America from New York to San Francisco.
  Here's a Google Map of our journey: The route we took while Walking Across America and behind the scene pictures and videos along the way..."
  (YouTube)
  Music - "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  (myspace.com)
  - the lyrics (songlyrics.com)
  

  

• Learn the 50 States (teachertube.com) - UPDATED

  

• Babyshambles - You Talk - the lyrics
  "You talk, you talk a good game
  Wish I could talk the same...
  Utah, remember Utah in the rain
  And those little red shoes and some kid with the blues"
  (tuxboard.com)
  - the VIDEO (YouTube) - UPDATED

• Animaniacs Wakko's America Song
  Names all of the fifty states of the United States of America and their respective capital cities. (You Tube)
  - with the lyrics (rogerwatersonline.com)

  

• THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND by Woody Guthrie :
  "This land is your land, this land is my land
  From California, to the New York Island
  From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
  This land was made for you and me"

• List of U.S. state songs (Wikipedia)

• Black Velvet by Alannah Myles :
  "Black velvet and that little boy smile
  Black velvet with that slow southern style
  A new religion that'll bring you to your knees
  Black velvet if you please."

• Miami by Will Smith
  
  
• New York, New York (lyricsfreak.com)
  
  

Videos :

• US STATE CAPITALS in MOVIES :

  The U.S. State Capitals Supercut
  List of states and films under the video on YouTube

• Open Road TV - Travel Videos for California and the American West
  (openroad.tv)

  

• MOVIES (Old Bluejacket's Patriotic Flicks)
  MILITARY & PATRIOTIC MOVIE SELECTIONS -
  NOSTALGIC MOVIE SELECTIONS (Take Me Back to the '60s...) -
  SCENIC MOVIES of AMERICA
  (Beautiful Dixie - The Living Desert - Our National Parks - America, Why I Love Her, narrated by John Wayne...)