Welcome back to another day in this new series here at Mama’s Learning Corner: On This Day in American History!
On this day in American History, January 29, 1861, Kansas became the thirty-fourth state to join the Union.
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January 29 – Kansas Becomes the 34th State in the Union
January 29, 1861, was an historic day in the United States due to Kansas becoming the thirty-fourth state to join the Union.
To do:
1.) Locate Kansas on a U.S. map and note the capital.
2.) Do some research and record the following:
- Name the state bird and state flower of Kansas.
- Write the state’s postal abbreviation and the capital.
- Name the states and/or bodies of water that border Kansas in all directions.
- Write the state’s nickname and why it is called that.
- Name the state’s current governor.
- Trace the state of Kansas in your notebook using this map. (Just place this copy underneath the page on which you want to write.) Copy several of the major cities, including the capital, onto your map. Label all bodies of water.
3.) Dodge City, Kansas, is the windiest city in all of America. It averages a wind speed of 14 mph.
Download this copy of the Beaufort Wind Scale and determine the conditions that one would observe at 14 mph wind speed. Document your findings in your notebook.
If you are new to On This Day in American History
If you are new to On This Day in American History, Welcome!
Each day, I share an interesting event that occurred in our nation’s past. You will learn about famous Americans, interesting inventions and their patents, American art and music, and more.
You will also find suggested activities – labeled “To do” – if you would like to research this during your homeschool’s group time in the morning, or you can assign the activities for your children to work on independently.
If you think you will do more than one day of On This Day in American History, I would encourage you to have your child keep what I call a Notebook of Knowledge. A spiral notebook or sheets of paper stapled together is more than adequate!
Have your child write the day’s event and the date at the top of his paper. If there are writing activities, have him use his best composition, grammar, and penmanship as he completes the answers. After just a few weeks or even a month, he will have an excellent resource to read through!
If you would like to use this resource throughout the month, you might be interested in purchasing the full January Calendar. It contains:
- Access to the webpage with all of the January events listed, including all suggested activities for each daily event.
- A .pdf of the January Calendar, listed in chronological order with all suggested activities
- All necessary downloads to complete the assigned activities. These same downloads are linked on the webpage, however, they are also included here for easy access.
- The answers to any questions asked in the daily activities.
You can purchase that here:
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