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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 6

States & Capitals

Find the capital of every state

What your child practices

The capital cities of the 50 states, and major rivers, mountains and lakes of the United States.

Alaska content standards learning standard: SS.4.2.18.1 · using maps to find the states of the United States and their capitals

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Each of the 50 states has a capital city, where its government meets.
  2. The capital is often not the biggest city, like Albany in New York or Sacramento in California.
  3. Learn them by region, a few at a time.

Example: What is the capital of Texas? The biggest city is Houston, but that isn’t the capital. The capital is in central Texas. Answer: Austin

States & Capitals in Alaska

In the Alaska content standards, this is unit 3 of 6 in 4th grade Social Studies, after History Detective and before Earning & Saving.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which long river flows south through the middle of the US to the Gulf of Mexico?

    • the Hudson River
    • the Columbia River
    • the Mississippi River

  2. Question 2

    Concord is the capital of which state?

    • New Hampshire
    • Alaska
    • Alabama
    • Michigan

  3. Question 3

    What is the capital of Arkansas?

    • Little Rock
    • Jackson
    • Augusta
    • Trenton

  4. Question 4

    What is the capital of New York?

    • Baton Rouge
    • Concord
    • Albany
    • Saint Paul

  5. Question 5

    Springfield is the capital of which state?

    • Illinois
    • Kentucky
    • Kansas
    • Delaware

  6. Question 6

    Phoenix is the capital of which state?

    • Tennessee
    • Arizona
    • Michigan
    • Georgia

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