The World Where I Live

The
World
Where
I
Live
By: Karla Roeglin
The Place Where I Live…
Write the definition of the following vocabulary terms in the space provided:
1. City:___________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. Town:__________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
3. Village:_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
4. County:_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
5. State:__________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
6. Country:________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
7. Continent:_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Color My World!
Continent
Country
State
County
City/Town/Village
 Color the City/Town/Village RED

 Color the County ORANGE
 Color the State GREEN
 Color the Country BLUE
 Color the Continent PURPLE
Greater Than, Less Than
Circle the < symbol for less than
Circle the > symbol for greater than
County <> City
City <> State
State <> Country
Continent <> State
Country <> State

Game: My World War!
City/Town/Village City/Town/Village
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
Game: My World War!
County County
State State
Country Country
Continent Continent
States I Have Visited….
Circle (in RED) each state you have visited:
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina
South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming
I have visited _______ states!

Circle (in BLUE) the next 5 states you would like to visit.
Tally of States Visited -- Group
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina
South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming
Data Analysis: States/Student
Student’s Name Number of States Visited
Data Analysis: States Visited Summary
Define the following mathematical vocabulary terms:
1. Range:_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. Median:_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
3. Mode:__________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
4. Average:________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
What is the RANGE of the numbers representing each states/student?
___________________________________________________________
What is the MEDIAN number of the above numbers? _______________
What is the MODE of the above numbers? _________________________
What is the AVERAGE number of states visited per student? ___________

My Trip to…
_________________
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_________________________________
_________________________________
___________________
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Community Helper Interview Form
Name of Interviewer: ____________________________________
Person I Interviewed: ____________________________________
Date of Interview: ______________________________________
Location of Interview: ____________________________________
My Questions: My Answers:
Color My World!
Hello! My name is ______________________________________.
I live in a city/town named ________________________________.
I live in a county named __________________________________.
I live in a state named ___________________________________.
I live in a country called __________________________________.
I live on a continent called ________________________________.
Here is a drawing of my city/town: Here is a drawing of my state:
Here is a drawing of my country: Here is a drawing of my continent:

Here is a drawing of my city/town inside my county inside my state
inside my country inside my continent:
I like where I live because _________________________________
____________________________________________________.
If I could change something about where I live it would be _________
____________________________________________________.
The World
Where I Live….
By: _________________
In the world where I live…..
There is a _______ whose name is __________________________.
2.
In the world where I live…
There is a _________ whose name is ________________________

who lives in a/an ________________________________________.
3.
There is a _____________, a/an ____________________ boy/girl,

whose name is _____________________________ who lives in a/an
__________________ in the city/town of ___________________.
4.
There is a _________, a/an ________________________ boy/girl,

whose name is __________________________________ who lives
in a/an ________________________________ in the city/town of
___________________ which is part of ____________________
County.
5.
There is a _________, a/an ________________________ boy/girl,

whose name is __________________________________ who lives
in a/an ___________________________________ in the city/town
of ___________________ which is part of ___________________
County, found in the in the state of _________________________.
6.
There is a __________, a/an________________________ boy/girl,

whose name is ______________________________ who lives in
a/an _____________________________ in the city/town of
______________________ which is part of __________________
County, found in the state of _____________________, located in
the country of _________________________________________.
7.
There is a ________, a ____________________________ boy/girl,

whose name is ______________________________ who lives in
a/an ___________________________________ in the city/town
of _________________ which is part of _____________________
County, found in the state of ______________________, located in
the country of _______________________________, which is part
of the continent of _______________________________!
8.
This ____________________, ____________________,

____________________, ____________________, and
_________________ boy/girl lives with _____________________
_____________________________________________________
at her house/apartment in the city/town of ____________________

which is part of _________________________ County, found in the
state of ___________________________, located in the country of
_____________________________________, which is part of the
continent of _______________________________!
9.
Together, this family likes to _______________________________
_____________________________________________________
at their house/apartment in the city/town of ___________________

which is part of _________________________ County, found in the
state of ___________________________, located in the country of
_____________________________________, which is part of the
continent of ___________________________________________
in the world where I live!
10.
I can practice writing my full mailing address…
Name
Address
City, State, Zip
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Teacher’s Guide
*** This is a guide to explain only those areas that are not self-explanatory.
The rest of the pages should be completed according to the directions on
the pages themselves.
The Place Where I Live… (Vocabulary)
Have students learn about and define the following terms:
City: an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a

town or village
Town: a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller
than a city
Village: a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town
County: a division of a state or of a country for local government
State: one of the constituent units of a nation having a federal government
Country: a nation or its territory
Continent: one of the great divisions of land (as North America, South
America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica) on the globe
All definitions are from Merriam Webster: Word Central found at www.wordcentral.com
1.
Color My World
After discussing the vocabulary words, have children color the Venn
diagram according to the instructions printed.
Key Points:
Each of the smaller areas lies within all of the areas larger than itself. A
city is in a county, a state, a country, AND a continent.
Each area IS COMPOSED OF (is made of) all of its smaller areas. A
continent is composed of countries, states, counties, and
cities/towns/villages.
Cities, towns, and villages are different because of their size and
population. Typically, each stands on its own as an entity (villages are not
in towns, towns are not in cities, etc…).
Greater Than, Less Than!
County > City

City < State
State < Country
State < Continent
Country > State
2.
Game: My World War!
This game may be played in black-and-white form or in color form.
It is recommended that you copy, cut out, and laminate the game
pieces for future use.
Color form: Use pieces as shown. Extra pieces will be available for $1
on my store’s site.
Black-and-white form: Use as shown, or have children color each piece

(before laminating) according to the color code used throughout this
unit:
City/Town/Village: RED County: ORANGE State: GREEN
Country: BLUE Continent: PURPLE
Directions for play: Think of the classic card game of “War!”

Depending on the number students, give each student one, two, or more
of each of the five types of cards. Students should hold their cards
face down in their hands, and, on the count of three, place one card
down in face-up position. The student who played the card with the
larger area wins the pair (with the general assumption that they are
areas within one continent – a.k.a. not some huge city in a foreign
country being larger than a really small remote country, etc…).
City/Town/Village < County < State < Country < Continent
Whoever wins the most pairs after the five plays wins that round.
Allow students to play as many rounds as time permits.
3.
Tally of States Visited -- Group
After students have circled the states they have visited in RED and the next
five states they would like to visit in BLUE, have students either place their
own tallies on one master sheet, or ask for a show of hands for each state
and enter the tallies yourself (although the latter method may take a while
and may cause students to be more competitive). This tally sheet could be
used as a data form for students to create a informational visual aid
showing some or all of the following information: the top five most visited
states, the five least visited states, the difference between the most and
least visited states, etc…. Information may be represented in a variety of
forms including the following: bar graph, line graph, pie graph, table, chart,
etc…
Data Analysis: States/Students
Have students sign and number the tally on their own, or ask students
orally how many states they have visited. Keep in mind, that students may
feel more comfortable doing this in writing rather than out loud due to the
semi-competitive nature of this activity. Try to remind all of the students
that it doesn’t matter how many states they have visited, but that it is more
important for them to all actively seek knowledge about the world in which
they live. Encourage internet, personal, and book research of states and
regions of the world whenever possible (and in the safest of manners, of
course)! This tally form should also be used to help you answer the
question about the range, median, mode, and the average number
(arithmetic mean) of states visited by individual students.
4.
Data Analysis: States Visited Summary
Have students learn about and define the following vocabulary terms:
Range: the difference between the least and greatest of a set of values
(the range of a set of numbers being 6, 7, 8, 12, 9, and 4 is 6)
Median: a value in a series arranged from smallest to largest below and

above which there are an equal number of values or which is the average
of the two middle values if there is no one middle value (the median of the
set 1, 3, 7, 12, 19 is 7 and the median of the set 2, 5, 7, 15 is 6)
Mode: the most frequent value of a set of values (as data) (the mode of a
data set of 1, 2, 3, 5, 3, 7, 3, 3, 2, 1, 3, 6 is 3)
Average: arithmetic mean -- a number equal to the sum of a set of

numbers divided by how many numbers are in the set (the arithmetic
mean of 3, 4, 6, and 7 is 5)
All definitions are from Merriam Webster: Word Central found at www.wordcentral.com
Use the information collected during the “States Visited” survey process to
answer the questions correctly. Information from the “Data Analysis:
States/Students” form can be used to help calculate answers for the range,
median, mode and average/arithmetic mean questions. The tally form can
My Trip to…
Have students write a short account of either a real or fictitious trip they
have taken to a specific state. Have them fill in the top blank with the state
about which they will be writing, and then have them write about their trip
their state using as many facts about that state as possible. Grades should
be based on grammar usage, creativity, and use of researched facts.
5.
Community Helper Interview Form
Visit and interview a community helper at a fire station, police station, post
office, city hall, etc… and have the students use the “Community Helper
Interview Form” to create their questions and record their answers. If a
field trip is not possible, perhaps a community helper could visit the
classroom and allow the students to conduct an interview with him or her.
The World Where I Live…
Copy enough story templates so that each student can create his or her
own book. If possible, attach each child’s photograph inside the oval on
pg. 2 of his or her book. To begin with, work on this writing project together
until students are familiar with the format. Have students fill in the blanks
using the following options:
boy/girl
adjective (silly, adventurous, wild, etc… -- this should vary with each page)
child’s name
house/townhouse/apartment
city/town
county
state
country
continent
On the last two pages, students will also be asked to list the people with
whom they live and some of the activities they enjoy together.
6.

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 Color the City/Town/Village RED

County <> City

City <> State

State <> Country

Continent <> State

Country <> State

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas

California Colorado Connecticut Delaware

Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas

Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland

Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada

New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York

North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma

Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah

Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia

I have visited _______ states!

California Colorado Connecticut Delaware

Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas

Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland

Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada

New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York

North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma

Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah

Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia

Define the following mathematical vocabulary terms:

What is the RANGE of the numbers representing each states/student?

What is the MEDIAN number of the above numbers? _______________

What is the MODE of the above numbers? _________________________

What is the AVERAGE number of states visited per student? ___________

Name of Interviewer: ____________________________________

Person I Interviewed: ____________________________________

Date of Interview: ______________________________________

Location of Interview: ____________________________________

Hello! My name is ______________________________________.

I live in a city/town named ________________________________.

I live in a county named __________________________________.

I live in a state named ___________________________________.

I live in a country called __________________________________.

I live on a continent called ________________________________.

Here is a drawing of my city/town: Here is a drawing of my state:

Here is a drawing of my country: Here is a drawing of my continent:

I like where I live because _________________________________

If I could change something about where I live it would be _________

There is a _______ whose name is __________________________.

There is a _________ whose name is ________________________

There is a _____________, a/an ____________________ boy/girl,

There is a _________, a/an ________________________ boy/girl,

There is a _________, a/an ________________________ boy/girl,

There is a __________, a/an________________________ boy/girl,

There is a ________, a ____________________________ boy/girl,

This ____________________, ____________________,

at her house/apartment in the city/town of ____________________

at their house/apartment in the city/town of ___________________

City, State, Zip

The Place Where I Live… (Vocabulary)

Have students learn about and define the following terms:

There is a _ whose name is ____________________.

There is a _ whose name is ________________

There is a _, a/an ________ boy/girl,

There is a _, a/an ________________ boy/girl,

There is a _, a/an ________________ boy/girl,

There is a , a/an______________ boy/girl,

There is a , a ____________________ boy/girl,

This , ,