Today's Classroom Activities :

Learning About the U.S.

American motto. Our country's motto is "E Pluribus Unum," which is Latin for "Out of many, one." Our country has many states that make up one nation. Try writing a new motto for the United States.

M and Ns. Eight state names begin with the letter M, and eight begin with the letter N. How many of those states can you name?

Presidential ABCs. The word "president" contains nine letters. But those letters can be used to make more than 100 different words. How many words can you make?

Social studies comes home with books about every state in the Union in Fifty Nifty United States by Sandy Meagher.

On the Road with Punxsy Phil is a collaborative classroom travel project where fifth graders explore life on the USA Track and Field Golden Spike Tour.