2 nd grade sarah plain and tall research from the coast of maine to the plains of kansas by the 2 nd...
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Maddy Pellymonter
22ndnd Grade Grade Sarah Plain and TallSarah Plain and Tall
ResearchResearch
22ndnd Grade Grade Sarah Plain and TallSarah Plain and Tall
ResearchResearchFrom the Coast of Maine to the Plains of From the Coast of Maine to the Plains of
KansasKansasBy the 2By the 2ndnd Grade Reading Enrichment Grade Reading Enrichment
StudentsStudentsFacilitator: Mrs. FiedlerFacilitator: Mrs. Fiedler
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United States Map Showing Maine & Kansas
Evan
MAINE
MAINE – the 23rd State
Leads the US inmaking toothpicks
More than 60 lighthouses
in MaineGood Lobster
Chloe
Facts About Maine• Maine is on the Atlantic Ocean• Maine is a cold place• Maine has a lot of mountains• A lot of people go to Maine on
vacation and buy t-shirts & mugs• Maine is the Pine Tree State
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More Facts about Maine
• The state cat is the Coon Cat• The state bird is the Chickadee
Isabel
Maine State Flower & Lobster
White Pine Cone & Tassel
Maine Lobster
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Maine
• The population of Maine is 1,227,928
• The capital of Maine is Augusta
Chloe
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Maine• Maine is the 23rd State. • It became part of the United States on
March 15, 1820.• Maine has lots of rocky shores, vast
green forests, sparkling lakes, flowing rivers and rounded mountains.
• Maine was part of the Underground Railroad
Isabel
Things to See & Do in Maine
• Hike, bike or skateboard on the Kennebec Trail.
Madi
More to do in Maine• Visit the state’s only national park
Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island.
• Swim, hike, bike, eat lobster, shop
Evan
Famous People from Maine
Milton Bradley• He invented many
board games.• “Life”• “Candyland”• “Battleship”• Invented the
paper cutter
E.B White - Author
• He lived in Maine for 40 years.
• Charlotte’s Web • Stuart Little • The Trumpet of
the Swan
Evan
More Famous People from Maine
Abbie Burgess• Did the work of
keeping the Lighthouse at Matinicus Rock lit.
Winslow Homer• Famous American
landscape painter and printer
Evan
Fish Jumping out of the Water in Maine
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A Lighthouse in Maine
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Madi
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Kansas• Capital is Topeka• Population is
2,594,840• It became part of
the United States through the Louisiana Purchase in 1861
Madi
The State Bird & State Flower
• State Flower is Native Sunflower
•State Bird is the Western Meadowlark
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Kansas• Corn & hay grow well in Kansas
• Kansas has lots of tall grass
• Eastern Kansas receives twice as much rain as Western Kansas
Zach
Things to See & Do in Kansas
• The Kansas Vietnam Memorial Fountain in Junction City, which is near Fort Riley
• The Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower in Abilene.
Zach
More Things to Do in Kansas
• Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson.
• Go to a Jayhawks game at the University of Kansas in Lawrence
Zach
Famous People from Kansas
Carrie Nation• Leader in the
temperance movement to outlaw production & sale of alcoholic beverages
Robert (Bob) Dole
• Fought in WWII• Kansas senator,
serving as floor leader
• Ran for president
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Vietnam Memorial in
Kansas