Following Directions 10
This may be very old hat and corny (and presumptuous considering where I'm from), but I remember when I was in Disneyland many years ago one of the presenters warmed up the crowd by asking them the nicknames of all the states. I made this one up so your students would not be embarrassed when they visit Disneyland. But has something changed? I used to think Montana was called the Big Sky state.
Method: Teacher shuffles the cards and takes any one. The remainder are distributed amongst the class. Teacher reads the SECOND part of his/her card (and hopes to hell s/he knows the nickname of the state in the first half). If I have this figured right, the game should end when someone asks the nickname of the state on the first part of the teacher's card. But don't bet on it because I haven't had the opportunity to trial it.
1. I have Alabama. Who has the Land of the midnight sun?
2. I have Alaska. Who has the Grand Canyon state? 3. I have Arizona. Who has the Land of opportunity? 4. I have Arkansas. Who has the Golden State?
5. I have California. Who has the Centennial state?
6. I have Colorado. Who has the Nutmeg State?
7. I have Connecticut. Who has the First State?
8. I have Delaware. Who has the Sunshine State?
9. I have Florida. Who has the Peach State?
10. I have Georgia. Who has the Aloha State?
11. I have Hawaii. Who has the Gem State?
12. I have Idaho. Who has the Prairie State?
13. I have Illinois. Who has the Hoosier State?
14. I have Indiana. Who has the Hawkeye State?
15. I have Iowa. Who has the Sunflower State?
16. I have Kansas. Who has the Bluegrass State?
17. I have Kentucky. Who has the Pelican State?
18. I have Louisiana. Who has the Pine Tree State?
19. I have Maine. Who has the Old Line State?
20. I have Maryland. Who has the Bay State?
21. I have Massachusetts. Who has the Wolverine State?
22. I have Michigan. Who has the Gopher State?
23. I have Minnesota. Who has the Magnolia State?
24. I have Mississippi. Who has the Show Me State?
25. I have Missouri. Who has the Treasure State?
26. I have Montana. Who has the Cornhusker State?
27. I have Nebraska. Who has the Silver State?
28. I have Nevada. Who has the Granite State?
29. I have New Hampshire. Who has the Garden State?
30. I have New Jersey. Who has the Land of Enchantment?
31. I have New Mexico. Who has the Empire State?
32. I have New York. Who has the Tar Heel State?
33. I have North Carolina. Who has the Peace Garden State?
34. I have North Dakota. Who has the Buckeye State?
35. I have Ohio. Who has the Sooner State?
36. I have Oklahoma. Who has the Beaver State?
37. I have Oregon. Who has the Keystone State?
38. I have Pennsylvania? Who has the Ocean State?
39. I have Rhode Island. Who has the Palmetto State?
40. I have South Carolina. Who has the Mount Rushmore State?
41. I have South Dakota. Who has the Volunteer State?
42. I have Tennessee. Who has the Lone Star State?
43. I have Texas. Who has the Beehive State?
44. I have Utah. Who has the Green Mountain State?
45. I have Vermont. Who has the Old Dominion?
46. I have Virginia. Who has the Evergreen State?
47. I have Washington. Who has the Mountain State?
48. I have West Virginia. Who has the Badger State?
49. I have Wisconsin. Who has the Equality State?
50. I have Wyoming. Who has the Camellia state?