Are you looking for fun worksheets and lapbook pages, children’s books, and YouTube video clips for teaching and/or learning about Washington state? Whether you’re a school teacher, homeschooling parent, involved parent, librarian, lifelong learner, or a student searching for ideas and books on Washington, look no further! This is part of a series of pages I created while teaching about the fifty states. You can find the links for my pages for each of the 50 states at Teaching the 50 States of America.
Did you know…
Washington produces more apples, red raspberries, sweet cherries, hops, and pears than any other state?
Washington Apple Industry
Did you know…
the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge (also called the SR 520 Bridge or 520 Bridge) is the longest floating bridge in the world?
Mount St. Helens
Did you know…
Mount St. Helens’ erupting in 1980 is considered to be “the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event” in America’s history?
Mount St. Helens Disintegrates in Enormous Landslide
This Place In Time – The Mount St. Helens Story
Did you know…
The Boeing Everett Factory in Everett is the world’s largest building by volume?
Did you know…
Seattle is home to Starbucks, the largest coffee chain in the world. Washington state is also home to Microsoft, Amazon.com, Classmates.com, and numerous other dot-com companies?
Did you know…
there are more glaciers in Washington than there are in the other 47 contiguous states combined?
Our Favorite Children’s Books on Washington
Our Favorite Picture Books on Washington
Larry Gets Lost in Seattle by John Skewes – Book images are from amazon.com.
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Larry Gets Lost in Seattle by John Skewes is a cute book about a dog who gets lost in Seattle and of course visits all the main attractions of the city including the Space Needle, art museum, Pike Place Market, Olympic Sculpture Park, and more.
Celebrating Washington State: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level 3) by Marion Dane Bauer follows a teacher as he visits the main sites of the state. This is great because it covers the entire state (not just Seattle). I also love that it is an easy reader book, so I used it as a phonics reader for one of my children.
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott is a great trickster tale that emphasizes the Native American heritage of the area. It includes illustrations that look like totem pole characters.
Washington’s Sights and Symbols (Kid’s Guide to Drawing America) by Katt Lynn is part of a wonderful series that combines state geography with art. Even my 6 year old could follow the drawing directions and my 9 year old created some impressive drawings while learning more about Washington state.
Sockeye’s Journey Home: The Story of a Pacific Salmon – a Smithsonian Oceanic Collection Book by Barbara Gaines was our favorite picture book on the life cycle of salmon.
We also enjoyed reading Orca Song by Michael Armour, Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest by Richard Lee Vaughan, Salt & Pepper at the Pike Place Market by Carol A Losi, and Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia Lauber.
Good Night Washington State (Good Night Our World) Board book by Adam Gamble – Book images are from amazon.com.
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Our Favorite Board Books for Preschoolers, Toddlers, and Babies
Our favorite board books that focus on the sites and symbols of Washington include Good Night Washington State (Good Night Our World) Board book by Adam Gamble (which has delightful illustrations and includes the animals and wonders that make Washington special such as Mount Rainier, Seattle’s Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and more), Where Do I Sleep?: A Pacific Northwest Lullaby by Jennifer Blomgren (a cute book including the various animals of the area), Good Night Seattle (Good Night Our World) Board book by Jay Steere (showing the main sites of Seattle), Larry Loves Seattle!: A Larry Gets Lost Book Board book by John Skewes (also showing the main sites of Seattle…and featuring a dog), Count To Sleep Seattle Board book by Adam Gamble (a very simple counting book that includes drawings of the main sites of Seattle), A Day at the Market Board book by Sara Anderson (going through what you’d see at Seattle’s Pike Place Market), and O is for Orca: An Alphabet Book by Andrea Helman (with photographs related to what can be found in nature in the area).
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm – Image is from amazon.com.
Our Favorite Chapter Book Related to Washington
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm (272 pages) is a Newbery Honor Book features a twelve year old tomboy (with seven brothers) and her adventures living in Washington State in 1899. The book includes many aspects of the expanding West including logging camps, Chinook Native Americans, immigrants, boomtowns, and more.
Our Favorite Free Worksheets and Lapbook Pages on Washington
A page from my son’s state notebook on Washington
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All About Washington and Washington for Teachers offer links to lots of free worksheets covering Washington state. Also included are book suggestions and general information. http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/a/suswa.htm and http://www.apples4theteacher.com/usa-states/washington/
Love as Strong as Ginger Lapbook offers free lapbook pages & activity ideas for Love as Strong as Ginger by Lenore Look. http://www.homeschoolshare.com/love_as_strong_as_ginger.php
Whales Passing Lapbook offers free lapbook pages & activity ideas for Whales Passing by Eve Bunting. http://www.homeschoolshare.com/whales_passing.php
Mandy the Outsider Lapbook offers free lapbook pages & activity ideas for Mandy the Outsider by Norma Jean Lutz. http://www.homeschoolshare.com/mandy_the_outsider.php
Salmon Unit & Lapbook provides free lapbook pages, book suggestions, & activity ideas related to salmon. http://www.homeschoolshare.com/salmon.php
Volcanoes Unit & Lapbook offers free lapbook pages, book suggestions, & activity ideas related to volcanoes. http://www.homeschoolshare.com/volcanoes.php
Washington State Facts & Trivia lists numerous points of interest about Washington. At the site, you’ll also find helpful worksheets, links, & information. http://www.50states.com/facts/washingt.htm
Our Favorite Video Clips Giving an Overview of Washington
Good Overview of Washington
When searching out YouTube video clips that provided helpful information about Washington and were completely child-friendly, these were our favorites.
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