How it works
A checklist of the 50 states does two jobs: ticking off the states you have visited, and ticking off the ones a student can name.
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A 50 states checklist printable for a trip or for a class
For travel, the sheet with a Date box records when each state was reached. For a class, the capitals sheet is the answer list, and the four region sheets break the 50 into sets short enough to learn one at a time.
Find it, spell it, name its capital
Those are the three boxes on a region sheet, ticked as a student shows each skill. A heading typed over turns a box into a check of something else, such as the postal abbreviation. The three one-page lists of all 50 print as they are.
- Tick in pencil for a state driven through and in pen for a state stayed in, and one page holds both counts.
- For practice with the names, try the 50 states word search.
Questions and answers
What are the 50 states in alphabetical order?
Alabama comes first and Wyoming last. Eight names begin with M and eight with N, more than any other letter, and four begin with A: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona and Arkansas. The opening sheet prints all 50 in order.
Is Washington, D.C. on the checklist?
No. Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States and a federal district that is part of no state, so it has no line. The Census Bureau files it under the South, and a line added to that region's sheet can hold it.
How many states are in each region?
The U.S. Census Bureau sorts the states into four regions: 9 in the Northeast, 12 in the Midwest, 16 in the South and 13 in the West. Each region has a sheet of its own here.
Does the checklist include state capitals?
One sheet does: every capital is printed beside its state. Two capitals carry their state's name, Indianapolis and Oklahoma City.