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Rocky Mountain States Lapbook Instructions
Print state matchbooks two sided (flip along the long side of the paper)
Print Rocky Mountain State features two sided (flip along the long side of the paper).
Print the Rocky Mountain states map and the cover .
Laminate or contact paper the map and glue or tape into the middle section of the lapbook.
Fold the state matchbooks along the dotted lines and glue onto the side flaps of the lapbook. (the
order really doesn’t matter)
Fold the Rocky Mountain Features along the solid lines and glue into the middle section.
Use the laminated map in the middle for students to quiz themselves using a dry erase marker.
They can test themselves on the state names, capitals, or even birds and flowers. Alternatively,
you could not laminate it, and just allow students to color, and label states and capitals. Extra
space was left in the matchbook so your students can add any extra state info they find interesting!
Consider adding state trees, songs, patron saints, etc!
Instructions with pictures of completed
project included
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Print the cover for your lapbook:
Glue it to the front of the two side flaps. (I glue the page to one side, then use the edge of the file
folder as a guide to cut on).
Then to make it fit into your Geography 3 ring binder, use some packing tape. Run the
packing tape down the outside of the left side of the Lapbook. Fold it over onto itself, so that
about 1/2 of tape is sticking to itself, and the rest to the lapbook. Hole punch through the tape
and store in your binder!
National Geography Standards
NSS-G.K-12.1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report
information from a spatial perspective.
Understand how to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.
Understand how to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS
Understand the physical and human characteristics of places.
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Matchbooks show
highlighted state within the whole
US for spatial
recognition
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Capital: Boise
Flower: Syringa
Bird: Mountain Bluebird
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CO
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Bird:
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State Flag
Matchbooks are filled in with basic
information, pictures of flags, and
have blank space for
adding your own fun details!
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Colorado River
Glue to lapbook
Pike’s
Peak
Rocky
Mountains Glue to lapbook
Glue to lapbook
Flip pages for the
regional features
have information filled in and
pictures
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The Colorado River begins in the southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado,
passes through 7 US states and 2 Mexico States and empties into the
Gulf of California . It is 1,450 miles long! One of the most famous sec-
tions is where the Colorado River passes through the Grand Canyon.
Pike’s Peak
is a mountain
within the Rocky
Mountain Range in
Colorado. It was originally
called ‘El Capitan” by Spanish
explorers. Pike’s Peak is
14,115ft tall!
The Rocky Mountains stretch all the way from Cana-
da to New Mexico, over 3,000 miles! The highest
peaks in North America are located in this mountain
range, including Mount Elbert which is 14,440ft high.
Much of the Rockies are protected National and State
parks. They are popular tourist destinations for hik-
ing, camping, skiing and sightseeing.
Flip pages for the great lakes have information filled in and
pictures
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Great
Salt
Lake
Yellowstone
National Park
Glue to lapbook
Devil’s
Tower
Glue to lapbook
Glue to lapbook
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Yellowstone National Park is
located mostly in Wyoming, but
overlaps with Montana and
Idaho. It was the first national
park in the world. It’s located on
top of Yellowstone Caldera, an
active volcano.
Old Faithful is a geyser , which
is where water and steam is
shot upwards into the air due
to geothermal boiling
underground.
There is an abundance of wildlife at
Yellowstone. There are 67 species of
mammals, 330 species of birds, 16
species of fish, 4 species of amphibi-
ans and 6 species of reptiles.
The Great Salt Lake is
in Utah, and is the biggest
salt water lake in the US. It covers
about 1,700 square miles. Salt Lake
City is to the southeast of the lake,
and the Bonneville Salt Flats are to the west.
The Great Salt Lake is fed by three major riv-
ers and several smaller streams.
Devil’s Tower is located in Wyoming. It is made of
igneous rock which was formed underground. The
area around Devil’s peak is sedimentary rock and was
more easily washed away by rain over time leaving
Devil’s Peak exposed. It is 5,114 ft high and was de-
clared a US National monument in 1906 by President
Roosevelt. Devil’s peak is a popular place for rock
climbers to visit.
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Large regional map for students to color and label
themselves!
Laminate to label and erase over
and over!