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Jun. 8, 2009
Giveaway - Learn the States and Postal Abbreviations
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Quick, what's the abbreviation for Minnesota? Is it MI? No wait, I think that's Michigan. MA? No, that's Massachusetts. It's MN. |
Joy Miller, who blogs at fivejs.com, has put together an e-book to help you teach your children the states and their postal abbreviations. (You might learn something too!) The e-book includes printable U.S. maps, flashcards, and practice pages, as well as lesson ideas to aid in memorization.
I especially like the way Joy has divided the postal abbreviations into 3 categories: Easy, Harder, and Hardest. The Easy category includes all the abbreviations made by either the first two letters of the state's name or the first letter of each word of the state's name. I live in an easy state: NC. The harder category is comprised of those states where the abbreviation is formed using the first and last letter of the state's name. Virginia, VA, is included in that list. Finally, there are the hardest ones. These are the ones that are formed using the first letter and some other letter in the state's name. For example, Tennessee is TN. This e-book would make an excellent short summer study, or an addition to a U.S. geography study. I think I'm going to quiz my kids on their new knowledge when we see license tags from other states.
The book is available from e-junkie.com for $5.95. But, if you use the code KRISTENPH at checkout, you can purchase the book for only $2.95. This code is valid until June 26. Also, I have one free copy to give away! If you would like to enter the giveaway, please leave a comment with your contact information (blog address or e-mail) and your state's postal abbreviation. For an extra entry you may blog it, tweet it, post it on FB, or all three. (But just one extra entry.) Just leave me another comment to tell me how you promoted the contest. I'll be announcing the winner in 1 week on June 15.
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