Cycle 3 Geography Cards -- States and Capitals

In a few short days, we will be starting our second year of Classical Conversations.  Last year, I was a substitute tutor and my son was the only one of my children in Foundations, as the girls were in preschool. This year, all 3 of the older kids will be in Foundations and I will be the girls' tutor.

The talented Melody Stroud made some beautiful Geography cards for Cycle 2 that I just loved.  I was hoping she'd make some this year for Cycle 3, but that wasn't her plan so she graciously passed the torch to me. Melody had been passed the torch from Crecia at Taking It One Day at a Time who was the creator of these Cycle 1 cards.

I debated for a while about how exactly to choose the photos for the cards. I thought it might get boring to use only pictures of the state capitals. So while some of the cards show a photo of a landmark in the state capital, or the capital's skyline, many of the cards show God's creation, rather than Man's. I have also used well-known landmarks from other cities for particular states, such as NY. My goal was not to be perfectly "correct" but instead to create visually pleasing cards. I'm a visual learner so I used the pictures that I liked the best. If you choose to use these cards, it would be wise to explain to your children that not all of the pictures will be of the state capital to avoid confusion.

Whew! With that out of the way, here are the cards for weeks 1-6. I hope you enjoy them! I'll post weeks 7-12 soon.