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Arkansas

Arkansas

Get ready for another stop on the Fifty States road trip! We’re headed to the smallest state west of the Mississippi. Explore Arkansas’s wonders like Crater of Diamonds State Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, and its vibrant art and music scene. Learn about the state’s history, symbols, wild weather, and key industries, plus meet the people, culture, and government that make the Natural State unique. Fun detours include a spotlight on Johnny Cash and some truly weird laws.

Release Date: September 8, 2025

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Scope and Sequence

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  • How cave formations are created over time
  • Excavating for jewels
  • Arkansas has 39 snake species
  • Diamond formation process
  • How diamonds are processed to become ready for jewelry
  • Sorting rocks and stones activity
  • Overview of the state's geography: mountains, valleys, forests, lakes, bayous, and plains
  • Ozark Mountains
  • Ozark National Forest
  • Stalagmites, stalactites, and flowstone
  • Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park
  • Hot Springs National Park
  • Crater of Diamonds State Park
  • Arkansas River
  • Little Rock
  • Vocabulary: ruins and artifact
  • Start working on unit project banner, including a flag, facts, and favorite place
  • History of ancient Indigenous tribes in Arkansas
  • The Plum Bayou
  • Hernando de Soto's expedition in 1541
  • The Louisiana Purchase in 1803
  • Arkansas became a state in 1836
  • Popular tourist destinations in Arkansas: Walmart Museum,
  • Thorncrown Chapel, Hot Springs National Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, Plum Bayou Mounds Archaeological State Park, and Crater of Diamonds State Park
  • Take a quiz to see if you prefer the city or the countryside
  • 2 Corinthians 4:8–10
  • God can turn struggles into something amazing
  • Honeybees
  • Apple blossom
  • Diana fritillary
  • South Arkansas vine-ripe pink tomato
  • Arkansaurus fridayi
  • Arkansas weather
  • How honey is made and harvested
  • Hands-on activity to show how hexagons are the best shape for making honeycombs
  • Ouachita Mountains
  • Buffal River
  • Big Piney River
  • Murray Falls
  • Lake Ouachita
  • Garvan Woodland Gardens
  • Vocabulary: larva and slope
  • Answer comprehension questions about Arkansas's symbols with information from the lesson
  • Add Arkansas's state symbols to unit project banner
  • History of the diamond in Arkansas
  • History of the fiddle in Arkansas
  • Outdoor adventures in Arkansas
  • Tunes and dances were passed down over time, and many are still known today
  • Talk about what you like to do for fun at home, on trips, and with people in your community
  • Make a paper diamond
  • Design state symbol for Arkansas
  • God's fingerprints in nature
  • Psalm 104:24
  • God is the potter, and we are the clay
  • When people see you, they see a bit of God’s likeness
  • Jeremiah 18:6b
  • Monitoring for disease in fish farming
  • How coal is formed
  • Coal has stored energy from plants that is released when it is burned, and the heat can be used to make electricity
  • Try a coal-burning activity
  • Nature shaped industries
  • Natural resources in Arkansas
  • How early settlers used resources from their land
  • Vocabulary: spur and supply
  • Answer comprehension questions about Arkansas's industries with information from the lesson
  • Cut out a pocket to glue on unit project as well as fact cards about industries in Arkansas to place inside
  • Railroads' effect on Arkansas's industries
  • Timeline of events for the construction of railroads in Arkansas and the effects it had on the growth of the state
  • Trains were a popular mode of transportation in the early 1900s until the introduction of cars in the mid-1900s
  • The role of transportation on the economy
  • Important industries in Arkansas: mining, cotton, and timber
  • Railroads benefited the timber and coal industries
  • Aquaculture: catfish farming
  • Supply and demand
  • Trains are still used for transporting people and goods
  • Talk about supply and demand, and then try an activity to see how it works
  • Isaiah 61:3
  • Being strengthened in Christ
  • What multitasking means and what happens in your brain when you try to do two tasks at once
  • Try some multitasking challenges
  • Texarkana
  • Mountain View
  • Pea Ridge
  • Perryville
  • Hope
  • Eureka Springs
  • Vocabulary: descendant and dual
  • Answer comprehension questions about Arkansas's people with information from the lesson
  • Add a spotlight on Johnny Cash to the unit project
  • Johnny Cash
  • Arkansas's population
  • People in Arkansas
  • Culture of Arkansas
  • Communities in Arkansas
  • Quapaw
  • Caddo
  • Festivals and celebrations
  • Bean Fest & Championship Outhouse Races
  • Pea Ridge Mule Jump
  • Perryville Goat Festival
  • Watermelon Festival
  • Eureka Springs VW Weekend
  • Weird laws in Arkansas
  • Come up with a news report for something currently happening in Arkansas (fact or fiction)
  • Look at some of Arkansas's art murals and create one of your own
  • Standing on God's word
  • Joshua 24:15
  • Hickory trees
  • Oak trees
  • American bellflower
  • Yellow jasmin
  • Crimson catchfly
  • How cave formations are created over time
  • Excavating for jewels
  • Arkansas has 39 snake species
  • Diamond formation process
  • How diamonds are processed to become ready for jewelry
  • Overview of the state's geography: mountains, valleys, forests, lakes, bayous, plains, plateaus, and hot springs
  • Highlands and lowlands
  • Arkansas River
  • Mississippi River
  • Buffalo National River
  • Ozark Mountains
  • Magazine Mountain
  • Crowley's Ridge
  • Ozark National Forest
  • Stalagmites, stalactites, and flowstone
  • Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park
  • Hot Springs National Park
  • Crater of Diamonds State Park
  • Little Rock
  • Ouachita Mountains
  • Vocabulary: bayou and excavation
  • Start working on unit project banner, including a flag, facts, and favorite place
  • History of ancient Indigenous tribes in Arkansas
  • The Plum Bayou
  • Hernando de Soto's expedition in 1541
  • The Louisiana Purchase in 1803
  • Arkansas became a state in 1836
  • Trail of Tears
  • Conflict over educational civil rights in the 1950s
  • Arkansas governor Orval Faubus
  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • The Little Rock Nine
  • Historical use of bathhouses along Bathhouse Row
  • Adversity and civil rights
  • Popular tourist destinations in Arkansas: Walmart Museum,
  • Thorncrown Chapel, Hot Springs National Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, Plum Bayou Mounds Archaeological State Park, and Crater of Diamonds State Park
  • Take a quiz to see if you prefer the city or the countryside
  • Compare the pros and cons of natural and developed areas
  • 2 Corinthians 4:8–10
  • God can turn struggles into something amazing
  • Honeybees
  • Apple blossom
  • Diana fritillary
  • South Arkansas vine-ripe pink tomato
  • Arkansaurus fridayi
  • Ozark cavefish
  • Alligator snapping turtle
  • Eastern spotted skunk
  • Arkansas weather
  • Arkansas temperatures
  • How honey is made and harvested
  • Hands-on activity to show how hexagons are the best type of tessellation for making honeycombs
  • Big Piney River
  • Murray Falls
  • Lake Ouachita
  • Garvan Woodland Gardens
  • Vocabulary: fragrant and botanical
  • Answer comprehension questions about Arkansas's symbols and weather with information from the lesson
  • Add Arkansas's state symbols to unit project banner
  • History of the diamond in Arkansas
  • History of the fiddle in Arkansas
  • Outdoor adventures in Arkansas
  • Tunes and dances were passed down over time, and many are still known today
  • The Old-Time Fiddling Championship in Arkansas is held every year to preserve and pass on the tradition and songs, as well as make sure that the appreciation for the instrument and music continues to be passed on
  • Talk about what you like to do for fun at home, on trips, and with people in your community
  • Think of a way to reach out to the people in your community
  • Make a paper diamond
  • Design state symbol for Arkansas
  • God's fingerprints in nature
  • Psalm 104:24
  • God is the potter, and we are the clay
  • When people see you, they see a bit of God’s likeness
  • Jeremiah 18:6b
  • Composition of bauxite
  • Monitoring for disease in fish farming
  • Coal has stored energy from plants that is released when it is burned, and the heat can be used to make electricity
  • Make a hypothesis and try a coal-burning activity
  • Types of energy produced by coal burning
  • Nature shaped industries
  • Natural resources in Arkansas
  • How early settlers used resources from their land
  • Presence of coal and bauxite in the land
  • Using heavily forested areas to benefit industry
  • Vocabulary: sluggish and retailer
  • Answer comprehension questions about Arkansas's industries with information from the lesson
  • Add cards to unit project containing facts about Arkansas's industries
  • Coal first found in Arkansas in 1866
  • John Casper Branner discovered bauxite in Arkansas
  • The Woodland people began growing crops to add to their diet
  • The history of Arkansas's agriculture
  • Powered tools improved the timber industry in the 1850s
  • Railroads' effect on Arkansas's industries
  • New businesses and opportunities due to the railroad system
  • Memphis and Little Rock Railroad was chartered in 1853
  • The effect of the Civil War on the railroad in Arkansas
  • Timeline of events for the construction of railroads in Arkansas and the effects it had on the growth of the state
  • Trains were a popular mode of transportation in the early 1900s until the introduction of cars in the mid-1900s
  • The role of transportation on the economy
  • Important industries in Arkansas: mining, agriculture, and timber
  • Uses of coal and bauxite
  • Commercial agriculture in Arkansas: vegetable and cotton farming
  • Uses of timber in Arkansas
  • Railroads benefited the timber and coal industries
  • The impact of railroads on company towns
  • Railroads were used to ship supplies
  • Newer industries in Arkansas: farming for rice, soybeans, grains, and livestock; aerospace; and service
  • Tyson Foods
  • Walmart
  • Aquaculture: catfish farming
  • Supply and demand
  • Trains are still used for transporting people and goods
  • Try an activity to see how supply and demand work
  • Design a poster for a town that might encourage people to move there
  • Isaiah 61:3
  • Being strengthened in Christ
  • What multitasking means and what happens in your brain when you try to do two tasks at once
  • Try some multitasking challenges
  • Texarkana
  • Mountain View
  • Pea Ridge
  • Perryville
  • Hope
  • Eureka Springs
  • Vocabulary: mosaic and contraption
  • Answer comprehension questions about Arkansas's people with information from the lesson
  • Add a spotlight on Johnny Cash to the unit project
  • Johnny Cash
  • Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program placed a high level of importance on public art and even recruited artists to make artwork for government buildings
  • Arkansas's population
  • People in Arkansas
  • Culture of Arkansas
  • Communities in Arkansas
  • Quapaw
  • Caddo
  • Festivals and celebrations
  • Bean Fest & Championship Outhouse Races
  • Pea Ridge Mule Jump
  • Perryville Goat Festival
  • Watermelon Festival
  • Eureka Springs VW Weekend
  • Arkansas government
  • Arkansas General Assembly
  • Politics in Arkansas
  • President Bill Clinton
  • Senator J. William Fulbright
  • Weird laws in Arkansas
  • Come up with a news report for something currently happening in Arkansas and create a visual news report about it to present to your family
  • Look at some of Arkansas's art murals and create one of your own
  • Standing on God's word
  • Joshua 24:15
  • Hickory trees
  • Oak trees
  • American bellflower
  • Yellow jasmin
  • Crimson catchfly
  • How cave formations are created over time
  • Excavating for jewels
  • Arkansas has 39 snake species
  • Diamond formation process
  • How diamonds are processed to become ready for jewelry
  • Lab-grown diamonds vs. traditional diamonds
  • Overview of the state's geography: mountains, valleys, forests, lakes, bayous, plains, plateaus, and hot springs
  • Highlands and lowlands
  • Arkansas River
  • Mississippi River
  • Buffalo National River
  • Ozark Mountains
  • Magazine Mountain
  • Crowley's Ridge
  • Ozark National Forest
  • Stalagmites, stalactites, and flowstone
  • Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park
  • Hot Springs National Park
  • Crater of Diamonds State Park
  • Little Rock
  • Ouachita Mountains
  • Oklahoma
  • Mississippi
  • Kansas
  • Missouri
  • Texas
  • Louisiana
  • Tennessee
  • Vocabulary: adversity and resolution
  • Start planning unit project presentation
  • History of ancient Indigenous tribes in Arkansas
  • The Plum Bayou
  • Hernando de Soto's expedition in 1541
  • The Louisiana Purchase in 1803
  • Arkansas became a state in 1836
  • Trail of Tears
  • Conflict over educational civil rights in the 1950s
  • Arkansas governor Orval Faubus
  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • The Little Rock Nine
  • Historical use of bathhouses along Bathhouse Row
  • Adversity and civil rights
  • Popular tourist destinations in Arkansas: Walmart Museum,
  • Thorncrown Chapel, Hot Springs National Park, Blanchard Springs Caverns, Plum Bayou Mounds Archaeological State Park, and Crater of Diamonds State Park
  • Pros and cons of natural and developed areas
  • 2 Corinthians 4:8–10
  • God can turn struggles into something amazing
  • Honeybees
  • Apple blossom
  • Diana fritillary
  • South Arkansas vine-ripe pink tomato
  • Arkansaurus fridayi
  • Ozark cavefish
  • Alligator snapping turtle
  • Eastern spotted skunk
  • Arkansas weather
  • Arkansas temperatures
  • How honey is made and harvested
  • Hands-on activity to show how hexagons are the best type of tessellation for making honeycombs
  • Big Piney River
  • Murray Falls
  • Lake Ouachita
  • Garvan Woodland Gardens
  • Vocabulary: diligence and indecisiveness
  • Use guided notes to create a summary paragraph about Arkansas's nature and weather
  • Do a word study on symbolism, and then add to your unit project
  • History of the diamond in Arkansas
  • History of the fiddle in Arkansas
  • Outdoor adventures in Arkansas
  • Tunes and dances were passed down over time, and many are still known today
  • The Old-Time Fiddling Championship in Arkansas is held every year to preserve and pass on the tradition and songs, as well as make sure that the appreciation for the instrument and music continues to be passed on
  • Talk about what you like to do for fun at home, on trips, and with people in your community
  • Interview a grandparent or older person you know and create a comparison chart or write a paragraph comparing the sense of community from the past to now
  • Plan a screen-free event for your neighborhood or community
  • Make a paper diamond
  • Design state symbol for Arkansas
  • God's fingerprints in nature
  • Psalm 104:24
  • God is the potter, and we are the clay
  • When people see you, they see a bit of God’s likeness
  • Jeremiah 18:6b
  • Psalm 139:13–14a
  • Composition of bauxite
  • Monitoring for disease in fish farming
  • How coal is formed
  • Coal has stored energy from plants that is released when it is burned, and the heat can be used to make electricity
  • Try a coal-burning activity
  • Types of energy produced by coal burning
  • Harmful effects of burning coal
  • Other types of energy
  • Compare three different types of coal: anthracite, bituminous, and lignite
  • Nature shaped industries
  • Natural resources in Arkansas
  • How early settlers used resources from their land
  • Presence of coal and bauxite in the land
  • Using heavily forested areas to benefit industry
  • Vocabulary: ore and charter
  • Use guided notes to create a summary paragraph about Arkansas's industry and economy
  • Give a presentation to your family about the railroad expansion in Arkansas
  • Research a news story that's an example of supply and demand and share it with your family
  • Write a paragraph or two about the industry that you think has been the most important and impactful to Arkansas, and then add it to your unit project
  • Coal first found in Arkansas in 1866
  • John Casper Branner discovered bauxite in Arkansas
  • The Woodland people began growing crops to add to their diet
  • The history of Arkansas's agriculture
  • Powered tools improved the timber industry in the 1850s
  • Railroads' effect on Arkansas's industries
  • New businesses and opportunities due to the railroad system
  • Memphis and Little Rock Railroad was chartered in 1853
  • The effect of the Civil War on the railroad in Arkansas
  • Timeline of events for the construction of railroads in Arkansas and the effects it had on the growth of the state
  • Trains were a popular mode of transportation in the early 1900s until the introduction of cars in the mid-1900s
  • Pros and cons of railway expansion
  • The role of transportation on the economy
  • Important industries in Arkansas: mining, agriculture, and timber
  • Uses of coal and bauxite
  • Commercial agriculture in Arkansas: vegetable and cotton farming
  • Uses of timber in Arkansas
  • Railroads benefited the timber and coal industries
  • The impact of railroads on company towns
  • Railroads were used to ship supplies
  • Newer industries in Arkansas: farming for rice, soybeans, grains, and livestock; aerospace; and service
  • Tyson Foods
  • Walmart
  • Aquaculture: catfish farming
  • Supply and demand
  • General low cost of living in Arkansas
  • Trains are still used for transporting people and goods
  • Take a look at some scenarios demonstrating supply and demand
  • Design a poster for a town that might encourage people to move there
  • Isaiah 61:3
  • Being strengthened in Christ
  • What multitasking means and what happens in your brain when you try to do two tasks at once
  • Try some multitasking challenges
  • Texarkana
  • Mountain View
  • Pea Ridge
  • Perryville
  • Hope
  • Eureka Springs
  • Vocabulary: reform and vulnerability
  • Use guided notes to create a summary paragraph about Arkansas's people and governance
  • Choose a topic and add one more section to the unit project
  • Finalize and present the project, and then grade it using the rubric provided
  • Johnny Cash
  • Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program placed a high level of importance on public art and even recruited artists to make artwork for government buildings
  • Arkansas's population
  • People in Arkansas
  • Culture of Arkansas
  • Communities in Arkansas
  • Quapaw
  • Caddo
  • Festivals and celebrations
  • Bean Fest & Championship Outhouse Races
  • Pea Ridge Mule Jump
  • Perryville Goat Festival
  • Watermelon Festival
  • Eureka Springs VW Weekend
  • Arkansas government
  • Arkansas General Assembly
  • Politics in Arkansas
  • President Bill Clinton
  • Senator J. William Fulbright
  • Weird laws in Arkansas
  • Come up with a news report for something currently happening in Arkansas and create a visual news report about it to present to your family
  • Look at some of Arkansas's art murals and create one of your own
  • Standing on God's word
  • Joshua 24:15
  • Colossians 3:23
  • Ecclesiastes 3:1
  • Ecclesiastes 4:6

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