All about Wisconsin
Websites for studying about Wisconsin
Kids Konnect.com - Wisconsin
A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages!
Wisconsin Fun Facts
U.S. Census Bureau
TheUS50.com - Wisconsin
New state Study Guides have been added to the Fast Facts pages!
The 50 States - Wisconsin
From TeachersFirst. A comprehensive resource on America's states for upper elementary students.
Mr. Donn.org - Wisconsin
Lesson Plans for Teachers. Activities & Games for Kids.
Class Brain.com - Wisconsin
Start gathering all the information and images you need to make an A+ state report project for school.
Explore the States - Wisconsin
From the Library of Congress. Games and stories of America's past.
50 States.com - Wisconsin
Fast facts & Trivia
RoadsideAmerica.com - Wisconsin
Find Wisconsin travel tips, stories, field reports and maps for unusual tourist attractions and landmarks.
Awesome America - Wisconsin
Fun Facts • Stunning Photos • Travel Info
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Local homeschooling groups, classes, and events for Wisconsin
Catholic Homeschoolers of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Classical Christian Homeschool
Milwaukee Area Home Learners (MAHL)
Southeast
Sacred Heart Homeschoolers
South Central
Homeschool hiking/biking annual event
More Wisconsin homeschooling groups, classes, and events ...
State Facts
Wisconsin was the 30th state to join the union. It became a state on May 29,1848.
Capital - Madison
Abbreviation - WI
Nickname - Badger State
Motto - "Forward"
Song - On, Wisconsin!
Bird - Robin
Flower - Wood Violet
Insect - Honey Bee
Area - approximately 65,503 square miles
Wisconsin field trips
Annual Civil War Era Reenactment
One of the largest and most popular Civil War reenactments in the Upper Midwest. Weekend activities, planned with the whole family in mind, include the popular battle reenactments, with the Saturday battle portraying the First Bull Run/Manassas, the opening battle of the Conflict. The Sunday battle will recreate the last battle of the Conflict near Appomattox. Other presentations include guided tours of the Union and Confederate camps, a ladies garden party, ball and fashion show, pie and ice cream social, children’s activities, and a church service. There will also be first person impressions, medical demonstrations, workshops, and sutlers. A full schedule is available at the Web site. Check website for event held in July.
American Heroes Ball
Fundraiser for Friends of Reclaiming Our Heritage Inc, and Reclaiming Our Heritage 2009. 7-11 p.m. at the Marian Center for Nonprofits, 3211 S. Lake Drive, Milwaukee $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Tickets and information: PH: 414-427-3776 February - check website for details!
West Side Soldiers Air Society
An Address by Cordelia Harvey, U.S. Sanitary Agent for the State of Wisconsin. Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Matousek Auditorium, 7 p.m. Milwaukee VA Medical Center's Matousek Auditorium. March - see website for details
Perrot State Park
Perrot State Park, where the Trempealeau River meets the Mississippi River, has 1,270 acres of diverse ecosystems. The river bank and surrounding wetlands provide wonderful habitat for the many migratory birds that travel through this area twice a year. Hardwood forests with mature black walnut, oak, and hickory are home to many animals, birds, and woodland wildflowers. Unique to southwestern Wisconsin and Perrot are the goat prairies perched high on the bluffs.
Amnicon Falls State Park
Amnicon Falls State Park features a series of delightful waterfalls and rapids along the Amnicon River. You can view them from a covered foot bridge or trails along the river, or—if you're sure-footed—from the rocky shore of the river. The park is a place to picnic, camp, walk in the woods, and learn about the Douglas Fault, the geological formation that created the falls.
Aztalan State Park
This park contains one of Wisconsin's most important archaeological sites. It showcases an ancient Middle-Mississippian village and ceremonial complex that thrived between A.D. 1000 and 1300. Archaeologists theorize that the occupants may have cultural traditions in common with Cahokia, a large Middle-Mississippian settlement near East St. Louis, Illinois. The people who settled Aztalan built large, flat-topped pyramidal mounds and a stockade around their village. They hunted, fished, and farmed on the floodplain of the Crawfish River. Portions of the stockade and two mounds have been reconstructed in the park.
Virtual field trip online
Big Bay State Park
Big Bay State Park is on Madeline Island, the largest of Lake Superior's 22 Apostle Islands. The park, established in 1963, has picnic areas with tables, grills, water and toilets; a campground with drinking water, showers and toilets; an indoor camp for nonprofit groups; an outdoor group camp; and more than nine miles of trails, including interesting nature trails. The 2,350-acre park is open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission stickers are required for all motor vehicles.
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