Social Studies · Grade 5
Air Mail
Skill: State capitals
What students practice
Name the capital city of each of the 50 states, and find a state on the map from its capital.
Helpful to know first
Can find most states on a US map.
This beta demo is still being reviewed. Each activity includes a way to report a confusing question.
Air Mail is a map game about state capitals. A state lights up and you stamp its letter with the right capital city. Then the letters come addressed to a capital, and you fly the paper plane to the state it belongs in.
A wrong address explains itself, like “Philadelphia is a big city in Pennsylvania, but the state government meets somewhere else.” Letters that come back get a second delivery at the end of each stage. Nothing is timed.