State Glossary Sheets
At Storylark Road, we believe in the power of storytelling to make learning fun and memorable. That’s why we’ve designed our Hello, United States! units to bring knowledge to life through story-based learning. One way we do this is by highlighting key words in the context of each exciting adventure through the state, helping your student connect with the material.
The glossary sheets are a quick and handy way to explore each word and definition as you read the story together. Each glossary sheet is a free download. If you haven't yet purchased one of our state units, you can download the accompanying free sample to see how the vocabulary words are highlighted and used in each state unit. Have fun making geography a subject your student will love!
Our Hello, United States! geography units will guide your students through all fifty states! Featuring engaging journal entries from Thaddeus, our traveling cat, as well as hands-on activities, reading and comprehension questions, and writing exercises, each unit creates an unforgettable learning adventure that brings US geography lessons to life.
Perfect for homeschoolers and educators alike, these state studies help make learning fun and transform US geography into your student's favorite subject!
About Us
Once upon a time, three co-workers-turned-friends pondered what it would be like to make boring subjects come alive on the page. They dreamed of a (not-so-quiet) neighborhood called Storylark Road inhabited by unique and amusing animal characters. Through their journeys and storytelling, these neighbors would immerse readers in delightful adventures that would make education fun and help learning stick. And so, Storylark Road was born!
Meet Shanna
GRAPHIC DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION
A lifelong devotee of the art of pixels and design, Shanna Behrens loves bringing learning to life visually. She knew from a young age that graphic design, layout, and art was her dream career. She discovered a passion for education while working for All About Learning Press, a reading and spelling homeschool company. Being an animal-lover at heart, the idea of immersing kids in story-based learning through the voices of fun animal characters made her jump for joy.
Favorite Pastime: Enjoying nature with her husband and two children
Favorite Scent: The smell of the air right before a rainstorm
Favorite Superpower to Have: The ability to talk to animals, of course!
Favorite Dessert: Peach Cobbler
Where to Find Shanna: Drawing the residents of Storylark Road and designing freebies, books, and activities
Meet Samantha
WRITING / MARKETING
Samantha Johnson loved being homeschooled. In fact, she loved everything about it: reading, writing, history, research—basically everything except math (yuck). When she was 12, she won a prize in a kids’ writing contest and has never looked back. These days, Samantha still likes to research and write and she’s now the author of nearly twenty books published by Quarto, Scholastic, All About Learning Press, and other publishers. She lives on a farm and loves to garden.
Food She Eats Every Day: Cheese
Food She Never Eats: Lima beans
Favorite Bird: the American Goldfinch
Favorite Picture Book: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Where to Find Samantha: Writing the super-awesome Storylark emails that arrive in your inbox and helping to create the Storylark freebies and unit studies.
Meet Renée
WRITER / EDITOR
A poet since the age of seven, Renée LaTulippe is now the author of poetry and books for kids and teens. After sixteen years as a writer for All About Learning Press, she is thrilled to continue her educational writing with Storylark Road—especially since she gets to write in the voice of a cat … and a tortoise … and a walrus—well, of a whole menagerie of characters. That’s something to meow about!
Favorite Hobbies: Watercolor painting, theater, and clarinet
Favorite Quote: “I hate writing; I love having written.” (Dorothy Parker)
Favorite Writing Spot: Lounge chair on the veranda of her home by the Mediterranean Sea
Favorite Joke: Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting co—- MOO!
Where to Find Renée: Writing for Thaddeus’s travels in Hit the Road Geography and for other characters in freebies and unit studies.