License Plate Mixer

Materials:
list of state slogans

Directions:
Here's a take-off on a game some folks have played while traveling in a car. List on a blackboard, overhead, or handout the following state slogan from license plates. Then have your group divide up into teams to identify the correct state for each slogan. The team that correctly identifies the most states wins the game. You can play the game several times by only using ten states at a time. If the game seems too difficult for your age group, provide the state names as well (out of order) and make it a matching game.

1. Alabama - Heart of Dixie
2. Alaska - The Last Frontier
3. Arizona - The Grand Canyon
   
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4. Arkansas - Land of Opportunity
5. California - The Golden State
6. Colorado - The Centennial State
7. Connecticut - The Constitution State
8. Delaware - The First State
9. Florida - The Sunshine State
10. Georgia - The Peach State
11. Hawaii - The Aloha State
12. Idaho - World Famous Potatoes
13. Illinois - Land of Lincoln
14. Indiana - The Hoosier State
    
15. Iowa - The Hawkeye State
16. Kansas - The Sunflower State
17. Kentucky - The Bluegrass State
18. Louisiana - The Sportsman's State
19. Maine - The Vacation State
    
20. Maryland - More Than You Can Imagine
21. Massachusetts - The Bay State
    
22. Michigan - The Great Lakes State
23. Minnesota - Land of 10,000 Lakes
24. Mississippi - The Magnolia State
    
25. Missouri - Show-Me State
26. Montana - The Treasure State
27. Nebraska - The Cornhusker State
28. Nevada - The Silver State
29. New Hampshire - Live Free or Die
30. New Jersey - Garden State
31. New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment
32. New York - The Empire State
33. North Carolina - First in Flight
34. North Dakota - The Peace Garden State
35. Ohio - Birthplace of Aviation
36. Oklahoma - Native America
37. Oregon - Pacific Wonderland
38. Pennsylvania - The Keystone State
39. Rhode Island - The Ocean State
40. South Carolina - Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places.
41. South Dakota - Great Faces. Great Places.
42. Tennessee - The Volunteer State
43. Texas - The Lone Star State
44. Utah - Greatest Snow on Earth
45. Vermont - The Green Mountains State
46. Virginia - Is For Lovers
47. Washington - The Evergreen State
48. West Virginia - Wild, Wonderful
49. Wisconsin - America's Dairyland
50. Wyoming - Like No Place on Earth