Have students create a Georgia map when learning about the state. Provide them with blackline printouts of the state, or offer them a map of the state and have them trace it with tracing paper. Encourage them to highlight important locations in the state, such as the capital, Atlanta, and any other large or important cities, such as Savannah. Have them add topographical features -- mountains, rivers and lakes. Around the map, they can include important information that pertains to the state, such as population, the state flower and the state bird.
Georgia has a deep history, as it was one of the 13 original colonies, and it was home to many monumental events of the Civil War -- the Battles of Atlanta, Peach Tree Creek and Chickamauga, for example. Encourage students to create a timeline that illustrates the history of the state. Make a class timeline by assigning individual students or groups of two or three students a time period. Have them research the time period and write out important things that happened during the given period. Have students share their information with the class and add it to a large timeline that can be displayed around the classroom.
Put students' knowledge about the state to the test by playing a Georgia facts game. Write out a list of questions; some that are true about the state and some that are false. Divide your class into two teams. Ask one team a question and allow the students on the team to discuss and answer the question. If the team is correct, they earn a point; if they are incorrect, the opposing team may try to answer the question. The team that earns the most points wins the game.
Children can create crafts that relate to Georgia while studying the state. Offer them poster board, colored pencils and a picture of the Georgia flag to use as a reference while creating their own state flags. Use paper mache to make three-dimensional peaches or have them use construction paper to make two-dimensional peaches.