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Penelope Peabody: Lost in the 50 States

Penelope Peabody is lost in one of the 50 United States.  Read the clues to help her figure out which state she's in.  Post a new Penelope Peabody puzzle each week or each day!

Lost in the USA Worksheets
Penelope Peabody is lost in the Tar Heel State near the Great Smoky Mountains!
4th through 6th Grades
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After climbing the Empire State Building, Penelope is back in her car driving toward Niagara Falls.
4th through 6th Grades
Miss Peabody's car breaks down right in front of Mount Rushmore!
4th through 6th Grades
She's seen moose and bears, but will Penelope Peabody be able to find a handsome cowboy in the Cowboy State?
4th through 6th Grades
Penelope learns that the New York Giants' stadium isn't really in New York.  It's actually in the Garden State.
4th through 6th Grades
Penelope tries sled racing in the Iditarod and panning for gold in this northern state when her car is almost attacked by polar bears. 
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While visiting the Panhandle State, a nice family invites her to the Tulsa State Fair.
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After touring the Henry Ford Museum, Miss Peabody buys tickets to the Lions game on Sunday.
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Aloha!  Penelope buys a new surf board and heads out to Waikiki Beach to catch some waves.
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Penelope Peabody is enjoying the amusing costumes worn by people in the Mardi Gras parade.
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Miss Peabody is busy in the Buckeye State! She goes on a Lake Erie dinner cruise and visits the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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While searching for the beach, Miss Peabody finds herself in the Everglades - and there are alligators everywhere!  Hopefully she's not eaten by the alligators.
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Before she goes for a dip in the Great Salt Lake, Miss Peabody visits Arches National Park and Bryce Canyon.
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Penelope is driving her car along the rocky shoreline of a New England state.  Will she find out which state she's in before she reaches the capital city of Augusta?
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Penelope crashes her yellow convertible into the Liberty Bell. Time to head out of the Keystone State before she runs into more trouble.
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Penelope had a terrific time driving inside the caves at Carlsbad Caverns, but now she's spilled coffee on her map.  Where is she?
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Miss Peabody is terribly disappointed to learn that she can't dive to the bottom of Crater Lake. At 1,949 feet it's simply too deep.
4th through 6th Grades
While lost in a state near our nation's capital, Penelope goes diving for oysters after catching a Baltimore Orioles baseball game.
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Even though she knows that a palmetto is a tree, she's never heard of the Palmetto State before. Nearby signs direct Penelope to Columbia, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach.
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After ordering a mini soda at the ice cream counter, Miss Peabody drives to the largest shopping mall in the USA.
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Penelope learns that Kool-Aid was invented in the Cornhusker State.  She's on her way to Omaha and Lincoln.
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Music fan Penelope Peabody visits Graceland and the Grand Ole Opry.  But why is she volunteering to feed the tigers at the Memphis Zoo?
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After examining Little Rocks on the side of the road with her magnifying glass, Miss Peabody heads off to see the birthplace of former President Bill Clinton.
4th through 6th Grades
This time she's lost in the only state named after a U.S. president.
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At Boise State University, the football field is bright blue.  Penelope Peabody has never seen anything like it!
4th through 6th Grades
Did you know Coca-Cola was invented in the Peach State?  Help Penelope figure out what state she's visiting.
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Miss Peabody is going to space camp and then she's going to race her convertible on the Talladega Speedway.
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She's got her skis packed in the trunk and she's ready to hit the slopes on the Green Mountains.  While she's here, she'll need to try the famous maple syrup too.
4th through 6th Grades
Penelope is going to big a big star when she's featured in a Hollywood film... but she's not sure which state Hollywood's in. Can you help?
4th through 6th Grades
Miss Peabody spent time touring Jefferson's Monticello and Arlington National Cemetery... but she doesn't know what state she's in.
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While driving through this midwestern state, she is reminded of her favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz.
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When Penelope stops at the local KFC, a friendly stranger welcomes her to the Bluegrass State.  She's on her way to Churchill Downs to see a famous horse race.
4th through 6th Grades
Penelope Peabody goes jet skiing, visits the "Land of Lincoln," and watches her favorite sports teams.
4th through 6th Grades
The magnolia trees smell wonderful in this state.  Penelope is going to buy a pole and go fishing for a mud-cat!
4th through 6th Grades
Miss Peabody is going to the top of the Gateway Arch by the Mississippi River in the Show-Me State.
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Penelope pulls into the Lone Star Oil Change Shop and gets directions to Galveston.
4th through 6th Grades
Miss Peabody is in the Constitution State and looking for Yale University.
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When a police officer pulls Penelope over for speeding, she tells him that she's hurrying off to see an Indy 500 race.
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Miss Peabody is going to race to the top of Pikes Peak and then visit Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Why is Penelope wearing her life preserver as she drives through the desert landscape of Arizona?  Her answer is perfectly logical.
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Penelope is visiting America's Dairyland and meets some real cheeseheads.
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Miss Peabody goes spelunking in Organ Cave, has breakfast at the Mountain State Diner, and learns about local coal mining.
4th through 6th Grades
Penelope is deep sea fishing in Cape Cod before she heads off to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.
4th through 6th Grades
Today Miss Peabody is near the Canadian border, visiting the International Peace Gardens.
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When Penelope travels through the Ocean State, she stops at a local coffee shop and learns about its history and size.
4th through 6th Grades
Lost in the country's Corn Belt, Penelope learns about the Iowa State Fair.
4th through 6th Grades
Thank goodness Miss Peabody has her snowshoes in the trunk.  She's traveling through the White Mountains on her way to Concord.
4th through 6th Grades
Penelope Peabody stops in the visitor center when she drives into the First State.
4th through 6th Grades
Why is Penelope's car making rattling and hissing sounds as she drives along the Silver Trail?  Her mechanic knows.
4th through 6th Grades
Miss Penelope Peabody returns to her home in Butte, Montana.
4th through 6th Grades
If you prefer to have your students help Penelope find her way through all 50 states at once, you can use this answer sheet instead of the smaller cards included with each worksheet.

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