Learning the States

My hypothetical class is a group of 3rd graders and the unit would be geography/social studies.

The objectives would be as following:
1.  Learn the names of the 50 United States.
2.  Learn the shapes of the 50 United States.
3.  Match the name of the State to the shape.


The students will begin by learning the names of the 50 states.  They will then be shown that each state has it's own individual shape.  Ultimately, the students will be given a blank map and state name tags and will be required to match the names of the states with their respective shape.