Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States! Even though it is small, all the people in the world could fit in Rhode Island…. if they were standing up!
Rhode Island
Facts about Rhode Island:
- Capital: Providence
- Nickname: The Ocean State
- Statehood: May 29, 1790 (13th)
- Motto: Hope
- Bird: Rhode Island Red
- Highest Point: Jerimoth Hill
Children’s Books by Rhode Island authors that we read:
- Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins is a book with funny, but true advice about animals.
- R is for Rhode Island Red by Mark R. Allio and Mary Jane Begin. This is a Rhode Island alphabet book that tells about the history of Rhode Island.
- Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams by Avi. This is a true story about Roger Williams, one of America’s first colonists. He believed in separation of church and state, so the Bay Colony banished him and he found a home among the Narrangansett Tribe. They invited his family to live with them as friends, and there he founded what is now Providence, Rhode Island.
- Rhode Island in Words and Pictures by Dennis B. Fradin. I learned about the history and the sites of Rhode Island in this book.
Fun things I learned about Rhode Island:
- Hasbro Toys is located in Rhode Island and they make Mr. Potato Head… my FAVORITE guy from Rhode Island! I like to play with Mr. Potato Head with my sisters (see below) and learned that his statue has appeared around Rhode Island… one of the photos is also below!
- Hasbro also makes Monopoly, one of our favorite family night games!
- Rhode Island is the first location for “Waterfire” a festival on water that is now held in other locations, like Kansas City, in the fall.
- Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 Colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution (become an official state).
- The first circus in the United States was in Newport in 1774.
Mr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head Statue in front of Hasbro HQ in Rhode Island
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