If you are looking for a visual representation for the order of statehood for the United States, you've come to the right place. I did a painting of a map of the United States in shades of purple. The darkest purple is the first state. As the other states gained statehood, the color for those states is lighter than the state that had gained statehood before it.
This first map is printed on posters. The darkest purple represents the first state, Delaware. The next lighter shade of purple represents the second state, Pennsylvania, and so on. All the way to the 48th state which is represented by the lightest shade of lavender. The corresponding number for the order of statehood is printed in white on each state.
I like how one can see the progression; it begins on the east coast with the purples and darker shades of lavender, gets around half way across the country, and then the medium lavender color jumps across to California before lighter shades of lavender start filling in the western half of the U. S.
How this project came about:
I was out shopping for wood plaques and I saw wooden maps of the United States. I just knew that I wanted to do something with that map, so I bought it. I looked forward to what I might create on it.
I considered a map of state birds or state flowers. But a lot of states didn't really have the room for such an endeavor.
However, the idea of flowers got me to thinking. I wondered what kind of flower the United States might look like if I painted each state a different shade according to the order of their statehood. I imagined perhaps that it might look like two carnations, one starting from each coast. Hmmm, sounded interesting.
What color should this "flower" be, I wondered.
Carnations comes in a variety of colors. The flag of the United States is red, white, and blue. Perhaps from red to pink, or dark blue to light blue. But I didn't want it to represent any one political party. Well red and blue make purple, and white will make each shade a bit lighter. Purple it shall be then, something that represents all parties.
As a fun and educational activity, students can write the number in on a smaller version of the map. I found that I started remembering more of the order with each activity that I did when creating this map.
Do you think this visual representation will help students learn more about the order of statehood? Let me know in the comments below.
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Cheryl Paton
CherylsArt shares family friendly designs printed on tshirts, mugs, stationery, and more. Most of these products are from my CherylsArt store on Zazzle. https://www.zazzle.com/store/CherylsArt. Find my coloring books, scrapbook paper books, notebooks and more, on my author page on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/author/cherylpaton.
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Monday, May 10, 2021
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Make All Votes Count Voting Tips
My original post is shown below. In the meantime, here is the update.
Update: When I first wrote this blog, it was to help people make sure that their ballots would be counted. I gave tips to help make that happen.
Since that time, it seems that it is really time to make something happen to always ensure that the American people's votes all count. When the Electoral College first came about, it was supposed to help smaller states have as much voting power as larger states. That probably seemed like a good solution for the time. News did not travel quickly and candidates had to work harder to reach the voting public.
Since then, elections have almost become like a card game, where the candidates hone their strategies to win the 'game'.
It is time for more fair elections. It is time for no more gerrymandering, no more voting by districts period. It is time for all people's votes to count no matter the majority color of their state, red or blue. It is time for corporate American to not be involved with elections. Each American citizen's vote should count equally in the voting process.
The Electoral College is not longer needed, it's purpose is no longer needed. It is time to Make All Votes Count. It is time for the votes of the American people to decide who our president is to be.
If you want to help get this message out to more people, here is a link for Make All Votes Count business cards:
There will be another link coming with more, Make All Votes Count, message on other products too.
Here is the Original Post:
Here are some tips to help ensure that your vote, ballot will count.
1. For paper ballots, fill in the circle next to the candidate that you are voting for. Circling the candidates name disqualifies the ballot.
2. Only vote for the maximum number of candidates allowed, or less, for that section. Voting for more than the maximum number allowed for any section can disqualify the ballot.
3. Sign your ballot. Ballots without a signature are disqualified.
4. If hand delivering your ballot to your voting office, make sure that a postmark isn't required for your state. New York had disqualified ballots in the primary because they didn't have a postmark on them. This was however reversed and the ballots were counted. So just check things out up front to make the process easier from the start.
Any of the above reasons were why ballots were not counted in the Primary elections. So be sure to follow the instructions. If you know anyone who may not understand the instructions, please give them some guidance on the correct way of filling out their ballots, to help ensure that their ballots will be counted too.
I have made some business cards and posters with the basic tips on them, for ease of sharing this information. Please do share this blog and or the business cards and or posters to help more votes be counted in our election.
The basic tips are printed on the back of the business cards:
The posters are 8-1/2 by 11 inches and they can be ordered on smaller and or some larger sizes.
May your vote be counted.
Cheryl Paton
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Art on Products - Peace Flag Products
The original flag for the United States had the thirteen red and white stripes, with a circle of stars. Using that as the basis for a new idea, I decided to make a peace sign out of the stars and place them on a background of red and white stripes. Their number is still thirteen, and there are fifty stars that make up the peace sign.
This makes a lovely design on throw pillows. The reverse side is solid red for more options.
They make a fun way to share some patriotic news on postcards.
If you like this design and would like to see it on more products, please visit Peace Flag at CherylsArt at Zazzle.
Cheryl Paton
This makes a lovely design on throw pillows. The reverse side is solid red for more options.
They make a fun way to share some patriotic news on postcards.
If you like this design and would like to see it on more products, please visit Peace Flag at CherylsArt at Zazzle.
Cheryl Paton
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