The teacher plans to introduce students ages 8-9 to the 50 U.S. states and their capitals over multiple days. On day one, the teacher will use a poster to go over each state and capital, having students repeat the names. The goal is for students to become familiar with some of the states and start learning their capitals. The teacher will call on different students for each state to encourage participation. At the end of the day, the teacher will evaluate which states or capitals were most difficult for students so they can focus on those more the next day.