US Geography Map Skills | Maps and Globes, Continents, Oceans, Me on the Map

Do your students struggle with general map skills, their location on a map or globe, or naming our continents and oceans? This popular U.S. geography and map skills packet will help your students master these mapping skills and more with ease. Fun for students and super helpful for teachers!

This United States geography and map skills resource provides an easy and fun way for students to develop a better understanding of where they live in the world, as well as key geography skills and concepts. 

Through a scaffolded approach, students will gain a better understanding of where they are located on planet Earth, which hemisphere they live in, the continent they live on, their country, United States region, state, county, and city.

Included in this download:

• pre-assessment
• reference maps for students
• 16 page packet of US geography activities
• post-assessment
• answer keys

Everything is included to make teaching US geography and map skills easy. You can choose to have your students complete this packet as an in-class lesson, small group assignment, partner activity, or at-home learning. 

The pages included in this resource were created to be completed as a packet, and each activity builds on the other. Therefore, students should complete each page in order.

These activities are perfect for:

• whole group instruction
• independent desk work
• small groups
• partner activities
• morning work
• homework
• assessments
• early finishers
• sub plans 

Note: This resource correlates nicely with the book Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney. However, the book is not required for students to complete this packet. 

Teachers like you said…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This was an AWESOME resource for teaching map skills. Lots of ways to use it...students liked having the articles to go along with the notes we did in class. Thank you! - Teach 4 Life

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Perfect addition to my "Me on the Map" activities! Thanks so much!! - Angie T.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I absolutely loved using this resource at the beginning of the school year. It stunned me how many of my 5th graders lacked basic geographical awareness (and didn't know their complete address), so this activity fit the bill. I'm happy to say that, by the time we finished it, every student's geographical awareness knowledge was MUCH improved! - Julie S.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I love this resource for my students to progress in their Map skills. I have the picture book: Me on a Map from when I taught Primary grades. This is a great way to reference all that they have learned and expanded upon from younger grades with their Social Studies and Geography skills! - Amber S.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A great resource for the beginning of the year or to start a unit on maps. It is also very eye-opening that so many students don't know their addresses, county, or even country! - Bonnie R.

In this one convenient resource, you can…

• have ready-to-go U.S. geography activities that build on basic map skills and location in the world
• use these pre-made, geography and map skills activities as sub plans when you need to take a day (or week) off!
• easily differentiate instruction with the variety of activities included.
• print and go - includes everything you need to make teaching US geography and map skills easy.