Arkansas
Home to Crater of Diamonds State Park, the only place in the world where the public can dig for real diamonds and keep whatever they find.
Geography Standards
Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education — Social Studies Academic Standards publishes the official standards; JigsawGeo's map games and printable materials line up well with the geography skills below. See the official standards for exact current wording and numbering.
- Grade 1: Using map keys, legends, a compass rose, and directional words to show how familiar places relate to one another.
- Grade 2: Creating and labeling state and national maps with titles, symbols, legends, and a compass rose.
- Grade 4: Comparing the relative and absolute location — including latitude and longitude — of local and global places on a map.
In the Classroom
- Play the United States map in JigsawGeo as a warm-up or center activity — Explorer level asks students to place each state by name, Navigator by capital.
- Print the resources below for a quick state-and-capital drill or a labeling quiz.
- JigsawGeo has no ads, accounts, or tracking, so it's safe to hand directly to students.
