Michigan
Touches four of the five Great Lakes — no other state touches more.
Geography Standards
Michigan Department of Education 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: Building simple classroom maps and distinguishing land from water and physical from human features.
- Grade 3: Using cardinal directions and thematic maps to study Michigan's economic regions and natural resources.
- Grade 5: Using geographic tools, including latitude and longitude, to study the Western Hemisphere.
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.
