Minnesota
Home to more than 11,000 lakes and the Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the country.
Geography Standards
Minnesota Department of Education — Academic Standards in Social Studies 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 2: Creating simple maps and using them, along with other maps, to locate and describe places in relation to one another.
- Grade 4: Using maps to identify and describe U.S. states, major cities, and state capitals.
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.
