Mississippi
Birthplace of the blues and of rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo in 1935.
Geography Standards
Mississippi Department of Education — College- and Career-Readiness Standards for 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.
- Kindergarten: Comparing maps and globes, identifying cardinal directions, and locating the local community, Mississippi, and the United States.
- Grade 4: Locating Mississippi's ten geographical regions on a map and comparing their landforms and natural resources.
- Grade 5: Identifying the United States on a map and labeling each of the 50 states.
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.
