This US Map Worksheet helps 3rd grade students name the five regions of the United States, use a compass rose, and read a map key. An answer key is included, making map skills easy and fun to practice.
These US states and capitals flash cards help 3rd to 5th grade students learn all 50 capitals, with a locator map on every card. Answer key included.
This Finding Places on a Globe Worksheet has 3rd graders label the North Pole, equator, prime meridian, and three continents on a real globe. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.
Students read a full-color U.S. population map worksheet, use the map key to compare states, and explain their thinking. Built for 3rd grade with a complete answer key - no-prep geography practice.
US states and capitals state shape flash cards for 3rd to 6th grade: 50 fold-over cards with a state outline on the front and its name and capital inside. Answer key included.
This rainforest crossword puzzle worksheet gives 3rd grade students eight habitat vocabulary words to solve from short science clues, plus one written question. An answer key is included.
These US states and capitals picture flash cards help 3rd to 5th grade students name each state from its shape and capital city. Fold-over cards, practice page and answer key included.
This Coloring Continents Worksheet lets 3rd graders color twelve fact cards by continent and answer two questions using the facts. An answer key is included, so checking the work is quick and easy.
A national parks activity for 2nd to 4th grade: students walk a ranger trail of 12 picture cards about famous parks, with a trail log and answer key included.
US state capitals pictures flash cards for 3rd to 5th grade: 50 fold-over cards that show each state with a star at its capital. Answer key included, plus a practice page.
Using this Survivor Desert Edition Activity, students play the survivor board game to test your knowledge of animals and their habitats.
This continents worksheet - knowledge gives 3rd graders a short passage about the seven continents plus four multiple-choice questions and a written response. An answer key is included, so every answer comes straight from the page.
Using this Survivor Ocean Edition Activity, students play the survivor board game to test your knowledge of animals and their habitats.
Using Color Me Curious Research Writing Activity, students participate in shared research and writing projects to learn about any topic.
Using this Survivor Rainforest Edition Activity, students play the survivor board game to test your knowledge of animals and their habitats.
Grab a globe, we're going places!
Third graders become map readers. They use a compass rose, a map key and a scale to find places, and they locate the seven continents, five oceans, the equator and the poles on a globe. They learn the difference between physical maps (landforms and water) and political maps (borders and cities), and read special maps like population maps. They also look at how geography shapes how people live, from deserts to rainforests to national parks. The click comes when kids can give directions using north, south, east and west.
Geography is best learned with a map in hand. These moves help.
Give partners a globe and a list of places to find: the equator, an ocean, their continent. Let them spin and land a finger, then name what they touched. Hands on the globe beats a picture of one.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withFinding Places on a Globe WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Kids color each continent a different color and label the oceans around them. Then they trace a route from home to a dream vacation. Personal connections make the map memorable.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withColoring Continents WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Show a population map and ask, "Where do the most people live? Why might that be?" Kids look for patterns and make guesses. Reading maps for information is a big 3rd grade skill.
Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withPopulation Map WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Explore the world with these geography adventures:
ActivitiesKids research a national park and share its landforms, animals and fun facts.
Open National Parks Activity →
ActivitiesKids figure out what they'd need to survive in the rainforest and why.
Open Survivor Rainforest Edition Activity →
WorksheetsKids solve clues about the rainforest's layers, animals and plants.
Open Rainforest Crossword Puzzle →Teacher favorites right now: US Map Worksheet, 50 States Song and US States and Capitals Flash Cards.
Map skills (compass rose, map key, scale), the continents and oceans, the equator and poles, types of maps and how geography affects how people live.
A song or a silly sentence helps. Coloring each continent a different color on a world map and pointing to them often also builds memory.
A physical map shows natural features like mountains and rivers. A political map shows borders, countries, states and cities.
Look at maps together when you travel, use a map app to find places in the news and hang a world map near the dinner table.
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