Explore the United States Without Leaving the Classroom!

This map of the United States of America enables your students to become more familiar with the 50 states that make up this vast country. The map comes in both color and black and white so you can download the option that bests suit your teaching and learning needs.

Multiple Uses for These Maps of the United States

These maps of the United States make a great asset to your Social Studies lessons and can be used in a multitude of ways in your classroom. Here are some suggestions:

Explore the location and position of the 50 states as a whole-class activity

This map of the United States of America is the kind of resource that any teacher needs to access on a frequent basis! Project the map onto your interactive whiteboard for a paperless lesson or class review session. Have students take turns coming to the board to point out specific states of interest.

Create a classroom display

Make this color map of America the central feature of a classroom display displaying key information about each state. Have students write fact cards, then use string or wool to link each fact card to the corresponding state. Instant bulletin board!

Explore location using lines of latitude and longitude

Are your students ready for an additional challenge? Project the map with the lines of latitude and longitude onto your whiteboard, then ask your students to name the states that are located along a particular line.

Select the File That Best Suits Your Needs

Use the dropdown menu next to the Download button to select the easy-print PDF that best suits you!