2nd Grade U.S. Geography Maps
Second graders at Davis Elementary are learning about map skills and United States geography (SOL2.5). Today students in Ms. McGovern’s class created their own customized Google maps showing the important features like the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River, and the Rocky Mountains. First I posted a link to My Google Maps on Google classroom. The students clicked “Create a new map” and titled it “United States.” Then I showed them how to add markers and customize the color and shape of the markers using the paint button. They placed markers on a few places and labeled them. I also showed them how to click the camera button to add photos of each place. They used Google image searches to find pictures they liked. Next I showed them how to use the line tool to draw the rivers (Mississippi and Rio Grande), and they customized the color and width of the lines. Finally, we shared our maps to anyone with the link and posted them to Google classroom. You can see them all here.