With the Mississippi River nearby, students will learn and appreciate the river for its past and present contributions. The area is dependent upon this mighty river for its very existence. Given a map the students will label the Mississippi River and the states that border it. Given a map students match the names of the states with their capitals.
Students compile all the information obtained into a class book.
Given a map of North America students locate the river. Given a map of the United States students locate the river. Given a globe students locate the river. Given a world map, students locate and label North America by its shape. Given a world map, students locate and label the United States by its shape.