MISSOURI - Introductory Geography Worksheet

Introduce your students to the state of Missouri with two worksheets (plus answer key). Your students will read a brief introduction to Missouri (location, capital, flag, state bird, state flower, abbreviation), write ‘Jefferson City’ next to the star on the map to show the capital, trace the lines of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, color the map, state bird and state flower, then use the map and compass to answer 8 questions on page 2. Colored pencils and a pen or pencil are needed for this activity. No other prep needed. Basic Geography worksheet with a simple map to introduce the state of Missouri and practice cardinal and ordinal directions.

For use with Interactive Notebooks: After the worksheets are completed, students can cut out the map, flag, state bird and flower, and paste into the notebook under the topic of United States / Sub-Topic: Missouri. Under the map, students can write a summary in their own words of what they now know about Missouri. Collect worksheets for other states to add to notebook! Please browse this store for worksheets for other states of the USA!

Thank you so much for using my Geography worksheets in your classroom. I hope you find them useful. Reviews are welcome and very much appreciated!

State Bird: Eastern Bluebird
State Flower: Crataegus Punctata