Finding Home

Find Georgia, the United States, and North America on a map and a globe.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 6

This is a map of our country, the United States. The orange state is Georgia, where we live.
Georgia is in the east of the country, and in the south. We call that the southeast. The Atlantic Ocean is on Georgia's coast.
Atlanta is the capital city of Georgia. A star often shows a capital on a map.
Here's the whole world. The dark red part is the United States, and the star is on Georgia. They're on the continent of North America.
We can find home on a globe, too! Look for North America, the United States, and the star on Georgia.
Try it with a grown-up! Find Georgia on a globe or a map. Then point to the Atlantic Ocean, just east of Georgia.

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

SS1G2 — Identify and locate the student's city, county, state, nation (country), and continent on a simple map or a globe.
MGS.1 — Map and Globe Skill 1: use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions (mastered in Grade 1)