How to Make a USA Map With Your Kids




Materials:


- 24 x 30 poster board frame- I found mine at Walmart- get yours here
- USA 2′ by 3′ floor puzzle, by Doug and Melissa- get yours here
- scissors
- colored construction paper
- school glue
- 1″ sponge brush
- black Sharpie marker
- pencil
- paint for map background-blue or purple- I used 20226 Apple Barrel Petunia Purple
Instructions:
My girls have always loved our USA Doug and Melissa Floor Puzzle! It was only natural that we used it to make our own version. We traced each puzzle state onto construction paper with a pencil, (I outlined Texas, below, with a Sharpie, because pencil would not show up in the picture) and wrote the name on each state. I outlined all the state names with black Sharpie after the project was finished, because I thought the black Sharpie might smear when we painted glue over our map. I encouraged the girls to use different colors for close-together states. Some puzzle pieces contained more than one state (the New England area). They used a black Sharpie after the project and overlaying glue was dry, to separate those states.









Happy Homeschooling!
Kristie
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Fellow homeschooler here! This is awesome! I love making maps, although my only kiddo left at home is finishing high school NEXT YEAR!! Maybe I can use this with the grandkids though. 😉 Thank you!
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