Mississippi River Boats Before the advent of the railroad, the Mississippi river boats were necessary for transportation of people and goods along the great river.  These boats were a huge part of the history of early America and the study of our country’s geography.   The Mississippi River is the second longest river in North […]

Students learn the basics of continents first.  This prepares them to move on to individual continents! A blank map that shows all the the continents is very helpful. This large map– 16″ X 20″ — shows the outlines of all the continents, with Antarctica shown separately in an inset.  Students label continents first.  This is easy […]