In collaboration with National Geographic, the KGA has obtained Kentucky Giant Maps to loan out to schools to support geography in the classroom. The KGA is seeking Kentucky elementary schools to house our Giant Maps in Fall of 2022.
The National Geographic Giant Maps are large portable maps depicting areas across the world. The image below depicts the Giant Map for the state of Kentucky.

The KGA is developing lesson plans to accompany the Kentucky Giant Map. These lessons, in addition to the lessons provided by National Geographic, encourage students to think spatially: a skill that involves visualizing, interpreting, and reasoning using location, distance, direction, relationships, movement, and change in space.

​ABOUT THE KENTUCKY GIANT MAP
​Map dimensions: 21 x 17 feet
Key: The Kentucky map depicts locations of cities and towns, the state capital, the state boundary, the National Park Service, and National Forest land. The key for the map can be found here.
Handbook: The handbook for the state giant maps, which includes information about spatial thinking in elementary students as well as lesson plans for the maps, can be found here.

RESERVE A GIANT MAP FOR YOUR SCHOOL!


​In collaboration with National Geographic, the KGA has obtained Kentucky Giant Maps to loan out to schools to support geography in the classroom. The KGA is seeking Kentucky elementary schools to house our Giant Maps in Fall of 2022.
 
If your school is interested in borrowing a Giant Map or if you have any questions, please send an email to kga@wku.edu

The Kentucky Giant map

Lesson Plans

Resources

Maps

Additional Resources

National Geographic Resources
The giant map is no longer available from National Geographic, but activities are still accessible on their website here.