Teachers: The following are links to geography/ mapping back-to-school activies, resources and lessons. Your students will thank you for helping them develop geospatial literacy skills right out of the gate! Well, they might not say, “thanks”, but you’ll know!

1. National Geographic Education
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/idea/back-school/?ar_a=1

2. E-Books for Education, Esri
http://edcommunity.esri.com/Resources/ebooks

3. PBS News Hour Extra
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/middle-east-and-north-africa-geography/

4. NYTimes Learning Blog
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/04/all-over-the-map-10-ways-to-teach-about-geography/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0