New Mexico

Color the NM flag, flower, and bird. The flag has a picture of a red sun symbol on a yellow background. The state flower is the Yucca and the state bird is the Roadrunner.

Print out this full-color map of New Mexico to add to your geography lessons. This map is also labeled with large cities, bodies of water, and neighboring states.

Use colored pencils or crayons to complete this blank map of New Mexico.

This New Mexico map has markers for cities of Albuquerque, Farmington, Las Cruces, Roswell, and Santa Fe.

This New Mexico map includes labels for Albuquerque, Roswell, Farmington, and Santa Fe. It also includes the Pecos River, the Rio Grande, and the San Juan River.

This blank map of New Mexico does not include bordering states.

During World War II, Navajo people in New Mexico used their native language to help the US government encode secret transmissions.

Did you know that the world's oldest popcorn was found in a cave in New Mexico? It is thought to be approximately 5,600 years old! Read all about it in this article on the history of popcorn. File includes non-fiction article, a page of reading comprehension questions, and a vocabulary activity.

Read about this rabbit that can be found in dry, dusty areas of New Mexico. Then answer the reading comprehension questions that go along with the passage.

Print off this flag of the U.S. state of New Mexico to use with your students learning about the state.

This fun coloring activity can be part of learning about the state of New Mexico.

Here is a full-color printable page with New Mexico's state seal.

Show kids what the New Mexico state seal looks like with this worksheet.

After solving this puzzle, your students will learn about the highest point in New Mexico, as well as the state bird and state animal.

This New Mexico word search puzzle features words such as: Yucca, White Sands Monument, Wheeler Peak, Santa Fe, roadrunner, Pecos River, land of enchantment, Carlsbad Caverns, and Albuquerque.

Challenge your students to unscramble these words related to the state of New Mexico. The words are important state symbols and geographical landmarks.

Penelope had a terrific time driving inside the caves at Carlsbad Caverns, but now she's spilled coffee on her map. Where is she?

After finding out which state is pictured, write down the state capital, state nickname, state bird, and bordering states on the lines at the bottom.