The Great Lakes for Kids Free Book - The Activity Mom - Free Printable

To solve this, we need to match each lake shape on the map with its correct name from the list:
Lake Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

Let’s go step by step using geography clues (even though you can’t see colors or labels, we use position and shape):

1. Topmost lake — It’s large and has many islands in it. That’s Lake Superior. It’s the northernmost and largest of the Great Lakes.

2. Middle-left lake — This one is shaped like a mitten or a long vertical oval. That’s Lake Michigan. It’s the only Great Lake entirely within the U.S., and it’s west of Lake Huron.

3. Middle-right lake — Connected to Lake Michigan by a narrow strait (you can see they’re almost touching). This is Lake Huron. It’s east of Lake Michigan and has Georgian Bay sticking up north.

4. Bottom-right small lake — Long and thin, stretching east-west. That’s Lake Erie. It’s south of Lake Huron and Ontario.

5. Far right, smallest lake — Located at the eastern end, connected to Lake Erie by the Niagara River. That’s Lake Ontario.

Also, remember the trick mentioned in the text: Use the first letters — HOMES:
- H = Huron
- O = Ontario
- M = Michigan
- E = Erie
- S = Superior

But for labeling the map, we go by location:

→ Top lake → Superior
→ Left middle → Michigan
→ Right middle → Huron
→ Bottom right (smaller) → Erie
→ Far right (easternmost) → Ontario

Now, looking at the lines on the map:

- The line pointing to the top lake → Lake Superior
- The line pointing to the left-middle lake → Lake Michigan
- The line pointing to the right-middle lake → Lake Huron
- The line pointing to the bottom-right lake → Lake Erie
- The line pointing to the far-right lake → Lake Ontario

Wait — let me double-check the positions based on standard maps:

Standard Great Lakes layout:

- Superior – top/northwest
- Michigan – southwest (left side)
- Huron – center-east (connected to Michigan)
- Erie – southeast (below Huron)
- Ontario – far east (below Erie)

So matching the lines:

Looking at the image description (since I can't see it but know the standard layout):

The five lines are placed as follows (based on typical worksheet layouts):

1. Line near top lake → Superior
2. Line near left lake → Michigan
3. Line near center-right lake → Huron
4. Line near bottom-right lake → Erie
5. Line near far-right lake → Ontario

Yes, that matches.

Final Answer:

Top lake: Lake Superior
Left lake: Lake Michigan
Center-right lake: Lake Huron
Bottom-right lake: Lake Erie
Far-right lake: Lake Ontario

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Final Answer:
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario