Guest Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 What are some fun (picture salt maps, blacklines and the like), easy to use, geography programs for the grammar stage IF you are NOT teaching history? A template for state and country study lapbooks would be fine, too. I have learned from the past, I cannot keep up with science AND history. So history is getting the boot until later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FlyingMOm Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Daily Geography by Evan-Moor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 (edited) Geography Songs... (we always started with continents & Oceans), and then we have used Evan Moor Beginning Geography. K12 uses a series called "Understanding Geography" by Maps.com that focuses on map skills and is used independently of their history program. Edited May 13, 2011 by LisaK in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Great ideas! I love EvanMoor. So nothing real complete, though like with recipes from the different countries, suggestions for stories, etc? Looks like I will be making my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I am using Down to Earth Geography. I tried various EM, Scholastic, etc books but Down to Earth is what I've found worth sticking with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Beautiful Feet Geography is a nice program with the Hollings books, perfect for the grammar stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 These are good ideas. Anyone have more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Check out this site: www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com. She has two great geography programs for either world or USA that would be perfect for the grammar stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Thank you, jenL. That is what I had in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Great ideas! I love EvanMoor. So nothing real complete, though like with recipes from the different countries, suggestions for stories, etc? Looks like I will be making my own. Have you looked at A Trip Around the World? It has basic info about the countries, recipes, flag and country templates that can be colored, interesting facts, language facts (numbers, common words, etc.), suggested classroom activities (easily adapted for homeschool), lists of books for further reading, and activities like word searches. We started this school year using GTG as the spine for our geography studies and ended up just using this book and activities from Enchanted Learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jab300 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Galloping the Globe is what we used last year, with a lot of the extras from Homeschool Creations. We also spent all of December learning about Christmas around the world. It was a fun time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 WinterPromise has one. http://www.winterpromise.com/children_world.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 www.sheppardsoftware.com has some good geo games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Also check out http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngyoungexplorer/teachers.html and http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/teachers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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