Dinsfamily Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Yeah, my first post. I've been lurking for quite awhile, so I feel like I "know" all of you. I'm putting together my K Curriculum to start next June (I have to make sure that I have everything ready before the baby comes). I've decided to go with SL Core P4/5 and then start Core K as soon as we're finished. Before we really start history in Core 1 (so we have a couple of years), I'd like my ds to have a firm footing in Geography. Can any of you recommend a program that would be gentle and fun for this age? I was planning on GTG before we switched to SL and I think that would be overkill now. TIA, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha2U Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Beginning Geography published by Evan-Moor... - Beginning Geography 1: How to Use a Map - Beginning Geography 2: Land Forms and Bodies of Water - Beginning Geography 3: Continents & Oceans Here is a link to amazon, but I would recommend trying to find them used somewhere... http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-4655515-4549505?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=beginning+geography&x=0&y=0 Veritas Press starts Geography in 1st grade using vol. 1&2 as well as some other materials, but I saw that Easy Classical recommends vol. 1&2 for Kindergarten. Here are their links... http://www.veritaspress.com/products.asp?dept=1010 http://www.easyclassical.com/Kindergarten_curriculum.html I'm not sure that this is what you were looking for, but I hope it helps. God Bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pster Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I used the Beginning Geography series for my dd when she was starting out in hs and I think it is a great recommendation - I second that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 Thanks for the suggestions. I checked out the Evan Moore stuff and it looks perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EKS Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 K12's kindergarten history program is great. It has a semester of geography and a semester of American history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I know you are looking for a book or program, but I had such good luck doing this: A simple, bright globe right on hand A pad of paper that was oval, about 15" side to side and 9 up and down with a map of the earth printed on it. As we read things I would stop and point out where they were. We'd look at photos of places, and I would point. Thus, map relations were plunked into him in the way number sense is by counting things in non-math stories. In quiet moments I'd tell him about some trip his GM and GF took and draw that on the map pad. I'd quiz him on land masses. I'd pull out a climates map and if we were talking about a temperate rainforest (we live in one), I'd point to the places on earth they exist. This was just lovely for K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I don't have any curric recommendations, but I do have some books that were big winners with my DD at 4.5. Me on the Map Once Upon a Time Map Book I let her use maps as much as possible - to find out house, where we are driving to, where family lives, where penguins live, etc. Have lots of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I haven't got my mitts on these yet, but they look good: True Books, Continents series by David Peters. I'd make a link to amazon if I knew how. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoSylvia Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I found this through a thread here - Visualize World Geography. I emailed them regarding the age appropriateness of their product, here is their reply: Because the VWG method uses bright and engaging pictures superimposed on the boundaries of the nations, and associates that picture with the nation's name by using a funny pun, or cute story, it is really appropriate for all ages. I know of college-age students who do not find it too juvenille, and I've also seen it used successfully with pre-schoolers. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 A wonderful book, a beautiful book, an apbeat book, perfect for that age, that brings "cultural geography" to life. Pair with a globe and picture books. My kids still look at maps and think, "Oh, I remember how the kids live there." Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I haven't got my mitts on these yet, but they look good: True Books, Continents series by David Peters. I'd make a link to amazon if I knew how. :) Rosie Petersen, not Peters. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=node%3D4&field-keywords=true+stories+continents+david+petersen&x=0&y=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Now to do some research and pick which one will be best for us next year. I love world geography and want to give my kids a good grasp of it. I know my ds will have a blast "travelling" around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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