Sarahkay Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 My DD9 3rd grade and DS11 5th grade could use a little geography help. I'm not looking for a huge, in-depth curric, but a little enrichment to help them with continents, states, Euro/Asia countries, etc. They play the Stack The States/Countries apps and Scrabbled State of America board game. I know coloring books are a little juvenile for this age, but any suggestions on little trivia books or workbooks? Something that takes just a few minutes to provide a little enrichment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 My 10 year old still adores coloring so I'm watching this thread with interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 There is the Around the World coloring book from Dover Publications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Dover has great coloring books, especially for older kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 This one is great for US history - I think I'm going to get this one for our state study! http://www.amazon.com/United-States-Coloring-Dover-History/dp/0486401685/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyinthegarden Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 You could also try using the methods described in The Core by Leigh Bortins http://www.classicalconversations.com/articles/globetrotting-the-core-of-geography The atlas she recommends is bargained priced at amazon right now, I can't get the link to the product to work for some reason, DK Compact Atlas of the World. If they like drawing this would be perfect, it's simple and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Instead of coloring I teach students to draw the continents in Draw Write Now and color them in according to the biome maps in National Geographic Beginner's Atlas. I don't teach students to draw countries. I just have them learn to draw the continents and major landforms and biomes. I don't have a printer, but this semi-Waldorf technique is worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Which Draw Write Now book has the continents in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Which Draw Write Now book has the continents in it? 7 and 8 are the main geography texts. 6 covers the water biomes. 4 covers the polar regions. There are bits in all the books, though. If you can only afford one book, buy 7. If only 2 books buy 7 and 8. I waited a year to buy these books, so I could buy the complete set at once when on sale. I use them more than I thought I would. Most libraries can get the books with interlibrary loan. I highly recommend scanning, cropping, and printing the maps from library copies, for cash strapped families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 More votes for Draw Write Now and Dover coloring books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Geography Coloring Book World Regional Maps Coloring Book United States Coloring Book World Maps and Globes Coloring Book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 This one is great for US history - I think I'm going to get this one for our state study! http://www.amazon.co...pd_bxgy_b_img_y We have this one. It's nice--totally the kind of thing I would have colored and memorized as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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