mindygz Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I have never done much in the way of geography with my kids (6th grade, 3rd grade, Pre-k, 2 toddlers). I would like to do something simple that could easily be incorporated into our morning together time. I have Geography Songs that I am thinking about pulling out. Other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicai Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 My dd8 loved Evan-Moor Beginning Geography when she was younger. She is currently enjoying The Complete Book of Maps and Geography. They have also had lots of fun and learned a lot playing the games on our talking globe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I just discovered the "Visits to ....." by this site:http://simplycharlottemason.com/store/visits-to-geography-series/ I am not a fan of all the suggested read alouds, but it was easy to substitute. And the kids seem to like it. And they are remembering the country names and locations :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Geography Songs plus SCM's map drill method: http://simplycharlottemason.com/2012/06/13/teaching-geography-subject-by-subject-part-4/ We have loved it and learned so much!! Easy peasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 We cover other aspects of geography when doing history and other social studies, but I wanted something for map drills. I looked and looked for a workbook, but we finally just ended up using Shepherd Software's online games and they've turned out to be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I use Blackline Maps of World History by Terri Johnson (now sold as Maptrek) and integrate it with our History studies. Before we being American history I have my kids memorize the 50 states so they have some reference point for where as we read about it. I know the borders have changed over time, but this way they have a good solid general idea of where things are or were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinagirl1 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 We have been using http://www.seterra.net/ map games. They are free online. My daughter learned where all of the states were in less than an hour. They have all types of geography games. We love it. We are also using Evan Moor Daily Geography workbooks where they have 2 questions a day for each day of the week (M-F). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I have never done much in the way of geography with my kids (6th grade, 3rd grade, Pre-k, 2 toddlers). I would like to do something simple that could easily be incorporated into our morning together time. I have Geography Songs that I am thinking about pulling out. Other suggestions? I love the geography songs (if the ones you're talking about are Kathy Troxel's.) I love them even more with each child having his or her own workbook to color in while we listen to the songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Here are easy workbooks (some mentioned above): Evan-Moor Beginning Geography (K-2) The Complete Book of Maps and Geography grades 3-6 (you can use this earlier than 3rd grade) After those, we have started the Discovering the World of Geography workbooks. There are four of them (4th/5th grade book, 5th/6th book, 6th/7th book. 7th/8th book). Also, when you encounter geographical places in your reading, have your kids find them on a globe, on a map, or in an atlas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 When my oldest was about 4yo, I started doing literature-based geography with her. She would pick a country, and I would find books about that country and find it on the map. I have kept a list of the living books that we have read by continent and country here. After we went through several countries, we started to play oral trivia games to help her remember the countries. This method worked so well that now I don't even need to do anything formal with my 5yo. He has grown up surrounded with geography, and he now knows more geography than I ever did before I started studying it with my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindygz Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 These are really great resources, thank you! I had forgotten about online/computer games. I will definitely look into those, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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