A home for their hearts Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I'm trying to piece together our geography studies. I was going to use GtG but have decided not to. I would like to find a something for a spine, and the other books to dig deeper. So far some of the books I have found are too young or too old for my 8 and 9 year old. Any books suggestions or links would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmroberts Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 A Child's Geography. Great read aloud, in depth yet engages youngers too. Comes with CD too for maps and end of chapter questions. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 My 11yo ds is really enjoying Hillyer's A Child's Geography of the World, although it might be oop. It is written to about 9-12 age range. We also use Usborne Internet Linked World Geography and Google Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 We used a wide variety of resources to piece together our geography: Globe/Maps for Quick Reference What got used a lot were placemats, one with the US with states and major cities, and a World map of countries and capitals; also a lap sized white board from Rainbow Resource with an outline map of the US with states, and the world's countries printed on the reverse side. Atlas - Circling the Globe -- great picture/text atlas of all the countries of the world; older and out of print, but still worthwhile - The Kids' Fun-Filled Search & Find Geography Book" by Anthony Tallarico -- more for fun; a Where's Waldo type of atlas Workbooks for Map Skills - Map Skills for Today series by grade -- gr. 1-5 - The Complete Book of Maps & Geography -- gr. 3-6 - MCP's Maps Charts and Graphs series by grade -- gr. 1-8 - Carson-Dellosa's Discovering the World of Geography series by grade -- gr. 5-8 Free Online Geography Games To learn/drill states & capitals; countries/capitals/features: http://www.shepardsoftware.com Books For General Information - Maps and Globes (Knowlton) -- gr. K-4 - Maps and Mazes (Chapman) -- gr. 1-4 - Geography From A to Z (Knowlton) -- gr. K-4 - Usborne Book of Geography (hard back compilation of 4 Usborne books: The Earth We Live On; The Seas Around Us; Peoples of the World; Houses Around the World; plus a Maps of the World section) Books on Specific Sub Topics - biomes (climate zones) of Earth - cultures/countries - historical fiction involving various countries/areas of the world We didn't have these, but they looks interesting: - Whole Earth Geography Book by Anthony D. Fredericks - Geography Brain Stretchers by Anthony D. Fredericks - Amazing World Geography: A Book of Answers for Kids by The New York Public Library and Andrea Sutcliffe - The True Book series (Continents series; Bodies of Water series; Countries series; for example: "Asia" by David Petersen, "The Pacific Ocean" by David Petersen; Puerto Rico by Elaine Landau -- etc.) And here are past threads you might find helpful: What Do You Use For Geography in the Elementary Years http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64705&highlight=geography Need Geography Suggestions for First Grade (MANY suggestions for books that are usable for older children, too) http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?p=413277&highlight=geography Enjoy your geography journey! Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Draw Write Now books 7&8. Disney Learning's Our World is fabulous! I love the way it is set up. I have some others in my signature. They are all very good, but these are the top two. I have found that Material World is more for Jr. Hihg students, IMO and any skimming of pictures we do at this stage is redundant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Take a look at http://www.ourlosbanos.com/homeschool . She put together a nice geography curriculum. I believe it is supposed to supplement Winter Promise's Children Around the World program, but it could give you lots of ideas to work off of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laure Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Our kids ds13, dd10, and dd8 like Trail Guide to World Geography. We have enjoyed the notebooks, daily questions, mapping, etc. We have enjoyed checking out videos from the library like Passport to Europe--after those my kids all wanted to go to Europe for a vacation--not happening, but we'd love it. We just finished watching some National Geographic videos on Africa that I use to supplement our daily drills and other readings to go along with the program. http://www.geomatters.com I also used a book last year called Geography from A to Z by Jack Knowlton to help the kids learn geography terms. We hope to use Trail Guide to U.S. Geography next year. Laure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 My oldest son has used Spectrum Geography and Maps, Globes, and Graphs - I like Spectrum okay...as far as a workbook style is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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