According to National Geographic, Geography Awareness Week (GeoWeek) was created to raise awareness to a dangerous deficiency in American education and excite people about geography as both a discipline and as a part of everyday life. GeoWeek is celebrated the third week of November every year. National Geography Awareness Week is the perfect time to ensure that our … [Read more...] about Fun Geography Activities For Kids
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Educational Geography Games For Kids
As many as one in five American children are incapable of finding their home country on a map. There still isn't a dedicated geography course for children within the US, but educators are starting to put a greater emphasis on geography in order to rectify the situation. This involves finding ways to measure progress that are compatible with how young children reason, and … [Read more...] about Educational Geography Games For Kids
Great Multicultural Books For Kids
My kids love to have books read to them and we all know how good it is for children to become interested in books. I feel that a love of books and reading naturally translates into a love of learning. Books are like an invitation to children to imagine and to be exposed to new things. My husband and I both love to travel and we wanted to find some children's books … [Read more...] about Great Multicultural Books For Kids
World Map Foam Puzzle Review
As you can imagine, Education Insights has a wide variety of games and resources. When choosing something for my kids to review, I was struck by their World Map Foam Puzzle. I think that geography is hugely important for kids to grow up with a real sense of the world. It helps them to understand that we are not the only ones with the only way. If you start teaching … [Read more...] about World Map Foam Puzzle Review