US Geography Resources

Posted by Cindy on September 1, 2009

We had a great time studying United States geography.  Below are the resources we used – all fantastic!
US Geography

Free Online Resources

Games to Learn States, Capitals and Landforms

Various US Geography Games

Where Is That? Game

Game that Promotes Speed in Recognizing States

We took some time to learn about famous national landmarks during the unit, too.  For a final project, I gave the kids a list of several landmarks from which they had to choose eight to research.  They created informational postcards to highlight what they learned.  You can see the front of each postcard shows a picture and the name of the landmark.  On the back, they had to write a paragraph of interesting information for each.  It was a simple project, but a nice way to ease into the new year.

The Global Puzzle

Posted by Cindy on January 21, 2007

We did it!  Well, I guess you could say we (the four of us) AND two sets of grandparents did it!!  Yes, it took eight people in all to finish this puzzle.

Now that we know the tricks to the puzzle, it will probably be easier the next time around.

It’s a wonderful puzzle for learning all the countries of the world and I would highly recommend it.  Just be sure to place it on a table you won’t need for awhile (unless you have eight people available to work on it at one time!)