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Hands on Geography

November 22, 2010 by Maureen Spell 2 Comments

Recently, Bright Ideas Press allowed me to pick a product from their store to review. Since we have been doing geography at home and co-op this year, I was curious to see if we could use any ideas from Hands on Geography.

What is Hands on Geography?

Hands on Geography is an idea book written from a Christian viewpoint can be used in conjunction with another curriculum. There are instructions and ideas for many types of hands-on geography projects and games. The material is suitable for grades K- 5th. Here’s what you’ll find:

  • The National Geography Bee
  • Homemade Games
  • Homemade Books
  • The Country Notebook
  • Passport Fair
  • Joseph’s Journey
  • Missionary Geography
  • Genealogy Geography
  • Nature and Geography
  • Language Arts and Geography
  • History and Geography
  • Maps Galore
  • Teaching through the 5 Themes of Geography
  • Outline Maps
  • Geography in a Flash

What I Thought:

This book is a fabulous resource that would be perfect for families who like to do hands-on learning, crafts, notebooking, unit studies or lapbooking. There are some printables included in the book such as notebooking pages, continent maps, and state flashcards. Most projects require you to find the necessary materials–though most are easy to obtain. In the photo above, my son is coloring a map from a coloring book we picked up from the Dollar Store. Each of my older kids made their maps into puzzles—an idea we got from the book.

Besides the project ideas, I liked that there were Biblical geography ideas (mapping Joseph’s journey) and missionary geography ideas. I’m glad to have this resource at my fingertips as I continue to plan our geography journey this year.

Check out Bright Ideas Press for fun history, geography, and science resources.
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Hands on Geography: $14.95

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Disclosure: I am a member of TOS and I was given this product free for review purposes only. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

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  1. Angela says

    November 23, 2010 at 10:45 am

    This look like something we might like to add to our curriculum. I see that it's listed as K-5 on their site. What age would you think might work best or is this the type of thing you might reuse for multiple years?

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  2. Mozer says

    November 24, 2010 at 6:30 pm

    Angela,

    I would say that the target age would be around 3rd. grade but it is a resource that could be used for multiple years. It gives ideas of activities but is not a complete curriculum. That makes it perfect to use in conjunction with a history program.

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