When the National Geographic Society surveyed 18- to 24-year-old Americans in 2006 to find out what they knew about the world, only 37 percent could find Iraq on a map, despite the fact that U.S. troops have been in that country since 2003, according to the Harvard alumni magazine. Places closer to home didn't fare much better: 50 percent couldn't locate New York, the country's third largest state.I'm determined to teach my children that there's a world outside their own community. Travel can certainly help with that but I'd also like them to be able to look at a map and identify states, countries, continents, oceans. I have come up with some ways to do this and in the next few blog posts I'll be highlighting those.
Here's my first tip:
National Geographic Kids has this great online game that allows children to become "GeoSpies" by correctly identifying countries, continents, states, and provinces on a world map. It's also a great way for adults to brush up on their knowledge. Click here to play
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Great post Amy. I am so annoyed at those statistics! We have world and US maps on the walls of our children's playroom. They are 3. Its never too early to start and i know they won't be taught these things in school anymore. Its just sad.
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