Geography Products Round Up

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This month, our review roundup features educational products useful in teaching Geography.

Learning Resources U.S.A States & Capitals Bingo
A great way to learn about the United States names, capitals and abbreviations. A fun way to drill and review. Bingo cards are double sided. One side features state names (outlines of state and state name) and the other side features abbreviations (state outline with abbreviation). Four different versions of play available. Suggested for children ages 8+
$7.99

Geo Safari Talking Globe

Is geared toward younger elementary students and can be used with one to three players. The variable subject selection lets you adjust the game to focus on learning: continents, countries, oceans or US states. The 12″ globe is appropriately detailed for young children with easy color coding. There are two game modes that include random quizes.

Imaginetics USA Map
Includes a magnetic board with outline of the United States and individual magnetic states featuring symbols that indicate the products, materials and landmarks that can be found in that state. In addition, the capital (marked with a star) and largest city (marked with a dot) is identified on each state.
Also available from Rainbow Resources for $6.50

Beginning Geography: Continents & Oceans (volume 3)

Available from Evan-Moor Publishers, this reproducible book for grades K-2 contains: Teacher Resource pages, reproducible cards, 2 full-color posters (showing continents & animals of continents) and reproducible activity pages. The reproducible pages are perfect for notebooking and the book helps children become familiar with the continents and major bodies of of water.

Beginning Geography: How to Use a map (volume 1)

Also from Evan-Moor Publishers, this reproducible book for grades K-2 contains: 2 color maps, and reproducible activity pages for individual and group use. Students will:

-gain an understanding of various types of maps and how to read them and use them
-learn about the symbols on a map
-name directions on a map
-locate various continents, areas, bodies of water and states on a map

Beginning Geography: Landforms and bodies of water (volume 2)
Part two in the series from Evan-Moor Publishers, this reproducible book is appropriate for K-2 graders.
Topics covered in the reproducible book include:

-islands
-mountains
-lakes
-ponds
-peninsulas
-oceans
-glaciers
-volcanoes
-plains
-valleys

The 17″ x 22″ two-sided, full-color pull-out poster has labeled land and water forms on one side and a “Name It” exercise on the other side. Ideas for extending the lesson are included.

Leapfrog Explorer Smart Globe
A popular interactive learning globe!

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