For the past year, the kids have been studying the continents of the world through our co-op. This was a wonderful introduction to world geography. With lapbooks, presentations, and even cooking; it was a fun year! This year I wasn't ready to move on to a study of the states, so I decided to continue with world geography, but moving the emphasis from continents to countries around the world.
Time is a huge factor for me, especially with a new baby on the way; so I wanted to make sure that our geography studies will be light, fun, and not time consuming. After looking around, I decided to use the bare bones of Galloping the Globe. Although this book can be used over a span of up to 3 years, I've opted not to use it so in-depth. With suggestions for activities, recipes, literature selections, and so much more....I can see how easy it would be to spend a whole month studying a country. This is not an option for me, so I am planning on doing one country a week.
A country a week for 5 days? Not even close! We'll be doing this only twice a week!!
Day 1: Maps, facts, geography
Day 2: Culture, saints, people, food (activities and extra reading books, as well)
That's it! Simple.
I'm aiming at spending 30-45 minutes MAX!! The last thing I'm going to need is my schedule being taken over with geography projects.
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