A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins Geography--January 1999

What We Can Do To Help Children Learn Geography

Read with them-- especially about other places and other people.
Keep maps and globes around the house and let your children see you use them.
Look and explore. Go exploring with them and become aware of your surroundings.
Ask, ask, ask. Ask questions about what you see. Ask about shape and color and why things are located in a particular spot.
Talk about the weather and how it changes what you wear and what you can do.
Celebrate your own cultural heritage.
Experiment with other cultures. Eat their food and sing their songs.
Talk about where ideas, products, and people come from.
Travel in different ways. Bus, car, bicycle, subway train. Jumping, running, climbing.

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