Educational Benefits of Globes for Children
Computer generated maps and 3 dimensional depictions of the world are nice, but it’s even better to use a world globe to teach where the continents are and how to find them. There is something very special about being able to hold the world in your hands…..we all know that a globe is just a model of the world, but this is a big selling point to the younger children. Does your child know how to locate countries and cities on a map or on an educational globe of the world? If not, don’t fret…..many parents have yet to acquire this useful skill themselves. You can easily introduce your child to other countries and cultures when you purchase an educational globe and put it to use. Not only does this activity allow you some wonderful bonding opportunities with your child; you will both be learning geography, navigation and having fun together.
Click to buy Children's Globes inside our UK store
Use the globe and have fun by making learning a game. Here are suggestions for fun activities to share with your children. Make it a real family experience and involve everyone. Grandparents are usually well acquainted with these learning tools and will be able to join in the fun. If you have family members who were born in other countries they can describe the land of their birth and let the younger children try to find the city on the globe.
1. Put the names of the continents, seas, and oceans on pieces of paper and then place these in a bag or a hat. Each person can draw one name at a time and then they must find the corresponding location in an agreed upon amount of time. As skills increase, you can decrease the allowed time limit to keep it a challenging task.
2. Choose a letter of the alphabet and have each person see who can come up with the most places on the globe that begin with that letter. You can let children use oceans, seas, countries, cities and mountains for that list and adults should only use cities in one or two countries to level the playing field.
3. Practice tracking coordinates with latitude and longitude. Call out a set of numbers and see who can choose sets of numbers that match an island, or a mountain. The choices are yours to make and the idea is to have fun and to learn interesting facts.
4. Have a race to see which family member can locate the most mountains or the most capitol cities in the quickest time.
5. Challenge your child to see who can find a geographic location or feature (mountain, river, city) that begins with each letter of the alphabet. The winner is the one who completes the list of 26 places in the fastest time.
6. When talking about other countries you can include discussions about food, culture and other topics according to the child’s age. This will broaden their education and help keep interest high in learning about new places on the globe.
This is an original news article © The Kids Window
| Products available to buy at the Kids Window |
|
|
|
|
