Archived: Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins Geography

What We Can Do To Help Children Learn Geography

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Read with them— especially about other places and other people.

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Keep maps and globes around the house and let your children see you use them.

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Look and explore.  Go exploring with them and become aware of your surroundings.

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Ask, ask, ask.  Ask questions about what you see.  Ask about shape and color and why

things are located in a particular spot.

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Talk about the weather and how it changes what you wear and what you can do.

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Celebrate your own cultural heritage.

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Experiment with other cultures.  Eat their food and sing their songs.

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Talk about where ideas, products, and people come from.

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Travel in different ways.  Bus, car, bicycle, subway train.  Jumping, running, climbing.