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8 Best Apps for Kids to Learn Geography & Maps

I am frequently asked “What are the best apps for kids to learn geography and practice map-skills?” I put together a list of 8 of my favorites: the first 3 are interactive atlas/map apps that are fun...

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Five (More!) Map Apps to Help Children Learn Geography

While I am in Mexico for the summer, I have some wonderful parents and educators sharing tips here about how they teach their children about the world. Today Zoe Allen shares 5 of her favorite apps to...

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How do Kids Play Around the World? Merida, Mexico

Playful Learning Ecademy brought together bloggers from around the world to share their ideas on what “playing” means in their country (see below for participants). Here’s how we’ve been playing this...

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Hispanic Heritage Month Resources + Giveaway!

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15 every year, “celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the...

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Rugby Championship for Kids

Little Passports is a monthly subscription program (of which I’m an affiliate) that introduces kids ages 5 to 10 to countries around the world. Every month kids get a little package from a certain...

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Using Crafts for Language Learning {Plus PomTree Kids Giveaway!}

I teach ESL (English as a Second Language) and Spanish to kids and families who are just learning the languages. Teaching languages to kids is so different than my adult students, and I am constantly...

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Resources to Learn about Rivers {with a Global Twist!}

Let’s Learn about Rivers! Learning about rivers (among other water sources) is a common elementary school social studies and science topic. Here’s how teachers can take some of the frequent learning...

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Neighborhoods Around the World: “Merida, Mexico”

As part of the “Show me Around your Neighborhood” series, where several multicultural families around the world are sharing pictures of their communities- I am sharing Merida, Mexico, where we spent...

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Little Passports: Explore the World from Home

I’m an affiliate for Little Passports and as an ambassador, I received a year’s subscription to the World Edition of Little Passports to try out. This post contains affiliate links at no cost to you....

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Olympics Activities for Kids: Flag Scavenger Hunt for the Opening Ceremonies!

Are you looking for Olympics activities for kids? Will you be watching the Opening Ceremonies together as a family this Friday? When I was a kid, I loved to watch the Olympics, beginning with the...

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Geography for Kids from Our Home in Pittsburgh

by Mandy Yokim, from Wonderaddo.    I have always loved maps. World maps, grocery store maps, those old city and state maps that you’d unfold and never be able to fold back just right – I like how they...

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Flash Giveaway: 3 Months of Little Passports!

You’ve seen how much we love Little Passports (check out our adventures here!) and this week I have a great giveaway: 3 months free of Little Passports to one lucky reader!!! I am so excited to share...

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10+ Global Soccer Movies for Kids

This June is the 2014 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil. To get ready, check out these 10 multicultural soccer movies for kids- from literally all corners of the globe! Foreign films for kids about...

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Love Books Exchange: Map & Geography Book and Activities

The Love Books Exchange is hosted and organized by the lovely partners at  The Educators’ Spin On It each Summer.  They bring together 60 (SIXTY!) awesome bloggers to exchange books, supplies, ideas,...

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Learn about Liberia: Facts, History, and Culture

In 1999, my first year teaching ESL at the high school level, I had 2 sisters from Liberia who had moved to the US as asylum seekers, escaping the war in their country. They told the class about how...

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Little Passports for PRESCHOOLERS!

I am so, so, so excited!!!! Little Passports just announced today that they have begun a brand-new program for preschoolers called Early Explorers! It’s Little Passports for PRESCHOOLERS! It is a very...

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React: “Does Your Child Have Too Many Toys?”

I recently read this Yahoo Parenting article titled “Does your Child have Too Many Toys?” as I glanced around my family room littered with nerf darts, a menagerie of stuffed animals, Candyland pieces,...

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Bring Books with on Your Travels with the Amazon Fire HD Kids Edition

When we spent the summer in Merida, Mexico a couple of years ago, I told my kids to each pack a couple of chapter books, hoping it would last them the 8 weeks of traveling. I was so wrong! My daughter...

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Education Transforms Lives

The single, most effective path out of poverty worldwide is the opportunity for an education. Why? Education transforms lives. Education directly affects children’s well-being: kids not only gain the...

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Free Online Geography Games

Here’s a current list of online geography games and quizzes for kids in elementary school, middle school, and high school (and adults!). Practice locations, capitals, landmarks, landforms, and more!...

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