A global adventure

Posted by DAVID BC TAN under: Guest Writer on 18 Jun 2010.

[Here's a great idea for geography lessons: Homeschooling mom Heather who blogs at Cultivated Lives takes her boys on a fun adventure around the world. It's so cool you might just be inspired to take your own kids on a similar trip.]
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Going Global
We plan on traveling all over the world this summer…

…without ever leaving home.

That’s right, this summer we embark on a journey around the world and discover where we fit into it!

Xander already has my love of maps. Sometimes I wonder if it can be genetic. Afterall, I am the daughter of a cartographer dad and a geography-degreed mom!

This last year we’ve had fun running to our wall map of the world to find locations that come up in our reading. After reading a book about the earth, the boys set to work creating their own maps!

I was actually pretty amazed at the features and locations that Xander included on his map. He totally pegged where we live in his rendition of North America and was able to pinpoint where Ittiel lives (the Peruvian boy we sponsor through Compassion.)

Keegan drew a fanciful map of his ‘world’ which included mostly local places (our house, the store, the cookie store, Oma/Opa’s house, Aunt B’s, etc…)

[You can see more photos and read the rest of the kids' global adventure at Cultivated Lives].

Thanks Heather, for letting me put your post here!

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