Here's an introductory video to the curriculum.
In case you don't have the patience to sit through the video, the goal of the program is to teach kids to draw detailed maps by heart. Suzy is a bit young for the program, as it is designed for grades 5-12, but she could do it again when she's older if need be.
So, check back at the end of summer for our completed maps. I've offered to pay the kids for their maps in order to make the geography time more palatable. Until then, here are a couple samples of maps done by middle school students (more samples HERE):
2 comments:
That looks really awesome. I wish I would have been taught with a program like that when I was younger, because sadly, I don't even know my Geography as well as I should. I can't wait to see their maps!
Those are lovely sample maps! We were attempting to recreate Geography as described in a book, The Core by Leigh Bortins. I think there may be similarities to Mapping the World by Heart, but I don't really know. I'd love to compare! We've really neglected our geography, but I hope to improve.
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