Kids geography has been one of my favourite subjects to explore in our homeschooling so far!
Our world is a beautiful and amazing place and there’s so much to learn about it. While it’s great to start learning about your own community, state/province and country first, the rest of the world is fascinating and well worth diving into.
In this post I’ll share some of my fav geography books for kids, but also share geography curriculum and some other ways to make geography learning fun (hello board games!).
When studying geography you can approach it in so many different ways and include as much as you wish to. You might find it’s easy to get on fun rabbit trails when learning about geography.
The definition of geography is
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the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
This means you could focus your geography study on:
- Biomes around the world
- The different continents, countries and culture in each
- The cities and resources that humans depend on
- Global differences in ethnicity and human migration over the years
Kids geography can be beautiful and fascinating with the right books
The best kids geography books
When I first started homeschooling I came across two fun books called ‘The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth‘ and ‘The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid’. I love the modern feel to these books. The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth offers in-depth biology, ecology and geography mixed with beautiful artwork. Atlas Obscura shows you really interesting things about many countries and continents. From abandoned theme parks, deep under water caves and extreme weather, to animals, this book inspires global adventure.
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List of my top of the best kids geography books
Here are just some geography books for kids. You can check your local library for these or buy them online. (These are Amazon affiliate links)
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- The Geography Book: Activities for Exploring, Mapping, and Enjoying Your World by Caroline Arnold
- A Child’s Introduction to the World: Geography, Cultures, and People–From the Grand Canyon to the Great Wall of China by Heather Alexander
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- The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems by Rachel Ignotofsky
- The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid by Dylan Thuras
- Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
- Elementary Geography by Charlotte Mason
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This Is Our World: From Alaska to the Amazon Meet 20 Children Just Like You by Tracey Turner
- Lift-the-Flap Picture Atlas by
- Super Earth Encyclopedia by DK
- Children’s Picture Atlas by
- Atlas of Adventures: A collection of natural wonders, exciting experiences and fun festivities from the four corners of the globe by
- Atlas of Animal Adventures: A collection of nature’s most unmissable events, epic migrations and extraordinary behaviours by
- National Geographic Kids Beginner’s World Atlas by National Geographic Children’s Books
Other ways to make geography learning fun for homeschooling
Add in map, sticker and geography activity books.
Learn about the many cultural traditions around the world
Play geography board games
Our family loves games like Ticket to Ride (lots of options for continents like Nordic , UK or Europe and also individual countries like the France or Poland!) or the World Game Fun Geography for Kids
Get a puzzle of your countries map, atlas of the world or the continents
Do a unit study to dive deeper into a biome!
That’s how I created my Forest Biomes and Trees and Global Food and Farming.
Get a globe for kids
This offers a deeper understanding of the earth, it’s rotation and the size of continents and oceans. I like this one as it lights up and offers the constellations too.
Use a Literature Geography Curriculum
You could also deep dive into different countries by using a curriculum such as Beautiful Feet Books ‘Around the World with Picture Books’ which offers a couple options depending on what countries or continents you wish to learn about.
Beautiful Feet Books takes a literature approach to learning about each country and includes activities and recipes.
Around the World: Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica-
for K-4th . This pack covers Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. In Asia we explore China, Japan, Thailand, and India. In Africa we visit Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana. This course includes nature study, folktales, fables, music, art, poetry, and history.
Around the World: Europe, South America
Journey around the world in this course covering Europe and South America! In Europe you and your children will travel through France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, and Great Britain. In South America: Ecuador, Chile, Peru, and Brazil.
Do you have a favourite kids geography book?
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