Having traveled to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East—all before I was thirty helped me realize how narrow-minded I was before ever crossing the pond. I then learned the importance of changing. Exposure to other countries, cultures, and ways of life is one of the best gifts you can give to your child of any age.
How Can We Incorporate Free Geography Lessons in Our Homeschool?
1. Free Resources from Trusted Homeschoolers
Use resources created for homeschoolers, by homeschoolers. Most likely, these types of resources were created to meet a need for a specific homeschool and are now being provided free by a homeschool blogger or company run by current or former homeschooling parents. Take a look at the ones from trusted companies and bloggers below:
2. International YouTube Playlists
Focus on studying a specific continent a month during the traditional school year. During that time, create a playlist with videos showing the culture, life, and children in each country. Include songs, US television shows or movies in their language, and interviews.
3. Take a Local Field Trip
Go to a Mexican restaurant with traditional Mexican food from the region where the owner is from—not an Americanized counterpart with Tex-Mex Queso or American-style Taco shells. (What IS that?)
The same with Indian food. And Chinese.
If you live near a major city, go to Chinatown. Your kids will thank you.
The world is an exciting place, and though we might not all have the opportunity to be world-schoolers, with a little bit of effort we can encourage them to think beyond their own neighborhood, and maybe they will catch the travel bug when they are older!
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