Children learn best through play. Thankfully, today there are many wonderful resources that help children to learn geography skills, through structured play and with interactive games. So how do you find great geography games that will capture your child’s attention, and keep it focused, while their learning all about the geographical locations of such countries as Sweden and Sri Lanka?
Below you will find some excellent resources for on-line, computer software, and good old-fashioned board and card games with a geography focus.
Geography Software
Carmen San Diego, that great detective who first attracted children to the wonderful world of geography almost 10 years ago, is still around today. Find great software games to help children learn either world geography, or United States geography, or both if you choose. Visit the official Carmen San Diego website to order games or learn more about these great resources.
Family Games is another excellent resource for software that will help your children learn geography skills. Featuring “the finest non-violent games from AHA! Software” this site offers a special section devoted to geography games, most costing between $16.00 and $19.00.
Free On-Line Geography Games
Sheppards Software offers an amazing array of great, free on-line games. Games that teach geography are only a fraction of the wonderfully fun and educational menu board. Your child can learn U.S. geography, state geography, and world geography, continent by continent. Be sure to visit them.
Owl and Mouse educational software has a variety of free on-line geography maps, puzzles, quizzes and games. Check them out.
Geoquizzes is another great resource for geography games. An intriguing map of the world invites children to play, explore, and challenge their own knowledge about Europe, Africa, Asia, and the United States. Children can also explore “Tour De’ France.” Visit the Geoquizzes website to find all these great games and more.
Board and Card Games
Find hundreds of exciting board and card games that focus on teaching children geography skills, from Mission Antarctic and Travel Mania, to the intriguing “Borderline” card game series. You can purchase these products at Educational Learning Games. They have an amazing collection of all of the best geography games. Plus, you will find Geosafari talking globes and other interactive games, all at affordable prices. Visit their website to view all ten pages of geography games.
Mayfair Board Games is a great resource for anyone who wants fun, educational board and card games. The India Rails game (along with many other “Rails” games, such as “China Rails”, “British Rails” “Euro Rails” etc.) will keep children and adults occupied for hours on end. Build your railroad from one end of the focus country to another, while about the cities and geographical features of that area. For more information visit May Fair Games on the web.
Resource Games offers 3 wonderful, award-winning geography games. “Take-Off,” “States of the Union,” and “Terra Carta”. Each game is specifically designed to get kids into geography, helping them learn about the world they live in.
There are just a sampling of the great games that will help your child learn about geography, and have fun doing it.
