Happy Birthday, America!
Posted by: Christina / Category: Reading with the Kids, Themed ActivitiesAren’t you surprised that I chose the patriotic red-white-and-blue theme for this 4th of July week?
As we celebrate our country’s 231st birthday, it’s a great opportunity to refresh our own memories and teach our little ones about our wonderful country’s history.
This book is a great way to teach children of all ages about the 50 states of our country. Preschoolers will enjoy learning the names of the states and finding their home state on the map while older children can brush up on their geography. No need to read the book in order. Start with your home state and plan a pretend car trip around the country using the front page map. Then read about the states that are on your “trip”.
Young preschoolers will enjoy learning their states while they develop their manual dexterity with United States jigsaw puzzles.
Older elementary students will enjoy the challenge of chasing Carmen Sandiego around the world in a variety of computer games. Yes, she’s a thief, but your child plays the “good guy” and has to answer lots of clues about various places in the world in order to collect clues for finding her. Some of the questions asked were tough for me to answer!
I hope you all have a happy and safe holiday this year! Enjoy the time with your familes and little one!
July 7th, 2007 at 1:17 am
Thanks for the recommendations!