Fun with Geography

Where can parents find geography activities for their children? My children's school scarcely touches this subject. -- For Geography
Answer: You are right many schools do not focus on teaching geography. It definitely is a great idea for parents to take up the slack and help their children learn more about this subject.
By visiting the Geography Awareness website (geographyawarenessweek.org), parents can find a wide array of activities, events and volunteer opportunities to participate in with their children. The most appealing aspects of this site are the missions that will help you and your children explore your own communities, looking at them through geographic activities. Some intriguing missions include: making a "smell" map of your neighborhood, living on a budget of just $1.25 a day, watching sunrise and sunset, and keeping a ship's log for five days. Completing different missions will enable your children to earn skill badges.
The videos on this website are another very educational aspect that will increase your children's knowledge of geography on such topics as earthquakes, tsunamis and the wildest weather in the solar system. Your children should also enjoy the cartoons on the website.