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Core Dump: Learning Games
Wow, has it been a month already since my last Core Dump column? I guess so. Time flies when you’re playing Draw Something. Seriously. At the time I wrote my “Draw the Line” column I was still playing...
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Ten years ago, geek parents everywhere rejoiced as nerd-rock icons They Might Be Giants released their first kids’ album. No!, a clever and eclectic mix of songs that appealed to parents and children...
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Show Your Kids the World With Little Passports
I remember as a kid how much I enjoyed getting letters in the mail. A package (usually from the grandparents) was an even bigger day. I think we adults tend to forget just how much our kids love the...
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Lonely Planet’s Amazing World Atlas App Is Fun for Kids!
Image: Lonely Planet If your kids want to learn about world geography but Stack the Countries is still a bit too advanced, check out Lonely Planet’s Amazing World Atlas app. Colorful and upbeat, it...
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‘The World’s Great Wonders’ Explains the Planet’s Masterpieces
Image: Lonely Planet If you’re looking for some fantastic background information on the world’s incredible sites and sights, Lonely Planet has another quality book that will teach you the wheres,...
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Maps, Time, Geography: 2 Books to Delight the Mind
Image: Princeton Architectural Press I recently had the opportunity to read through two books, unrelated to each other except that they are both put out by the same publisher (Princeton Architectural...
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Armchair Travel With Lonely Planet Kids’‘Adventures Around the Globe’
Image: Lonely Planet Exposure to other cultures, languages, geography, and ways of life is vital for our kids to learn that they aren’t alone in this world. They inhabit our planet along with billions...
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Kids Can Learn Geography and Culture and Train to Be International Spies
Image: Lonely Planet Kids Playing pretend as a kid was one of my happiest memories. I’m not so good at it as an adult, but I still fully appreciate the wonder and magic that I see on my own kids’ faces...
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Istanbul or Constantinople? Thinking About Names in Geography
Istanbul, not Constantinople. How and why does our world’s geography keep us on our toes? Image: Flickr user Library_of_Congress. This past week I did some Air Force Reserve duty. As a weather officer,...
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Jazzy World Tour Shows Kids Music and Culture From Around the World
Main Menu Map © The Melody Book A year ago I wrote about a pre-school music app called A Jazzy Day. The app became a favorite of my son and featured cute cartoon cats who learned all about the...
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Delve Into World Geography With Geoguessr
Screen grab of game results. One of my kids is a map whiz and has a tremendous understanding of geography. The other one, not so much. Over the years we’ve delved into cartography, searched for Carmen...
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Maps Like You’ve Never Seen Before
Can you guess what this is a map of? I’ll let you know by the end of this post. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons As one of GeekMom’s resident geography geeks, I was excited to come across a post of a...
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Test Your Geography Knowledge With Google SmartyPins
All images from smartypins.withgoogle.com. Yesterday, Google launched SmartyPins, a geography game that lets you test your knowledge of geography, but Trivial-Pursuit-style. You’re asked questions in...
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Unlock Big Adventures with Little Passports
Little Passports © Little Passports (Fair Use) Little Passports is a subscription service that sends your child a monthly package designed to teach them about a specific country. Each package includes...
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‘Timeline’ and ‘CardLine’: Quick Games That Teach You Something
Timeline Americana and Historical Events. Image: Jenny Bristol I like to challenge myself by testing what I know, and if I get to learn something new in the process, all the better. That’s why I love...
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Learn About Cities Two Ways From Lonely Planet Kids
Take a trip around the world or just down the street with these two captivating titles about cities from Lonely Planet Kids. Click through to read all of "Learn About Cities Two Ways From Lonely Planet...
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‘Explorers’ Notebooks’ and ‘Countries That Don’t Exist’: Two Books to Help...
While the best way to see the world is in person with your own eyes, the next best thing is to look at and read accounts of people who have been there. And the history of some areas can only be learned...
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Rediscover America’s ‘Lost States’
'Lost States' tells the story of dozens of states-that-never-were through hilarious, informative, and interesting narratives. Click through to read all of "Rediscover America’s ‘Lost States’." If you...
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‘National Parks of the USA’ Will Make You Want to Explore America
Reading Time: 3 minutesReading Time: 3 minutes National Parks of The USA, Image: Wide Eyed Editions The United States has some of the most spectacular scenery and wonderful wildlife on the planet, and...
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GeekMom Review Roundup: 50+ Educational Games, Activities, and Apps
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