Helpful Websites to Consider:
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com
This site is high-interest for many students. It has lots of games, "quizzes," and "did-you-know?" facts.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
Scroll down to the bottom of the page on this site--it gives you the opportunity to practice for the Geography Bee by giving you a "Quiz of the Day!"
https://e.nationalgeographic.com/pub/sf/FormLink?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGudzgYmzbSpsI3Tzeze8Yzd9EStzg0BF08LdOze3tqN2tWVXMtX%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGnkDu2c68AuJoFCM8P2WUmzaSMi0JuIzezaJrlKXs3&_ei_=EvhHjftQO313TQKECg9zYd7KCfJBLm8j-ajZng.
Here is another spot to start preparing for the Geography Bee!
www.mapsofworld.com/flags
This is a wonderful place to find printable outline maps of the flags of the world (to color).
http://quizlet.com/
Students can make their own on-line flashcards and play games to prepare for quizzes and tests at this site.
www.purposegames.com
This is a wonderful site to practice naming different countries on each continent. It has many different educational "games" to play.
http://world-geography-games.com/
Again, this is a site to practice naming different countries on each continent. It has many different educational "games" to play.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
This is another wonderful site to practice naming different countries on each continent. It has many different educational "games" to play.
http://www.lizardpoint.com/geography/europe-quiz.php
This is a good site to study the countries of Europe! If you are wrong, it tells you the name of the incorrect choice also!
http://online.seterra.net/en/ex/12/
Another nice Europe map "game" to help you study.
www.nationalgeographic.com
This site has lots of options. Check out the links at the top! It links to the kids' page, but it also has interesting options like the "map maker."
www.maps.com
This site has lots of options. It has educational games, resources, driving directions, and it sells maps too! Start at the home page.
www.history.com/
This site has lots of options for students to delve deeper into topics that may have interested them in class. "This Day in History" and "Ask History" are both informative and entertaining.
http://www.worldatlas.com/
This website has terrific maps and individual country profiles.
http://peopletopeople.com
This website will help answer questions about the People-to-People Program sponsored by Beth Scholten at Hope M.S.
http://www.national-awareness-days.com/world-hello-day.html
This website gives the history behind "World Hello Day," as well as a link to various ways to say hello in different languages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqC79WrpKg&feature=related
This is a rap about the 5 Themes of Geography.
http://www.kidsgeo.com/
The site describes itself as, "an indepth online geography textbook written for kids." It covers physical geography and Earth science.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf--PQNDn7g&NR=1
The Continents Song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10
The difference between England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom explained.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/index.html
This website is interactive and gives information about both the physical & cultural geography of Japan.
http://www.ushmm.org/learn/students
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Site
This site is high-interest for many students. It has lots of games, "quizzes," and "did-you-know?" facts.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/
Scroll down to the bottom of the page on this site--it gives you the opportunity to practice for the Geography Bee by giving you a "Quiz of the Day!"
https://e.nationalgeographic.com/pub/sf/FormLink?_ri_=X0Gzc2X%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGudzgYmzbSpsI3Tzeze8Yzd9EStzg0BF08LdOze3tqN2tWVXMtX%3DWQpglLjHJlYQGnkDu2c68AuJoFCM8P2WUmzaSMi0JuIzezaJrlKXs3&_ei_=EvhHjftQO313TQKECg9zYd7KCfJBLm8j-ajZng.
Here is another spot to start preparing for the Geography Bee!
www.mapsofworld.com/flags
This is a wonderful place to find printable outline maps of the flags of the world (to color).
http://quizlet.com/
Students can make their own on-line flashcards and play games to prepare for quizzes and tests at this site.
www.purposegames.com
This is a wonderful site to practice naming different countries on each continent. It has many different educational "games" to play.
http://world-geography-games.com/
Again, this is a site to practice naming different countries on each continent. It has many different educational "games" to play.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
This is another wonderful site to practice naming different countries on each continent. It has many different educational "games" to play.
http://www.lizardpoint.com/geography/europe-quiz.php
This is a good site to study the countries of Europe! If you are wrong, it tells you the name of the incorrect choice also!
http://online.seterra.net/en/ex/12/
Another nice Europe map "game" to help you study.
www.nationalgeographic.com
This site has lots of options. Check out the links at the top! It links to the kids' page, but it also has interesting options like the "map maker."
www.maps.com
This site has lots of options. It has educational games, resources, driving directions, and it sells maps too! Start at the home page.
www.history.com/
This site has lots of options for students to delve deeper into topics that may have interested them in class. "This Day in History" and "Ask History" are both informative and entertaining.
http://www.worldatlas.com/
This website has terrific maps and individual country profiles.
http://peopletopeople.com
This website will help answer questions about the People-to-People Program sponsored by Beth Scholten at Hope M.S.
http://www.national-awareness-days.com/world-hello-day.html
This website gives the history behind "World Hello Day," as well as a link to various ways to say hello in different languages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqC79WrpKg&feature=related
This is a rap about the 5 Themes of Geography.
http://www.kidsgeo.com/
The site describes itself as, "an indepth online geography textbook written for kids." It covers physical geography and Earth science.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf--PQNDn7g&NR=1
The Continents Song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10
The difference between England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom explained.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/index.html
This website is interactive and gives information about both the physical & cultural geography of Japan.
http://www.ushmm.org/learn/students
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Site