Making Geography Fun at Home for Children

Spatial literacy doesn’t need to be hard and complex as it sounds. Two parents made it into a fun family activity with their two boys mapping out their Disney World Trip before COVID-19.  Guan talked to Colleen Raymond and Mike Gregotski, both long time GIS professionals, about how they are engaging their small children in geography projects and impressing their sons’ friends!  Looking for ideas to engage your little ones at  home? This episode is for you.

Resources:

Podcast webpage
https://resources.esri.ca/geographical-thinking-podcast/season-1-episode-14-making-geography-fun-at-home-for-children

Story map of family trip to Walt Disney World
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cd3514db3b0a481097240e1e894c0680

Story map created for Nolan’s grade 1 class visit
https://www.entertainmaps.com/

Carter’s Chile story map project for grade 2
https://resources.esri.ca/education-and-research/gis-ambassadors-supporting-their-kids-learning-at-home-with-arcgis

Blog post: GIS Ambassadors supporting their kids’ learning at home with ArcGIS
https://resources.esri.ca/education-and-research/gis-ambassadors-supporting-their-kids-learning-at-home-with-arcgis

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