I believe so strongly in the importance of our children having a global perspective– knowing the world is so much more than about them, their neighborhood, and their country. I’ve found over 30 fun ...

The most valuable piece of art in our house is a cheap, colorful map of the United States that hangs above our kitchen table. As a learning tool, it’s priceless. I hung it up when we moved from Texas ...

Right now, your kids probably aren’t exploring like they were a few months ago. So give them another option: Have them explore the world by making maps. Maps show more than how to get from Point A to ...

At a tournament in DC, students compete to identify states from their shapes on a blank US map. They're having fun while acquiring factual knowledge that enables them to think critically. The ...

Here's a quiz for you. 1) Butte, known for its huge copper deposits, is located in which state? Too easy? Try this one. 2) The Dead Sea borders Israel and which other country? Feeling challenged yet?

So many of the cartographers I’ve gotten to know while writing about maps seem to genuinely love their jobs. It’s one of those professions with a disproportionate number of people who are really happy ...

It's crazy to think people once believed the earth was flat. One step too far and you'd be sent tumbling into the depths of the abyss of who knows what or where. Thanks to the explorers who came ...

Maps are more than just tools for navigation—they can tell some pretty fascinating (and funny) stories about the world we live in. This collection of maps takes a fresh look at geography, blending ...

For many school-age kids, geography consists mostly of maps of faraway places and the capitals of the 50 states. But some inner-city Buffalo children have been studying geography much closer to home ...

A list of shows, broken into subjects, that kids love for their entertainment and parents love for their educational value.