In case you hadn’t noticed yet, Geography is one of our favorite subjects to study in our homeschool. We have studied so much about it and quite extensively, in some cases. In this post, you will see a really fun lesson that we did about the flags of the world and be sure to get the four sets of free printables!
Country Flags of the World
We have been learning a lot about Geography. It is one of our favorite subjects. Take a look at our Tour of the USA with free printables and our Around the World and Landmarks post (with awesome printables, too).
And we have also gone to a slightly different target for a bit. We studied the difference between weathering and erosion and also learned about animals that live specifically in North America.
First, we started with this beautiful setup. It is our Montessori Geography map and flags and our flags book. On the back of the map, you can see the flag “key,” where you see the flags and the country name. We studied those and, by looking in our flags book, we determined which continent each country is located.
We took note of the countries and the continents to which they belong to. And next, we tried to memorize each flag. Honestly, we did our best. Very carefully, we observed each flag closely, we talked about things and details that stood out on each flag and discussed which country each flag belongs to.
Also, we did a quick quiz where we had two sets of flags: we went through each flag and if we could name of the flag’s country, we would place it to the left and if we couldn’t remember, we would place it on the right. We studied the flags on the right a bit more.
A Fun Geography Lesson
Ok, we felt like we were getting close to learning them all. Next, we placed each flag by its country. Our note on the continents each county was located helped a lot. Our flag book is divided by continent, so, if we knew the country and continent, but we couldn’t remember where the country was within that continent, then we would look in the book.
I know it sounds like it was thorough and time-consuming work, but believe me, both my children were engaged, intrigued and excited to make their discoveries. The key was to provide them with everything they needed and then sit back and watch. I wasn’t leading, I was simply giving the initial instructions and then let them go for it.
In Conclusion…
What do you think? Would your children enjoy this kind of lesson? Would you go a step further and include more lessons to expand their Geography knowledge? Here, you can get your free printables on The 7 Continents, Around the World & World Landmarks, Coins of the World and also a set of Flags of the World.
For these sets, you basically print two copies of each set (in color) and laminate them for durability. You can do a matching activity, an i-spy game and even a “guess who?” game. It is so much fun. So you don’t feel lost, I will include links to posts that you might find helpful at the end of this post. Also, take a look at some awesome materials we have also used in our homeschool and that have been recommended to us by homeschooling friends.
Montessori World Map, Flags and Stand
Montessori Geography Materials – Flag Stand, World Map and 36 FlagsEarth Exploration – Montessori By Mom Kids ToolboxBeistle 57738 International Flag Banner, 12-Inch by 23-FeetUltimate Sticker Book: Flags of the World (Ultimate Sticker Books)
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Get your FREE Seven Continents Printable Set here!
Check out these Around the World and Landmarks Printable Cards:
Here are the Coins of the World Printable Cards!
Tactic Games US Flags Of The WorldBendon Flags of the World Flash Cards – 36 CountFlags of the World: 96 Color Stickers (Dover Stickers)Around the World Coloring Book (Dover History Coloring Book)Flags of the World
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Free Printable Flag Cards
Get your FREE Flags of the World Printable Cards here!
We would choose the World Edition or USA Edition 🙂 Thanks!
Both are great! 🙂
Would love the World Edition one. Thanks for an awesome giveaway 🙂
We have Early Explorers and World Edition. Both are fantastic! We have also gotten the first month of USA Edition and it was fun, too. It is for ages 7-12 and mine are 3.5 and 5.5, so, even though my oldest could do most of it, I could tell that World Edition is a better fit for him. 🙂
I would choose the Early Explorers subscription for my almost 3 and 5 year olds!
Wonderful!
Awesome! I have always wanted to give little passports a try!
Yay! 😀
I would choose the World Edition. Thanks for hosting a great contest!
Cool! 😀
USA Edition would be great for our studies this year!
Awesome!
world or us edition!!
We love them both!
I would love the World set!
Awesome! 😉
I think this is awesome! I would love the World Edition for my son! ^^
It is really cool. 😉
Tanks you-It’s very fun for kids’ activity
Thank you! 🙂
so excited to find these resources to use in our World Geography studies in our homeschool. Thanks so much for sharing!
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I really love this printable that you have created! This is a wonderful resource!