I am a geography curriculum junkie so I was excited to get the opportunity to review Let's Go Geography. Learning about far away places and people is important if we want our kids to be well educated. A good geography curriculum for kids makes teaching this easy. We used Let's Go Geography to learn a little geography while on our summer break. The lessons were engaging and took less than an hour each week so my kids didn't mind doing 'schoolwork' while on break. It might have helped that … [Read More...]
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