tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post1196012212205312043..comments2024-03-28T06:34:24.576-04:00Comments on maya*made: Geography for Children and a New Mapmayalunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-22462753095935065042011-08-18T09:15:41.253-04:002011-08-18T09:15:41.253-04:00I'm a teacher and was able to score an old rol...I'm a teacher and was able to score an old roll map of the US when my school was getting rid of them. My husband and I hung it in our loving room right above our couch and it looks so great! We've put star stickers on it to track we're we've been. Everyone always comments on it. It is one of my favorite pieces in our home.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046871573647579605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-14527484574532291222011-08-17T09:13:36.927-04:002011-08-17T09:13:36.927-04:00Wow! That map is fantastic! What a find. I love...Wow! That map is fantastic! What a find. I love maps and have a few hanging around our home for the kids to dream. Thanks for all the links and ideas! You are such inspiration.angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583630700818596562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-76973767287535391172011-08-17T08:03:05.771-04:002011-08-17T08:03:05.771-04:00Thanks so much for the book and game list and map ...Thanks so much for the book and game list and map referrals. My kids love maps and we're always on the lookout for new ideas and inspiration.Kerryhttp://6berries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-64458524428368785722011-08-16T21:40:17.403-04:002011-08-16T21:40:17.403-04:00Her map is stupendous!! Really digging that idea! ...Her map is stupendous!! Really digging that idea! The relationship I have with maps was borne out of very similar circumstances as what you described. My husband, whose parents were teachers, spent every summer camping cross-country with his family. Nat'l Parks and everything in between. He has quite the wanderlust, and we've been on some major roadtrips as a couple and family. I am reluctant to spend 15 hours in a car these days, but NOTHING beats seeing the United States by car!!!! Our last trek from PA to OR was spurred by donuts...yes, donuts. We ended up discovering Hood River, OR in the process and can't wait to go back. xo janJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666955907714122728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-30739163398591025402011-08-16T18:34:53.714-04:002011-08-16T18:34:53.714-04:00lovely inspiration!!lovely inspiration!!espenavarrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238602464332407798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-56951385842580985832011-08-16T18:21:20.907-04:002011-08-16T18:21:20.907-04:00always loved geography and maps and globes. i look...always loved geography and maps and globes. i look and imagine all the people in the different places. a great post.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-80439343892380252922011-08-16T15:55:45.046-04:002011-08-16T15:55:45.046-04:00We just got back from a long road trip up north. W...We just got back from a long road trip up north. We let my 8 year old daughter use the map and call out the upcoming towns. I remember doing this as a child and loving the responsibility. Love the huge map...I'm on the lookout for one too! Thanks for sharing.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500952805947722415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-16621934843527105752011-08-16T14:34:07.012-04:002011-08-16T14:34:07.012-04:00We have always had a world map on the wall next to...We have always had a world map on the wall next to the dining room table. I removed it once, and we missed it so much that it went up after just a couple of weeks. Map puzzles are great for learning states. So much good stuff out there.Gumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-85705256041923959152011-08-16T14:29:50.812-04:002011-08-16T14:29:50.812-04:00Oh yes! I forgot about 'Women in a Material Wo...Oh yes! I forgot about 'Women in a Material World' - that's a wonderful one. We actually used it as a textbook in one of my college classes (on women in development). Happy reading!Lizhttp://bisforbread.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-59594328611619510322011-08-16T14:12:14.660-04:002011-08-16T14:12:14.660-04:00Just one more note on the Mentzel books... I didn&...Just one more note on the Mentzel books... I didn't realize it was the same Material World that we have already... thought it was a children's book! We also have Women in a Material world which my kids have always loved because there is an emphasis on mother's and children. We don't have Hungry Planet , so I'll look into it.mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-36859622804369654772011-08-16T14:01:52.507-04:002011-08-16T14:01:52.507-04:00Thank Se7en- you know how I feel about your recomm...Thank Se7en- you know how I feel about your recommendations!<br /><br />Liz- I'm definitely going to hunt down Mentzel's books. sounds like something we'd love.<br /><br />Sara- Lobel's book looks wonderful!mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-47204218202074094352011-08-16T13:18:37.503-04:002011-08-16T13:18:37.503-04:00I second the admiration for Peter Mentzel's bo...I second the admiration for Peter Mentzel's books - they offer incredibly powerful messages about household consumption and ownership around the world through pictures. Well worth a read!Lizhttp://bisforbread.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-61006823103341441252011-08-16T13:16:25.145-04:002011-08-16T13:16:25.145-04:00A favorite book of mine is "Mapmaking with Ch...A favorite book of mine is "Mapmaking with Children" by David Sobel. It looks at how children understand maps from a developmental perspective, arguing for helping them map their own world before moving out into broader explorations. Great book.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718731023662212448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-26603177257177509932011-08-16T12:52:32.266-04:002011-08-16T12:52:32.266-04:00i think you would love Peter Mentzel's Materia...i think you would love Peter Mentzel's Material World and Hungry Planet... big beautiful photographic books about what folk own and eat around the world... I blogged about them here: <br />http://www.se7en.org.za/2009/07/09/se7en-do-geography-heaps-of-resourcesse7enhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432167351999892522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-53790401020038568942011-08-16T12:31:05.682-04:002011-08-16T12:31:05.682-04:00Love it!
By the way, you can find really beautiful...Love it!<br />By the way, you can find really beautiful vintage maps on etsy. I found one from the 1800's of Northern California for my dad, who now lives in Germany. It's such a nice gift for someone who is homesick.<br />xoDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347524768245781298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-17953689219180940412011-08-16T12:21:14.452-04:002011-08-16T12:21:14.452-04:00molly- my son had one next to his bed for a few ye...molly- my son had one next to his bed for a few years, too! It did the same trick, but it didn't last his cover tossing and wild feet and moved to over his desk... which he doesn't sit at nearly as much as hang out on his bed. sigh.<br />amy- map lovers unite!<br />proudmama- great idea to rotate maps!<br /><br />ok... I'll be back later to check in but the sun finally came out!mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-4311474605314878512011-08-16T11:59:30.758-04:002011-08-16T11:59:30.758-04:00We also love maps. I am currently updating our pos...We also love maps. I am currently updating our poster/map rotation. A few years ago, I missed out on a set of school pull down maps. Oh, how I wish I had those.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126417959697476009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-72224928652762778092011-08-16T11:58:51.478-04:002011-08-16T11:58:51.478-04:00Oh, laminated. Duh, what a good idea. Our US map (...Oh, laminated. Duh, what a good idea. Our US map (in the hallway) is sort of in tatters around the edges. The world map (dining room) is faring a bit better. We also used to have a shower curtain with a map of the world--it was a vinyl one and after too many washings it sort of fell apart--but my son learned so much from the shower curtain! I love maps and atlases and still like to have a map in the car and written-out directions, with the GPS only as backup. (And often, the Garmin steers me wrong anyway--I prefer a map!)amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-56057212186526664782011-08-16T11:49:35.360-04:002011-08-16T11:49:35.360-04:00I'm coming back to study the links in this pos...I'm coming back to study the links in this post....two years ago, I scored four roll-down school maps from a board of education warehouse sale. (they were 50 cents!) But I hung a US map in my oldest daughter's room. And I am amazed at how much she learns just by lying in her bed staring at the map.molly balinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13322073991359409514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-82381704042002764632011-08-16T11:48:31.523-04:002011-08-16T11:48:31.523-04:00Linzi- globes are wonderful ways of exploring the ...Linzi- globes are wonderful ways of exploring the world for any age! Four is perfect.<br /><br />Grace- I would just call you clever and resourceful! great idea!mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-26560917382697271212011-08-16T11:44:27.875-04:002011-08-16T11:44:27.875-04:00Love these... and I'm thinking I may try to ma...Love these... and I'm thinking I may try to make my own with a paper map and a pull down window shade (cheap-o that I am!)Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970099218868566265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-80076367635282952542011-08-16T11:38:20.878-04:002011-08-16T11:38:20.878-04:00I really should get a map for my kids, the eldest ...I really should get a map for my kids, the eldest (4) is just beginning to understand the concept of our planet. I used to have a beautiful globe when I was young, I would pour over it for hours.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126145058784467603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-49775890284687624072011-08-16T11:33:42.390-04:002011-08-16T11:33:42.390-04:00Susan! I had forgotten all about that license plat...Susan! I had forgotten all about that license plate game... we have it too... it's in our car! I'm going to add it to the list. Thanks for the great reminder!mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-33297258149329553742011-08-16T11:32:37.334-04:002011-08-16T11:32:37.334-04:00Libby- I love how your atlas remains in your mind ...Libby- I love how your atlas remains in your mind for explanations!mayalunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701015028881253692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777506989220366832.post-80349690164578463952011-08-16T11:25:11.834-04:002011-08-16T11:25:11.834-04:00I used to play that game on journeys with my grand...I used to play that game on journeys with my grandparents! We would also do the alphabet version, where first you would have to say something beginning with 'a' {Australia}, and then 'b' {Bognor}, c {Calgary}, d {Denmark}, and so on. <br />I've found that I will, when explaining countries, use the size of atlas I'm used to at school, and just point in the air to the area. It's a silly habit, but helps me remember where countries are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com