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Can you believe that it’s almost May?! Although it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted about our geography adventures we are still having fun traveling. In fact, this week we just finished exploring Central America!
During our geography studies we are learning about the landscape of each country, its food, and even some of its history. Below is a list of resources we used to learn more about this week’s geographical region. May these fun resources help your study of Central America come alive too!
Come learn about Central America's history and landscape in these fun-filled geography lessons!Click To TweetEngaging Geography Resources to Explore Central America
YouTube Videos
Books
- Aztec, Inca & Maya (DK Eyewitness Books) by DK Publishing
- What is the Panama Canal? by Janet Pascal and Tim Fole
- The Trip to Panama by Janosch and Anthea Bell
- Conejito by Margaret MacDonald and Geraldo Valerio
- Costa Rica ABC’s by Sharon Katz Cooper and Allan Eitzen
- The Forest in the Clouds by Sneed B. Collard III and Michael Rothman
- A Little Book of Sloth by Lucy Cooke
- The Umbrella by Jan Brett
- Trisba and Sula by Joan MacCracken and Augusto Silva
- Dutch Schultz and the Gold of Quilali by Raymond D Schrab
- The Good Garden by Katie Smith Milway and Sylvie Daigneault
- Hurricane: A Novel by Terry Trueman
- Borreguita and the Coyote by Aardema
- El Salvador the Land by Greg Nickles
- Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argeuta and Elly Simmons
- A Bear for Miguel by Elaine Marie Alphin and Joan Sandin
- Guatemala ABCs by Marcie Aboff and Zachary Trover
- The Only Road by Alexadra Diaz
- Guatemala: A Question and Answer Book by Mary Englar
- The Most Beautiful Place in the World by Ann Cameron
- Abuela’s Weave by Omar S. Castaneda and Enrique O. Sanchez
- Belize Living Alphabet by Dorothy Beveridge and Jim Beveridge
- Airplane Boys at Belize by E.J. Craine
- Hands of the Maya by Rachel Crandell
- Counting Belize Frogs and Toads by Dorothy Beveridge and Him Beveridge
Activities
- Read a little more about Central America and complete this worksheet
- Color the Panama flag, the Costa Rica flag, the Nicaragua flag, the Honduras flag, the El Salvador flag, the Guatemala flag, and/or the Belize flag
- Complete this worksheet on Panama, this Honduras worksheet, this El Salvador worksheet, this Guatemala worksheet, and/or this Belize worksheet
- Try your hand at cooking some of these Costa Rican dishes
