Let's Go Geography, Year 2 Review

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Have you been looking for a homeschool geography curriculum?  We have been so blessed to receive Let's Go Geography, Year 2 from Let's Go Geography.  We will have two years of access to the downloadable, digital lessons in PDF format.  Let's Go Geography curriculum is geared for students K - 5th grade and can be used with multiple students so I have been using it with both E and D (2nd and 5th).  It includes a variety of activities, reading (at various levels) and videos.  Let's dive into the content and give you a peek as to how we used this program in our own homeschool.

Let's Go Geography, Year 2 Semester 1

Alright, so what does this year cover?  The first semester of Let's Go Geography, Year 2 contains 16 lessons, which are to be completed each week.  These lessons start off with the 7 continents, and includes all the lessons on North America and South America as well as most of the lessons on Europe.

Let's Go Geography, Year 2 Semester 2

The second semester also contains 16 lessons so this is a 32 week curriculum for the entire Year 2.  It picks up right where the first semester left off with the Netherlands and Greece to finish up Europe.  Then the lessons take you to Africa, Asia, and Australia.  The last and final lesson is a review for the whole year.

Above you can see the scope for the whole program and how Year 2 fits in with the other years.

As I mentioned previously, each lesson is designed to be completed in one week and takes roughly ~ an hour to complete.  I also like that you can change up the sequence if you need to - you can go in the order that best suits your needs.  We decided to just start at the beginning and go in order as scheduled.  Each downloadable PDF lesson includes 6 different chapters:  Map It! (locate the country on the map and learn basic facts), The Flag (cut/color/and paste the flag into your Travel Journal), The Music (listen and watch the music of the country), Let's Explore (learn facts about the country), Create! (hands-on activities) and Printables (notebooking pages, coloring pages, etc.).

Sometimes there are a few extra sections but each lesson has this basic set-up.

D and E with their Travel Journal Binders

In lesson 1, the girls created a Travel Journal to keep all their papers and work in as they travel around the world through this program.  I have always been a huge fan of notebooking so I was really excited to see that the girls created their travel journal binder right from the get go.  I love that they can look through their work and see how much they are learning.

Map It!

In this section, students locate the country or specific areas on various maps and learn basic facts.  They may color sections of the map as they explore more about it.

 This is D's map of North American from lesson 2.

And this is E's map of the Pacific Northwest USA, also from lesson 2.

The Flag

In this section, students will cut, color and paste the lesson flag into their Travel Journal.  We have completed lessons 1-6 so far so the girls have the flags for the United States, Mexico and Honduras completed as we have been studying North America.

Here is a blank page to ass the flags as you go along.

The flags that we have completed.

The Music

The Music section varies depending on the area being studied using online videos.  In lesson 1, the girls listened to a song about the Five Oceans.  In Lesson 5, they listened to the National Anthem of Mexico and traditional Mexican folk music using mariachis.

There are safe, easy to follow links to listen to the highlighted music.  Above you can see the highlighted links for lesson 5, Mexico.

Let's Explore

I think D really appreciates the fascinating facts in the Let's Explore sections.  You basically get to go sightseeing for the region you are studying.  You learn what people do, eat, and special locations to visit.  There are fun videos to watch and there are also pictures included to use in your Travel Journal if you wish.  You will find notebooking pages in the Printables section corresponding to the region you are studying to write notes and also include in your journal.

E watching videos of how lumber mills work in the Let's Explore section (lesson 2).

 Fun Facts from America South Atlantic, lesson 4

Above (also from lesson 4) gives you a feel for the photos that are included along with the facts.

Create!

E's favorite thing is the create section with the crafts!  She loves art and really appreciates the coloring and crafts that are included with each lesson.  Check out a few of the fun creations the girls have made so far.

Here you can see E and D's artwork for the USA Pacific NW (lesson 2).

D coloring a page inspired by the USA Pacific NW (lesson 2).

E's Scarlet Macaw, the National Bird of Honduras (craft from Lesson 6)

I appreciate curriculum with a nice scope and sequence that has flexibility and works well for large families.  With the videos, pictures, maps, flags, coloring, crafts and notebooking I appreciate how well everything in Let's Go Geography ties together.  We are really enjoying this program and recommend it to those looking for an easy-peasy to use, fun, flexible Geography curriculum to add to your homeschool!

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