Join this United States and World geography course for your student to learn the states and capitals of the US and world -- and increase your student’s understanding of places in history (and navigation skills!).

How to get the most out of Middle School Geography, Part One with Daniel Egan:

• First, read the course materials below before the first class recording.

• Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each recording.

• Read assignments before class recordings.

• Watch that classes recording again if you need to revisit information.

• Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.

• Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special Notes: This is Part One of a 2-part course.

Total Classes: 13

Duration: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: None

Suggested Grade Level: 6th to 8th grade

Suggested Credit: One full semester Geography

Instructor: Daniel Egan

Course Description: We will apply two Practical Applications: First: As our world gets smaller because of rapid communication and travel, it is becoming more necessary to know our global neighbors, but before we can know them we must have a basic familiarity of where we are talking about. Second: Students in middle school are beginning to study history. While many of the stories in history are exciting on their own, it is impossible to advance in history without basic knowledge of geography. Interesting facts about most places will be discussed to help the students ground themselves more into the areas that we will study.

OUR ULTIMATE GOAL: Memorize all of the states and capitals of the United States. Then memorize all of the countries and capitals of the world. We will also be looking at all of the continents, major mountain ranges, and rivers of the world.

Course Outline:

• Class 1 – Introduction – Continents & Oceans – Western United States

• Class 2 – Plains States

• Class 3 – Midwest and Southern States

• Class 4 – Eastern States Part 1

• Class 5 – Eastern States Part 2

• Class 6 – North America

• Class 7 – REVIEW

• Class 8 – Greater and Lesser Antilles

• Class 9 – South America

• Class 10 – Western Europe

• Class 11 – North Central Europe

• Class 12 – South Central Europe

• Class 13 – South Western Europe

Course Materials: Geography Coloring Book (3rd Edition) by Wynn Kapit, Krishnan Namboodiri Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2002, ISBN-13: 978-0131014725 (https://amzn.to/3aIKKly or bookfinder.com). Musical videos, created by the instructor, are provided free as a memorization tool.

Homework:  Homework will include: Daily reading & studying for 10-15 minutes, completing coloring pages in text, and online quizzes for immediate feedback.

If you have any questions please contact us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.