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As a homeschool parent, I know that my kids learn best when they are having fun. That’s why I love playing learning games with my kids!
Gameschooling (learning through playing games together) not only helps your kids learn new facts, but it also strengthens your relationship with your child. That’s what I call a win-win!
In this post I’ve compiled some great games you can play with your kids that also teach geography. From continents to countries to flags to states, there’s something here for everyone.
Enjoy!
Note: You can find more kid-friendly geography activities on my geography unit study page.
Flags of the World, Memory Matching Game
If you have a rock-solid memory and can match world flags to their countries, this game is for you! A fun and simple game for anywhere between 2 and 10 players. Ages 3 and up.
Guess in 10: Countries of the World
This fun team game is all about the questions! Teams take turns guessing the country listed on the card. The catch? You can only ask 10 questions! Best for ages 6 and up.
This game includes all of the countries of the world and helps kids learn their flags, capitals, and location in the world. Beat the other players around the world and complete challenges to win! Can be easily adapted for many ages and ability levels to make this game accessible to everyone in the family. Ages 6 and up.
In this highly competitive game, players race to place the quickest routes between major cities all over the United States, working to earn the most points along the way! Europe, Nordic Countries, Africa, junior editions, and many more versions of this game exist that can be effortless ways to learn about various cities and countries around the world. Ages 8 and up, junior versions 6 and up.
100 Pics Flags of the World Travel Game
Test your knowledge of the flags belonging to each of the countries around the world with this card game. Brightly colored pictures of the flags accompanied by a scrambled letter clue of the country’s name make this a fun and simple way to show which flags you know! Ages 7 and up.
Try to be the first person to get rid of all of your country cards while practicing country names, flags, and world locations. Ages 7 and up.
This game teaches kids about states, capitals, landmarks, and locations while enjoying a bit of competition! To play, just spin the spinner, pick a card, and follow the directives as quickly as you can before the clock runs out! Ages 7 and up.
Created by a kid, for kids! It’s a race around the globe to try and collect the most countries from each continent. Kids of all ages with enjoy this family game. Ages 7 and up.
This addictive game will have you engaging all your critical thinking skills in your quest to conquer the European continent! In similar fashion to dominoes, this game’s object is to connect country cards to other country cards that border each other in real life. The first to place all of their cards is the winner! Ages 8 and up.
Learn country flags, capitals, and location on the world map with this great game that’s perfect for family game night! Compete with facts about real places to have the “winning” country–the one that can stand up against the rest! Ages 9 and up.
Country names, capitals, flags and trivia make this game equal parts challenging, fun, and educational! Four different games in one ensure that you can play this game over and over without getting bored. For ages 11 and up.
Trivia questions aimed at engaging the whole family with two levels: one for the kids and one for the adults playing with them! For this game, you will have the challenges of matching animals to their native lands, finding countries on the map, naming capitals and landmarks, identifying flora and fauna, and guessing the correct translation of phrases written in some of the world’s most spoken languages. Ages 12 and up.
More geography resources
More geography posts from Gift of Curiosity:
- How to make a working compass
- Montessori continents activities
- Montessori continents and world map printables
You can find more kid-friendly geography activities on my geography unit study page and my Geography Activities for Kids Pinterest Board.
The US Trivial Persuit game might help teach families about government and of how there are capitals, questions and answers about states, land and somehow apply this to what a Basic Political Unit Organization is!
Great suggestion. Thanks for sharing.