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Enjoy the Olympics with your Family with Barefoot Books World Atlas

July 30, 2012 by CarrieB

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

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Undoubtedly, a good many of you are presently enjoying watching the Olympic games which are taking place in London at the moment. Our family has been following along and enjoying them as well. We’ve also been taking the opportunity to learn some geography as we hear about the different countries.

One of the tools we have used in this process is Barefoot Books World Atlas, which was written by Nick Crane and illustrated by David Dean. This awesome 56-page book is tailored for ages 8 and up, but my 5 and 3 year old like it just fine. The reason we find it so fascinating is because of all of the illustrations of animals, people and landmarks which are placed on their location on the globe. In which ocean would you find a giant squid? Where is the longest railroad located? What is the Corn Palace (and where is it)?! This Atlas does a good job making kids curious about the world in which they live. We have enjoyed looking at and highly recommend it to you.

Furthermore, Barefoot Books has released a World Atlas iPad application for children to use as well.

Now, this iPad app is just plain fun, that’s what! I sat down with my boys and we explored the globe together, double-clicking on the icons which most struck our fancy. We took turns selecting icons as we were all drawn to different items that we wanted to learn more about. (Mommy was the one who tapped on the Corn Palace. I had to know.) When you double-click on any icon, information about that person, place or thing pops up on the screen. There is an audio selection which is nice for children who cannot yet read but want to know more about the items in question. Sometimes there is video information and always there is a real-life photograph. Zoom in on any particular area or region or zoom out for the “big picture” of our earth. You can “choose your own adventure” so to speak as you surf the globe and see how unique each person and place really is.

Likely many of you are finding ways to bring the Olympic games into your home. Barefoot Books has offered some suggestions for how you can teach Geography to your children by using the Olympics to create interest. Here is a list of activities which they have suggested. It’s not too late to try any one of these and make your Olympic experience all the richer!

  • Enjoy some food from the country of your child’s favorite Olympic athlete
  • Have a World Atlas app or book handy while you watch the games and learn one fun fact about each country in the competition
  • Make flags representing the countries competing in your child’s favorite competition
  • Get out that world map and mark it with medal counts as you watch the Olympics together
  • Learn how to say Hello in the different languages of the countries represented in your child’s favorite sport
  • Read books with your children about the different countries and cultures represented in the Olympics
  • Have your child pick an athlete from a different country, then research their training conditions, and discuss why the land the athlete comes from helps contribute to their athletic abilities (ie: marathoners from Africa train in desert heat and higher elevations, etc.)
  • When the medals are handed out and the flags go up, the winner’s national anthem is played. Find out what the words of the national anthem mean and sing it with your child
  • Learn the capital cities of the countries of the athletes participating in your favorite Olympic sport
  • Figure out what time it is in the home country of the winning athlete and help your child calculate the best time for the athlete to call home and share the exciting news with their family

It would be very fun to hear how you and your households are enjoying and participating in the games.

In the meantime, Barefoot Books hopes to encourage youngsters in their fascination of the world in which they live. To encourage you to learn geography along with your chilren, they have offered to give away ONE book and ONE iPad app to one of you! Would you like to win? Use the Rafflecopter entry form to earn several entries each day.  This contest is open to U.S. Residents only.  We’ll announce the winner on August 13.

Carrie blogs about books and the things she learns from them at Reading to Know.

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76 Comments

  1. DanV says

    August 11, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    We like gymnastics and swimming

    Reply
  2. Veronica Garrett says

    August 11, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    We have been enjoing the Olympics. Gymnastists is my favorite event.

    Reply
  3. shirley zolenski says

    August 11, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    We’ve watched some and we like the gymnastic events

    Reply
  4. Jennifer Peaslee says

    August 11, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    My favorite Olympic games are swimming and gymnastics!

    Reply
  5. Charlene Kuser says

    August 11, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    We have all enjoyed the Olympics.Our favorite is swimming

    Reply
  6. Beverly Metcalf says

    August 11, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    I watched some of it-especailly liked the swimming competitions. Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  7. Kristin Duncan says

    August 11, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    We really haven’t watched the Olympics this year, but I remember loving the gymnastics events when I was a kid.

    Reply
  8. Patrice says

    August 11, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Yes. Gymnastics is my favorite event !

    Reply
  9. meme says

    August 11, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    we have, our favorite is gymnastics and swimming

    Reply
  10. James Coyne says

    August 11, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    I haven’t watched the olympics

    Reply
  11. Tamara Burks says

    August 11, 2012 at 11:26 am

    I love figure skating.

    Reply
  12. Gianna says

    August 11, 2012 at 11:21 am

    We haven’t watched.

    Reply
  13. Caitlin McClure says

    August 11, 2012 at 11:09 am

    We don’t have a tv right now, so no

    Reply
  14. christal c w says

    August 11, 2012 at 11:05 am

    We have been watching some of the events. Basketball is our favorite

    Reply
  15. Jaclyn Reynolds says

    August 11, 2012 at 9:25 am

    We’ve been watching it off and on, and love the gymnastics!

    Reply
  16. Amelia Green says

    August 11, 2012 at 9:06 am

    My family has watched the olympics every day. (sometimes a little too late!) My favorite has to be the track & field events

    Reply
  17. susan smoaks says

    August 11, 2012 at 5:35 am

    we have been enjoying team usa basketball!

    Reply
  18. Trisha McKee says

    August 11, 2012 at 2:47 am

    We have been watching. I love the swimming event.

    Reply
  19. Summer D says

    August 11, 2012 at 12:23 am

    We love the Olympics! We enjoy swimming, gymnastics and track and field.

    Reply
  20. Clint says

    August 10, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    We love track and field, but the individual women’s gymnastics was the best event so far.

    Reply
  21. Erin E says

    August 10, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    Yes we have, and our favorite event to watch is gymnastics. Thank you for the lovely giveaway!
    Erin E
    busymom369 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  22. Valerie Taylor Mabrey says

    August 10, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    we love the gymnastics and the divers
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

    Reply
  23. shawna says

    August 10, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    We have been watching we don’t really have a fav, but we do enjoy the gymnastics and track

    Reply
  24. kathy pease says

    August 10, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    i love gymnastics

    Reply
  25. Sherry Conrad says

    August 10, 2012 at 11:54 am

    We like the swimming & gymnastics.

    Reply
  26. Jason says

    August 10, 2012 at 11:48 am

    We love the Olympics! we are big fans of the indoor and outdoor volleyball

    Reply
  27. Leslie L. Stanziani says

    August 10, 2012 at 11:04 am

    We have not gotten to really watch much as we are trying to get ready for our move.I do like gymnastics.

    Reply
  28. reagan cowley says

    August 10, 2012 at 10:44 am

    We loving watching the Olympics and our favorite sports to watch are gymnastics and track

    Reply
  29. Jim Cabaj says

    August 10, 2012 at 2:16 am

    My family has enjoyed watching swimming! Amazing!

    Reply
  30. McKim says

    August 9, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    We’ve been watching the highlights later in the evening. We like swimming and gymnastics.

    Reply
  31. Jennifer R says

    August 9, 2012 at 12:37 am

    We have watched some of the Olympics and we enjoyed the swimming and archery.
    reejen at comcast dot net

    Reply
  32. tamar says

    August 8, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    We are enjoying but it is strange for the american volleyball teams to play against each other for gold and silver

    Reply
  33. benita says

    August 8, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    We have been enjoying. We love the volleyball and the tennis.

    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  34. Belinda Shaw says

    August 8, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    I enjoy the gymnastics since my granddaughter has been doing this since she was very young.

    Reply
  35. Diane Baum says

    August 8, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    We love the diving

    Reply
  36. Jodi Kershuk says

    August 8, 2012 at 1:14 am

    Yes, swimming is our favorite.

    Reply
  37. Erika P. says

    August 8, 2012 at 12:25 am

    Yes we have been enjoying them and basketball is my favorite.

    Reply
  38. rachel says

    August 7, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    mens gymnastics and synchronized diving

    Reply
  39. Daniel M says

    August 7, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    yes we’ve been like the diving and gymnastics

    Reply
  40. Georgiana O. says

    August 6, 2012 at 12:01 am

    My favorite events are swimming and gymnastics.

    Reply
  41. riTa says

    August 5, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    We watch a lot, as much as possible.
    I tend to feel sorry for the underdogs.
    And get excited whenever Argentina appears (I grew up there).
    Our family, three children, lived on a ship, with 30 nationalities represented, and traveled around South America three times and Europe twice, so geography and interest in different nationalities. We especially want to pass on some of this love for other countries to our grandchildren.

    Reply
  42. Steph says

    August 5, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    We have been enjoying the Olympics. I would say our favorites so far are Beach Volleyball and Soccer (football).

    Reply
  43. Noreen says

    August 5, 2012 at 1:33 am

    Swimming the most

    Reply
  44. Beth C says

    August 4, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    We have been enjoying the gymnastics.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

    Reply
  45. LT says

    August 4, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    We have been enjoying the Olympics! My children have loved the diving!

    Reply
  46. Krista says

    August 4, 2012 at 2:34 am

    My boys don’t really care to watch that much, but I really love the gymnastics!

    Reply
  47. LaTanya says

    August 3, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    my fave is gymnastics

    Reply
  48. Rosita says

    August 3, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    We’ve been watching the swimming, but not much else. (We’re really a Winter Olympics family.)

    Reply
  49. Annette {This Simple Mom} says

    August 3, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    Oh yes! I tend to like the gymnastics…but they are all amazing!

    Reply
  50. Patricia says

    August 2, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    We love the diving!

    Reply
  51. Kelly D says

    August 2, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    I only watch the re-caps of the olympics on the news but I think the gymnasts & swimmers are amazing.

    Reply
  52. Wendy says

    August 2, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    The various swimming events are fun to watch!

    Reply
  53. Staci A says

    August 2, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Yes, we love watching volleyball.

    Reply
  54. Sherri wellman says

    August 2, 2012 at 10:24 am

    We love watching the gymnastics!

    Reply
  55. ma says

    August 2, 2012 at 5:07 am

    yes love it swimmimg gymnastics

    Reply
  56. Rochel S says

    August 1, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    Love the Gymnastics!

    Reply
  57. Linda Kish says

    August 1, 2012 at 9:59 pm

    My son has been watching the swimming

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  58. Shannon Baas says

    August 1, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    we have been enjoying gymnastics.

    Reply
  59. Ann Fantom says

    August 1, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    Yes, we have been enjoying the Olympics. I like the women’s gymnastics the most.

    Reply
  60. Jamie says

    August 1, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    We haven’t been watching – so busy with other summer events. But, I do enjoy gymnastics.

    Reply
  61. Lawanna says

    July 31, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    We like watching swimming.

    Reply
  62. Richelle says

    July 31, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    We are watching when we find time. I love swimming and my daughter loves gymnastics.

    Reply
  63. MommyPage says

    July 31, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Great giveaway!! Our favorites are women’s gymnastics and swimming. The Opening was fun to watch as well.

    Reply
  64. Mia Dentice Carey says

    July 31, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    Yes….really enjoying the swimming

    Reply
  65. Marcia Goss says

    July 31, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Yes, we have been watching. My favorite sport is swimming.

    Reply
  66. Kathy Stevenson says

    July 31, 2012 at 8:33 am

    We love watching the swimming and the gymnastics!

    Reply
  67. Anne Lehnick says

    July 30, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    We’ve been watching and particularly enjoying the synchronized diving events. My son is bored by the swimming events. Gymnastics has been past his bedtime. Hopefully he’ll like the horse events, boxing, and track events.

    Reply
  68. angie says

    July 30, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    we have been loving it all from opening to all the great sports

    Reply
  69. Whitney says

    July 30, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    Yes we love the Olympics! Diving is our favorite!

    Reply
  70. Shari says

    July 30, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    The Olympics are on in our house from sun up until sun waaaay down! 🙂 We love the swimming and gymnastics the best.

    Reply
  71. Alison S. says

    July 30, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    We haven’t been able to watch as much of the Olympics as I would like but we’ve enjoyed the swimming and gymnastics. M was pretending to dive off the furniture while we watched diving. Maybe he needs swim lessons?!

    Reply
  72. mrsshukra says

    July 30, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Watched diving and swimming events!

    Reply
  73. Van says

    July 30, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    Been following along somewhat, would like to win the book.

    Reply
  74. Jenny says

    July 30, 2012 at 10:08 am

    We have been enjoying them – our favorite events to watch are swimming and gymnastics.

    Reply
  75. Michelle says

    July 30, 2012 at 8:02 am

    We have been enjoying the Olympics. Favorite event for our girls has been gymnastics….they are amazing!

    Reply
  76. Rachel says

    July 30, 2012 at 1:00 am

    We’ve been loving the Olympics! My daughter who will be 3 in September was really getting into the synchronized diving. She was clapping for each team after their dives!

    Reply

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