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 Awesome tool for learning geography Jun 22, 2008
I don't have kids. I actually bought this one for myself and my wife. We live overseas and don't want to be "ignorant Americans." We decided to learn all(?) the countries of the world. This is one of our primary tools for doing it. It's really a great tool for doing that.
Honestly, I can't tell you if it'd be a good tool for kids. We'll hold on to them and use them with our kids when we have some, but for now, I can only say it's a great way for adults to learn geography.
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wonderful aid in learning Europe Jun 16, 2008
This is a sturdy cardboard puzzle that should last a long time with normal wear. The individual countries of Europe are not tabbed (like traditional puzzle pieces) which makes assembling more tricky and the student really needs to have an idea of where each country goes. This also makes it possible for the teacher to remove one or two countries after the puzzle has been assembled and then quiz the student on which country/ies are missing. There are a number of different games a teacher could come up with on their own (unfortunately, they don't include ideas with the puzzle) to increase the usefulness of this puzzle, making it something the student won't tire of after just assembling it a few times. The puzzle is also large enough that the tinier countries (like Luxembourg and Lichtenstein) aren't just dots, even though they are connected to neighboring countries. Most of the countries, however, are an individual puzzle piece. I used it with the excellent resource GeoSongs by Audio Memory and my sons sing the Europe songs while finding those pieces. I think the puzzle was well worth the money and something that can be used by a creative parent/teacher in many different ways.
 a few problems May 04, 2008
The whole puzzle was a bit warped and pieces wouldn't lay flat. Nowhere on this puzzle does it say "Italy"--not the best editors on this project. I've bought a few of other continents, and had a piece missing on one of them, so I had to make one. Still, overall I like them for my 4 y.o.--the pieces are country-shaped and he's learning. Just wish they'd take a bit more pride in their product.
Definitely for older children Apr 14, 2008
Bought this puzzle for my 4 year old. Way too many tiny pieces for a 4 year old to do by him/herself. I would think this is more appropriate for an 8 year old. Will definitely keep it and bring it back out when she's a little older.
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Great for puzzle-loving kids Dec 07, 2007
My son loves to do this puzzle. He received it as a gift for his 4th birthday, so he still needs adult assistance for some of the more intricate areas of the puzzle, but he can get most of it done all by himself already. He's learning to identify countries by their shape and remember where they should be placed relative to one another. In fact, I should probably do it more often myself, because his geography skills are already better than mine!
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