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How to teach political geography of the United States with 11+ games

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With 3 kids and a van load of games, we set off on a roadschool trip that took us to and through 18 total states. Therefore, we decided to look for a bunch of games to teach political geography to our kids, or at least approach the topic while making fun family memories.

Each of these United States geography games are great for both family and classroom use and across multiple ages. So you don’t just have to be a homeschooler to use this guide.

Games for kids to learn states and capitals. 12+ great resources for United States physical Geography to help kids understand American boarders and state outlines. #BoardGamesForLearning #gamelist #tpt

There are a ton of great United States Geography Board Games that are educational and also encourage creative great family memories. The various options out there can work on your child’s overall skills or help them learn geography by playing on their strengths.

This puts the focus on creative thinking and fun.

Related: How to make learning geographic landforms fun and meaningful

Anytime that there’s the possibility that a child can foster their learning and emotions by playing an educational board game, it’s our duty to do our best to make it happen. The beauty of playing learning games is that while they have the undertone and focus on education, they also build other skills, even social interactions between friends or family.

United States Geography Board Games

These geography board games are perfect for a variety of ages or stages in their education. From elementary to middle school or even adult games with a geography focus, there are several wonderful options. If you do happen to play a game that might be too advanced for your child, it’s a great time to step in and work with them to learn and pair it with another educational resource.

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Scrambled States

Intelligence, curiosity, memorization
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Sequence States and Capitals!

Memorization, logic, analytical thinking
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States Bingo

Listening Skills, Memorization, Visualization
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Stack the States App

Educational, Focus, Attention
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Game of the States

STEM learning, focus, factual
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Ticket to Ride

Please note that depending on how old your students or children are, there is both My First journey and the regular edition. Both are great and even young kids can play the adult version.

Competitive, Strategy, Critical Thinking
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Rolling America

Fast Paced, Challenging, Luck
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Great States

Fast Paced, Memory and fact recall
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Explore the 50 States

Exploration, Teamwork
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Map it!

Cardinal directions, Latitude and Longitude
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Name That State

Exploration, Teamwork
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Category: Play Based Learning ActivitiesTag: Physical Geography, Political Geography, RoadschoolType of Resource: Game ListType of Game: Board Games, Card Games, Dice Games, Puzzles, Travel GamesSchool Subject: GeographyAge of Student: 10, 11, 12, 6, 7, 8, 9Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Elementary Kids, Kindergarten, Middle School

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