Welcome to Playroom Passports!

Each week we hope to post new information and recipes on a different country. We are starting by working our way through the alphabet – A to Z.

In addition to the info we provide, you can also visit these helpful and fun links to further your knowledge about each country.

I will be updating this on an ongoing basis – and please share your ideas. So keep checking back.

Enjoy!

Britannica Kids – Where I copy/pull most of the information for the country info sheets. The great part about it is that there are three different levels of info for each topic (elementary, middle school, high school). So if the info I provide is to complicated or basic (I usually edit down the middle version) you can go there and find a simpler/harder version. There is free trial, but you eventually you do have to pay. We find it worth it!

If It Were My Home – My boys love this site! You just click on a country and find out how the United States – or any country –  compares to another in terms of income, education, life expectancy, etc. Fascinating stuff, especially after looking at a few together!

Google Translate – Every time we learn a country we translate whatever is on our mind into that countries language(s). Even better when that language has the voice option, so we can hear how things are pronounced. And choose a phrase (we like to use “I love you”) and translate it each week and keep track of each one!

How to Draw Flags App – This is only an app (for Android), not a website. But Isaac insisted that we include it on this list as he and Andrew love to draw flags. And this free app gives step-by-step instructions on a grid.

Discovery Puzzle Maker – Not a geography site, but where I make all the crosswords, word searches and puzzles. Its completely free! So feel free to make more and/or different puzzles if you want!