Hands-on Learning on the European Regions

Mavi is into geography once again and we are revisiting the Continent of Europe.  My approach for this year’s study is to look at Europe through the different regions.  It’s easier to understand and internalize facts when they’re into smaller groups than attacking them as a whole.

So I created these label cards for northern (blue), western (red), southern (orange) and eastern (green) Europe.  The color coding is based on our map in Europe in a Nutshell.  The mini flags seen in the photo is from Flags of Europe printable.


He easily identified Greece, Italy and Spain as southern Europe.


Our Montessori Europe Puzzle Map is from Absorbent Minds UK.


After he sorted some of the countries, he proceeded on completing the puzzle map on his own.  I provided a control map from Montessori Print Shop.


I love that he removed the puzzle pieces and placed them on a basket instead of scattering them in the rug.


If you want to check the other activities that we did for our Europe study below are the links for each post:

• History of Ancient Europe
• Europe Unit Study for Grade-Schoolers
• Learning the Timeline of European History
• The Study of Northern Europe

Europe Continent Study Summary of Learning Materials:

• Europe in a Nutshell
• Flags of Europe
• Montessori Europe Puzzle Map

Other learning materials about Europe Continent Study from my shop (with links):

• Animals of Europe
• Fact Cards of European Countries (FREE)
• Landmarks of Europe

And you might as well PIN this post for future reference