How much do your kids know about the amazing countries around the world? Everyone should be able to name the continents, find major countries on the map, and tell you where the Great Pyramids of Giza are. With these free printables you can help them learn! Plus, don’t miss our other history for kidsunits.
Whether you are adventurous and ready to hop on the next plane to explore a new culture, or more cautious and a home body- you can have fun learning about countries around the world with these free printable resources.
We love using these Free Printable Passports for Kids! They help us to record the places we learn about and make it an adventure. The kids just love this simple idea to make it playful!
First of all, help kids learn about the way we organize all the countries in the world with these free Continents Books for kids.
Then help kids learn where the major oceans are in these Free Printable World Maps. Plus kids can dive deeper into each continent and find the countries, capitals, rivers, and mountain ranges all around the world.
Plus younger kids starting to learn their place in this world will love these simle, expanding horizons activities:
Now it’s time to dive into the different cultures, customs, and beauty of other countries around the world. This Christmas Around the World study is perfect to start because it will give you a little information with a free printable and activity for each of the 40+ countries studied.
Or, if you are a Christian, you will love this Craft & Pray Around the World. It also takes a look at countries around the world, but also includes how to pray for the people that live there. A different country is featured every day with a unique, country themed ornament your family can make together.
You can also take a quick overview of 18 countries as you make this FREE countries of the world book.
Country Specific Resources
Finally, if you are looking to focus on a specific country you will love these different free printables to take a closer look at each of the following countries:
- Ancient Greece Printable Book to dive into the country famous for the Acropolis
- Australia for Kids – Go down under with this free printable book featuring Sydney Opera House, flag, iconic Australian animals like the native kangaroo, and more.
- Chile for Kids – Learn fascinating facts like how Chile is home to penguins, empanadas, Incan ruins, the Atacama Desert (driest place on Earth), Andes Mountains, Easter Island, and more in this color, read, and learn printable book.
- China for Kids Printable Book takes you to the forbidden city, great wall of china, and Terra Cotta Warriors.
- Columbia for Kids – Kids will love learning about a beautiful South American country known for beautiful mountains, tropical rainforests beaches, coffee and so much morewith these free printable mini books.
- France for Kids Printable Book to learn about the amazing country known for the Eiffel Tower
- Germany for Kids – Explore the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, and delicious food such as frankfurters, sauerkraut, pretzels, and more with this free printable book to make and learn.
- Italy for Kids Printable Book discover the country famous for pizza, leaning tower of pisa, art, Venice, and more!
- Japan for Kids Printable book takes you to the graceful island country in the pacific ocean.
- Kenya for Kids Printable Book takes you on a safari through an amazing country filled with wildlife
- Mexico for Kids Printable book takes you to a Fiesta filled with colorful dresses, sombreros, and mariachi music!
- Netherlands for Kids – Also known as Holland, get to know this charming country in Western Europe known for picturesque windmills, wooden, shoes, Amsterdam, beautiful fields of brightly colored tulips, and more in our free printable book to color, read & learn!
- Philippines for Kids – Color, read, and learn fascinating facts like the varied animals, hundreds of orchid varieties, beautiful beaches, and delicious fruit!
- Russia for Kids – Learn about a European country with many exciting landmarks and places to visit such as the ballet, the Imperial Crown of Russia and Red Square in this free printable book.
- Spain for Kids Printable Book introduces kids to flamenco dancers, bull fighting, delicious paella, and more!
- Sweden for Kids – No prep way to help teach students about countries around the world including their way of life, the culture, landmarks and interests
Country Coloring Pages
- Australia Coloring Pages
- Chile Coloring Pages
- China Coloring Pages
- Colombia Coloring Pages
- Costa Rica Coloring Pages
- Cuba Coloring Pages
- France Coloring Pages
- Germany Coloring Pages
- Italy Coloring Pages
- Japan Coloring Pages
- Kenya Coloring Pages
- Mexico Coloring Pages
- Netherlands Coloring Pages
- Paraguay Coloring Pages
- Peru Coloring Pages
- Philippines Coloring Pages
- Puerto Rico Coloring Pages
- Russia Coloring Pages
- Spain Coloring Pages
- Sweden Coloring Pages
Country Lapbooks
Finally, don’t miss these hugely popular Famous Landmarks Around the World Lego Challenge Cards!
You can also sneak in some math and literacy skills with our Famous World Landmarks themed worksheets. Or practice skip counting with these Famous Landmark Puzzles.
History Lessons for Kids
Our fun, hands-on and engaging homeschool history include not only clever activities to make history fun and memorable, but FREE printable worksheets and games too!
- Mesopotamia History – learn about he cradle of civilization while making costumes, recipes, maps, their own wheeled transport replica, play the royal game of Ur, make raised reliefs, practice cuniform in clay, and construct their own zigurats!
- Early Explorers contains activities and printables to relive the adventures of early explorers for kids as they become a viking with Leif Erickson, sale around the world with Magellan, head to China with Marco Polo, discover the New World with Columbus, and more!
- Middle Ages for Kids. Build your own Medieval Castle, learn about the science of a catapult, dye silk, make peasant bread, find out the important roles of knights, make a bow and arrow, learn the origin of pretzels, making illuminated manuscripts, make artwork with egg paint and weaving simple tapestries .
- Native Americans for Kids – explore various tribes as you create free printable book, make PVC tent, totem poles, Indian fry bread, husk dolls, recreate an archeological dig with arrow heads, and more!
- Colonial America for Kids takes kids on a journey back to the first settlers in America – eat Gruel, makea Wattle & Daub house, create a tin lantern, write with a quill, make simple Johnny Cakes, make you own marbles, create traditional silhouette art projects, and more.
- American Revolution for Kids. In 4 units your students will learn what events lead up to the American Revolutionand famous figures will making dragon pistols, roll their own cartridges, working spy cipher, cold feet activity.
- What was the Westward Expanion? Hisotyr comes alive as they learn about the oregon trail, pony express, gold rush, transcontinental railroad, and more with printables and activities like making a covered wagon, homemade crackers, how to square dance, pan for gold, and make a railroad project.
- Civil War for Kids We have recommendations for mapping and visiting famous battle sights nearby, printable civil war board game, make an informative emergent reader, create a flip book or people students should know, and complete some free printable Civil War worksheets.
- United States for Kids – we have worksheets, games, state coloring pages and more to make learning about the USA fun!
- Learn about the Children of the World and the countries they live in with our handy, FREE resources: country readers, map of the world for kids to print and label, a printable countries of the world coloring book.
Looking for more fun, creative ways you can begin homeschooling for free? We have over 1,000,000 pages of FREE pre k worksheets, kindergarten worksheets, grade 1 worksheets, second grade worksheets and more for K12. Plus see our history lesson plans, free math games, english worksheets, sight words activities, alphabet worksheets, and cvc word games for kids of all ages!
In addition, don’t miss our disney world tips and kids activities filled with ideas for every holiday and season of the year!
Geography for Kids
- Where do I live Printable Activity
- US States for Kids – free worksheets, games, hands-on activities and more for teaching kids about us history and all 50 states
- Easy-to-Make Salt Dough Map
- Country Coloring Pages – Color, Read, and Learn
- Books about Countries around the World
- Tons of Free Printable Maps for Kids
- Roll into Geography – Printable Geography Games
- Geography Treasure Hunt Activity
- Landmarks for Kids Lego Challenge Cards
- Children around the World printable worksheets
- Landforms Worksheets pdf free
- Snap Geography Games for Kids
- Roll into Geography Games for Kids – simple printable game to learn about continents
- Country Coloring Pages
See all of our history lessons for kids of all ages to make learning FUN!