I’m always looking for new ways to connect my kids to their world. I love the way this puzzle ball globe allows kids to literally hold the world in their hands!
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Geography for Third Graders
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Teaching global awareness is a high priority for me, so I was thrilled to review this puzzleball globe.
Disclosure: I was sent this item to review, but received no other compensation. All opinions are my own.
My rising third grader, Johnny, was instantly attracted to this educational toy.
This 3D puzzle of the world comes together quite quickly, thanks to numbers on the back of each piece.
Johnny worked at this on his own until he was about two thirds of the way done with the globe.
As it started to come together, my rising second grader Lily got pretty interested in what was going on! Johnny was kind enough to let Lily help him finish the globe.
My brother-sister team worked together on the tricky final pieces of the globe.
Building the Puzzleball Globe
I created a fun, highly imperfect time lapse of the building process. The kids take apart and rebuild this globe all the time! So far we have all the pieces. I’m hoping that lasts!
Learning Through Play
This globe may be a puzzle, but the Puzzleball Globe is still strong enough to withstand quite a bit of play!
It is pretty awesome to have a spinning globe that comes apart for easy storage!
More Fun Ways to Teach Your Kids About the World
Looking for more fun ways to teach your children about the world? We love these fun activities:
- Visit dozens of countries through my world culture for kids series.
- Make a Play-Doh Map of the World.
- Make a Felt Map of the World.
- Use Coins to Explore the World.
Do you have more fun ways to explore the world with kids without leaving your front door? Please share here in the comments or on my Facebook page!
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
What a cool puzzle! I’m a sucker for maps and globes.
So am I. World travelers :)
Love how this puzzle is 3D!
It’s a really fun puzzle!
Having it numbered is brilliant. It makes it harder, but not TOO hard. We’ve got a 3D puzzle we inherited, and my kids are kind scared by the puzzle.
Exactly!
I was always wondering how people are able to put these 3D puzzles together. Numbering on the back is a bit of a cheating though :)
It is, but a fun/harmless version :)
Love that it withstands lots of play as well as putting together and taking apart!
I was impressed by how sturdy it was!