Eat Your Way Around the World

Name: Eat Your Way Around the World
Brand: Geography Matters

by Geography Matters

Social_studiesGrades K–12

About This Curriculum

An international cookbook featuring complete meals from over 30 countries, organized by continent, with cultural information, dining etiquette, and food facts to supplement geography studies.

What makes it unique: Combines authentic international recipes with cultural education, using easily accessible ingredients to make world geography studies experiential and memorable through cooking.

Eat Your Way Around the World: Cultural Geography Through Cooking Activities

Eat Your Way Around the World is a cookbook-based geography supplement featuring recipes from over 30 countries organized by continent, with cultural information and dining etiquette. The curriculum serves as an enrichment resource designed to complement geography studies through hands-on cooking activities and cultural exploration.

Best for

Families seeking hands-on cultural enrichment activities to supplement geography studies, particularly those using unit study approaches or wanting to add experiential elements to world geography curriculum

Evaluation Criteria

4 concerns · 3 neutral

Primary SourcesConcern

The curriculum does not incorporate primary source documents or historical texts.

Reviews describe 'cultural information,' 'dining etiquette,' and 'food facts' but make no reference to primary source documents or historical evidence

Teacher TrainingConcern

The curriculum provides basic usage recommendations but lacks comprehensive teacher training or professional development materials.

Reviews mention 'usage recommendations' at the beginning of the book but no evidence of extensive teacher guides or professional development support

Direct InstructionConcern

The curriculum provides cultural information and cooking instructions but is designed as a supplemental resource requiring teacher planning rather than explicit instruction.

Reviews note it 'doesn't require step-by-step lesson planning' and 'requires some planning to use to its fullest potential,' indicating it's an activity-based supplement rather than instructional material

Chronological KnowledgeConcern

The curriculum does not focus on building chronological historical knowledge, instead organizing content geographically by continent and country.

Reviews indicate recipes are 'organized by continent and country' with no mention of historical timelines or chronological frameworks

Retrieval PracticeNeutral

The curriculum includes some review activities through food journals and passport features but lacks systematic retrieval practice.

Reviews mention 'Food Journal pages' and 'Food Passport activities' but no evidence of spaced review or systematic retrieval practice of geographic or cultural knowledge

Vocabulary BuildingNeutral

The curriculum includes some cultural and food-related vocabulary but does not systematically build social studies academic vocabulary.

Reviews mention 'ingredient information' and cultural terms but no systematic vocabulary instruction for social studies concepts

Geographic KnowledgeNeutral

The curriculum provides geographic knowledge through country profiles and cultural information, though coverage is limited to select countries.

Reviews mention 'brief country descriptions' and note that 'recreating national dishes helped students understand landscape, climate, and resources,' though one reviewer noted 'limited country coverage, particularly wanting more Asian countries'

Sources: cathyduffyreviews.com, fivejs.com