About the EEECF Country Course vol. 2

In total, the EEECF Country Course vol. 2 includes lesson subjects in 182 categories and contains:

• 826 unique words
• 2,145 images
• 779 pronunciation files
• 78 picture audio and sound effects
• ...and 65 video clips!
  

Countries covered in Country Course vol. 2:

• Denmark, Greenland, Canada, United States
• Mexico, Cuba, Panama, BRazil
• Argentina, Chila, New Zealand, Fiji
• Australia, Taiwan, Japan, China
• Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden

Facts about this Course:

• The countries included in each group (see above) are geographically related for ease of map study
• There are 20 Encyclopedic Knowledge facts for each country with images to illustrate these facts
• 400 facts are grouped in sets of 4 (see the groupings of the countries above) and each set is repeated 6 times in the course
• The course is loosely built on the spaced-repetition method
• New facts are introduced in the same lesson as old ones get reviewed
• Each new fact will be repeated 2 days later, 6 days, 8 days, about 20 days and finally about 60 days later

* Some words may be repeated across the curriculum as review lessons.

Special Flash Cards

• Languages
  These lessons feature written samples of the languages from countries covered, along with children's songs, and a list of countries where the language is spoken in. There are 20 languages covered.
• Which country does this capital city belong to?
  This section will show the capital city on a map outline of the country (with surrounding countries and cities clearly marked). The national anthem of will then play, with a flashing video that utilizes the PhotoEyePlay technique featuring the flag of the country.
• Can you recognize this national anthem?
  In this lesson, the national anthem is played first, then the flag of the highlighted country is shown, after which the country is then named

Flash Cards

These flash cards feature the following countries: Ukraine, Hungary, Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, DCR, Algeria, Spain, France, Ireland, UK, Germany, Denmark, Greenland, Canada, US, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Taiwan, Japan, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden

• Country Maps (map of each country and its relative position to surrounding countries)
• National Food
• National Coats of Arms
• Architectural Landmarks
• Map Outlines (Montessori Style)
• The European Union
• National Fauna (or animals symbolic of different countries)
• National Clothes
• National Fauna - Birds
• National Emblems and Symbols
• National Seals

Flash Cards are typically shown 3 days in a row: 2 days on the first review and 1 day thereafter, rotating among a set of flash cards. The flash cards loosely fit the fact sets, but it's not always the case that the countries mentioned in the flashcards are the same as the ones in the fact section for any particular lesson.

After each set of flash cards a short game is offered to review the material in a fun way.

Videos

• National Sports
• Music around the world
• National dances
• National singing
• National instruments
• National anthems with collage of images used in the course for each country