About Resource Games
Geography is a unifying subject that describes our world. History, politics, geology, ecology—if it is about our earth, geography is the key to relating what we learn to where we are. Sadly, many American children cannot locate places on a map. If you don’t know where Ethiopia, Afghanistan or Korea are, how could you possibly care about foreign policy, famine or trade with these countries?
Our products are developed to help teach basic location geography in a fun atmosphere. Author Leo Buscaglia observed: “It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.” When children enjoy learning, teaching is much easier both at home and at school.
But what makes a good game? The answer to this question really depends on who you ask. To a parent or teacher a good game should help children learn. To a child a good game is one that is fun to play. To a retailer it is one that sells well all year round. Our games deliver all three.
We are justly proud of the awards our games have earned since creating Resource Games over fifteen years ago. The prestigious Parent’s Choice Gold Award was given to Resource Games along with the comment, "Take Off! is a rare game that will amuse and instruct an adult as well a first grader." Take Off! earned the Canadian Toy Testing Council’s Top Ten Award amongst 1500 toys and games. Our games have also received praise from publications such as US News and World Report, Family Life Magazine, Curriculum Product News (award of Merit) and more.
Naturally, we also get satisfaction from customers who write to praise our efforts in providing entertaining and learning for the family with such comments as "These TerraCarta cards are terrific. They provided my children with hours of fun on our vacation and helped us learn more about the states."
Our guiding principle is to awaken a positive attitude towards the study of geography and to make a contribution toward solving the problem of geographic literacy among our young people.
David Johnson and John Jaquet
Founders, Resource Games
