Don’t know if this has been mentioned, but on the All Day Seminar, Sonya describes how she does geography drill with younger children. If I remember correctly, she suggests starting by outlining the country you want the child to learn, and then having the child color it in. The child should know the name of the country.
The next week, hand the child the blank map and say, “Do you remember the name of this country? What color should we make it this week?” She says to be sure it is a different color, or else your child will associate that color with that particular country!
After that country is firm in the child’s mind, move on to an adjacent country or body of water. She does not say that a child of six should be expected to write in the country names, but should simply know the names of the countries.
Sounds simple…like all of Sonya’s advice :0)! Hope that helps you as much as it did me!