The Kingfisher Student Atlas--Book and CD-ROM

School aged students will love the clear layout and color locator maps, making it exceptionally easy for them to find more than 10,000 place names, or to quickly locate countries and their associated geographic, physical, and background information.

The main atlas section is organized by continent and includes world physical and political maps. Each continent is introduced by a physical relief map, followed by regional maps showing individual countries and regions in greater detail.

The accompanying Mac and PC compatible CD-ROM includes maps that can be printed and used for projects or just for fun, making this an essential modern atlas for home and school.

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Great States!

Where is the "Windy City"? What's the Texas state bird? Where would you find a Chesapeake Bay Retriever? These are just a few of the questions your 8- to 12-year-olds will answer as they participate in this activity-packed hot-air balloon ride across the U.S.A.! Over 200 work sheets feature fascinating trivia, map activities, creative assignments, and more. 252 reproducible pages, softcover from Teaching & Learning Company.

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Geo Derby Game

Which state is home to the Painted Desert? The Air Force Academy? Get your kids---and family---on the fast track to understanding geography! Players or teams race around the board using the map to answer timed questions, but watch out for extra-effort "ticklers." Includes laminated U.S. map, game board, question cards, game pieces, timer, and die. For two to four players, ages 8 to adult.

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Map Skills, Grade 3

Go beyond memorizing names and borders. Explore new routes to learning about maps. Map Skills-grade 3 journeys from reviewing the compass rose to using a map scale and lines of latitude and longitude. Your students will experience a wide range of adventures using map symbols, map keys, and map scales as they visit a mall, help a mail carrier follow her route, track down a missing person, and travel the United States. Every page offers opportunities for discussion. Work together as a class or with partners, and/or let the individual student work alone. Whether you use this book as your map study program or as a supplement to the social studies text, be sure to have fun learning and exploring along the way!

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Trail Guide to U.S. Geography

Take your students on a hike across America with this course that features mapping activities, atlas use, notebooking, research, creative projects---and minimal teacher involvement! Daily drills are offered at three different levels for versatility. Culminate the year with a 6-week geography-through-literature exploration with Lewis and Clark. Requires an atlas, almanac, and outline maps. Answer key included. Grades 2 and up. 127 pages, spiralbound softcover from Geography Matters.

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Trail Guide to World Geography

Requiring minimal teacher preparation, this innovative course affords the versatility of multilevel (primary, intermediate, secondary) or multi-year usage. Students trek continent-by-continent through 27 weeks of questions and projects learning key geographical terms, reading and creating maps, and more. Features daily drills and culminates with a 9-week geography-through-literature unit. Requires an atlas and outline maps. Answer key included. Grades 2 and up. 127 pages, softcover from Geography Matters.

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Maps, Charts, Graphs, C: Communities

his full-color activity book can be used at home or in the classroom independently or to supplement any social studies program. Focusing on communities, Book C helps strength map skills by having children focus on simple pictures and progressively learn to interpret increasingly difficult maps. Topics covered include scale, distance, keys, highway maps, bodies of water and more. 64 pages, softcover with answer key and skill index. Grade 3.

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The Noah Plan History and Geography Curriculum Guide

When history is presented as His story rather than just an account of man's achievements, studying provides children with a greater understanding of God's nature and character. This curriculum offers practical step-by-step instruction with a biblical worldview. Lesson plans are spelled out in great detail for grades K through 12, progressing from two 20-minute periods a week to five 50-minute periods a week. 353 pages, softcover.

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