Geography Matters

Many Americans are geographically illiterate---but your child doesn't have to be one of them! Combining fun-filled activities, games, and projects, this complete and innovative K-to-12 geography curriculum incorporates history, science, math, and literature. Includes free access to a digital download with reproducible maps, timeline figures, activity pages, and more. 251 pages, softcover from Geography Matters.

Perfect as its own ethnographic course, or as a supplement to geography, history, or social studies, Eat Your Way Around the World will be a hit for any homeschool family! Arranged by continent and country, simple, traditional recipes are interspersed with etiquette hints, food profiles, notes on the culture, recipe information, room to journal.even a passport is included! Discover foods from Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, South America, China, Japan, India, France, Ireland, England, Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, the U.S. and more. 111 pages, spiral-bound softcover. Index with websites for more recipes included.

Now you can taste your way across the country without leaving your own dining room table! Eat Your Way Through the U.S.A. includes a full meal of recipes from each state plus the District of Columbia. The recipes are easy to follow. Though not written at a child's level, children can be included in the preparation of these dishes. All pages are printed in two colors for added interest and there is a set of interesting food facts from each state to supplement your cooking experience. Spiral Bound.

Bon Voyage! Take a vacation around the world with Trail Guide to World Geography. Three different 'trails' allow for three years worth of use, or for three different students to simultaneously use the same curriculum; trails are divided into 2-4th grade, 5-7th grade and 8th-highschool. Geography Trail Features include five minute drills that use an atlas, almanac or critical thinking and analysis skills on the part of the student; Points of Interest contains a variety of mapping, research and other projects for students to choose from, and "Geography through Literature" follows Phileas Fogg in "Around the World in 80 Days." Systematically moving around the world, there's something here for everyone, whether you're looking for a few warm up drills or a thorough, in-depth geography course. Reproducibles and answers included. 127 pages, softcover.

Make your way across the great United States with this Trail Guide to US Geography. Three different trails allow for three years worth of use, or for three different students to simultaneously use the same curriculum. Geography Trail features include five minute drills that use an atlas, almanac or critical thinking and analysis skills on the part of the student; "Points of Interest" contains a variety of mapping, research or other projects for students to choose from, and Geography Through Literature follows the Louis and Clark Expedition. Systematically moving through the US, there's something here for everyone, whether you're looking for a few warm up drills or a thorough, in-depth geography course. Reproducibles and answers included. 126 pages, softcover.

Creative and filled with ideas for traveling the world in your studies, Galloping the Globe is a unit study for kindergarten through fourth grade. Focusing on the seven continents and some specific countries, this study is designed to take 1-3 years to complete; suggested schedules are included. Integrating geography, Bible, history, science, literature, and maps & flags, children will discover the famous people from each country as well as holidays and other cultural traditions. Each country has a checklist with books to read from the core reading list as well as individual picture books, biographies, websites to visit, language arts selections, appropriate Bible references and activities unique to each portion of the world. Employing a notebooking approach, students build a notebook as they progress throughout the course. The CD-ROM includes all of the activity sheets, maps, and flags that are in the book, as well as other bonus notebooking pages. Mac and PC compatible. Maps, reports, flags, and activity pages are reproducible. 266 pages, indexed. Answer key included. Grades K-4. Softcover.

This study is based around a core book list consisting of the following:

Canter about the country as you introduce your students to the fifty states and Washington D.C. State geography, history, mottos, animals and other regional information is collected and presented in this comprehensive notebooking unit study. Each state features an introductory reading passage followed by interesting facts and a booklist separated into general reference, geography, history/biography, science, literature, language arts, and character (derived from the state motto) categories. A list of activities rounds out each state, allowing parents to pick and choose what they'd like to do. Small reduced images show you what notebooking pages to complete from the CD-ROM. The included CD-ROM contains reproducible outline maps, word searches, crossword puzzles and in this new edition, even more notebooking content! 261 pages with limited reproducible pages, softcover. Grades 1-5.

Perfect for any homeschool geography project, this book of completely customizable maps gives your students the space to write in capitals, bodies of waters, major population cities, terrain, elevation and more! Outline maps, shaded relief maps, and maps covering continents, regions, countries, the 50 U.S. states, and Canadian territories and provinces are included. Perfect for reinforcing all your homeschool history, social studies and unit study lessons! Over 130 maps included. 136 pages; reproducible for families, co-op class teachers, or single classrooms. 8.5" x 11". 3rd Edition.

Perfect for any homeschool geography project! Completely customizable to your project, fill in captials, bodies of waters, major population cities, terrain, elevation and more! This CD-ROM contains all the maps found in Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book, plus scores of additional bonus maps. Over fifty countries, each of the fifty states, all Canadian provinces & territories, all continents, and even color maps on hurricane tracking, a storm chart and other various maps are all included. Perfect for reinforcing all your homeschool history, social studies and unit study lessons! Over 180 maps included. 1 CD-ROM.

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Discover the world through art! Many different features will highlight the various features of countries around the world through sketching, artist profiles, culture connection boxes, internet resources, recipes, maps, and leveled projects for multi-age use. More than 100 art projects touch on 27 countries, including Egypt, Ghana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, China, India, Japan, Russia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Brazil and others. Notes on the country, step-by-step instructions, photographs or illustrations, needed materials and other information are included. 189 pages, indexed, softcover. Reproducibles included.

Keep your timeline organized and neat with the Mark-It Timeline of World History from Geography Matters! This timeline is made of paper; the front has a yellowed parchment appearance with dates, while the back features marked brown lines on white without dates. Homeschoolers can use the blank side for studies before 4000 BC or to add more details than can fit on the front; because the back is not numbered, each mark can stand for 1-100 years as needed. Lines may be cut apart if a linear time line is desired. Measures 23" across the bottom and is 34" tall.

The jumbo size outline maps in this set are ideal for any study of the Bible, Ancient Civilizations, and more. It is the recommended map set to use with Trail Guide to Bible Geography. Timeline and maps are double-sided.

The set includes the following 11" x 17" outline maps:

With a focus on the character, as well as the accomplishments, of these people who have done great things with their lives, readers will find they can relate to many different aspects of these biographies! Short (approximately 2-page) biographical sketches present a quick look at the innovation and courage many had, profiling what they are remembered for today, and providing insights into their motivations. Critical thinking activities include sequencing of events and true/false questions; maps help students to see where events took place; and timelines provide an overview of particular time periods. An activity extends the lesson, and various games (crosswords, word scramble, etc.) provide a fun way to remember the important part of each biography. Read about everyone from Marco Polo to John Smith to Handel to Sacagawea to Francois Millet! 20 profiles; 203 pages, softcover, answer key included. Grades 3-5. Volume 1.

Focusing on the character and accomplishments of Americans who did great things with their lives,Profiles from History Volume 2 provides an introduction to American lives worth emulating. Short biographical sketches present a quick look at the innovation and courage of founders & nation-builders such as Patrick Henry, Daniel Webster, Clara Barton, Annie Oakley, Harriet Tubman, and others.

Profiling what they are remembered for today, and providing insights into their motivations, discussion questions provide opportunities to think critically about each biography; maps help students to see where events took place; and timelines provide an overview of particular time periods. An activity extends the lesson, and various games (crosswords, word scramble, etc.) provide a fun way to remember the important part of each biography. 20 profiles; 220 pages, softcover, answer key included. Grades 3-5.

Focusing on the character and accomplishments of leaders who did great things with their lives, Profiles from History Volume 3 provides an introduction to courageous lives worth emulating. Short biographical sketches present a quick look at the innovation and courage of those leaders who changed the world, including Amos Fortune, George Washington, Noah Webster, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Corrie ten Boom, and others.

Profiling what they are remembered for today, and providing insights into their motivations, discussion questions provide opportunities to think critically about each biography; maps help students to see where events took place; and timelines provide an overview of particular time periods. An activity extends the lesson, and various games (crosswords, word scramble, etc.) provide a fun way to remember the important part of each biography. 18 profiles; 203 pages, softcover, answer key included. Grades 3-5.