by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (Author)

Skill Sharpeners: Geography engages children in exploring the world while learning important map skills and geography concepts.

Winner of the Mom's Choice Gold Seal Award for the best family-friendly products, these colorful activity books excite children to learn about the world around them and practice cross-curricular skills that integrate current geography standards.

Each geography topic includes nonfiction reading selections, comprehension questions, vocabulary practice, writing prompts, and authentic activities that bring the concepts to life. These activities invite your child to be creative while using higher-order thinking skills.

• Old and new navigation
• GPS coordinates
• Dinosaurs
• Making mountains
• Major volcanoes
• Unique habitats
• Human migrations in history
• Indigenous peoples
• World religions
• World farming traditions
• Modern transportation
• National borders
• Special animals around the world

Includes answer key.

• How to Use directions for teaching geography
• Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
• Teaching suggestions for incorporating geography discussion questions
• Extension activities such as a geography journal, graphic organizers, and field trip suggestions

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