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Trail Guide to World Geography
- How many years can I use the Trail Guide to World
Geography?
- Can I teach more than one level at a time?
- What grade level is appropriate for this book?
- What other resources do I need to use this book?
- If I buy the Trail Guide with these additional resources can
I get a discount?
- Do I need to have The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide in
order to use the Trail Guide effectively?
- What’s the difference between The Ultimate Geography and
Timeline Guide and the Trail Guide to World Geography? How do
I decide between them?
- Can this geography course be considered in depth enough
for a high school student?
1. How many years can I use the Trail Guide to
World Geography?
You can use this book for at least 3 years. The daily drills (Geography
Trails) are written for 3 levels. You can use any of the remaining
trails or levels for subsequent years as a simple geography moment
each day to keep atlas usage and geoTerms fresh.
2. Can I teach more than one level at a time?
Yes, this book was designed to allow teachers and parents to teach
a variety of student levels all at once. All students are studying
the same topic, but doing assignments at their own academic level.
Assignment choices range from research to art to making crossword
puzzles, salt dough maps and keeping a geography notebook and much
more. Choose assignments for each student that meets their learning
style and interest and you’ll have a great time learning together.
Set aside one day each month to let each student share what he/she
is learning with the others.
3. What grade level is appropriate for this book?
Recommended for 2-high school when teaching multi grades. Most appropriate
for 4th-high school
Use for 2nd and 3rd graders only if your student is reading independently,
wants to do mapping, or loves atlases. Or great if you are teaching
older students and want to include your 2nd or third grader.
If your OLDEST student is in 2nd –4th grade use Galloping
the Globe now and step up to Trail Guide in the next year or two.
Galloping the Globe is much more fun and engaging for the younger
students.
4. What other resources do I need to use this
book?
Highly Recommended
- Outline Maps - for
mapping assignments (We recommend Uncle
Josh's Outline Map Book or CD ROM)
- World Atlas - for
mapping assignments and daily geography drills
- Primary level (2nd - 4th grade) - Jr. Classroom Atlas
- Intermediate level (5th - 7th grade) - Classroom Atlas
- Secondary level (8th grade - high school) - Answer Atlas
Additional helpful resources
- Around the
World in 80 Days by Jules Verne - used during the last 9 weeks
of the year for literature unit. Students will travel the world
with the key characters of this classic mapping the trail and
choosing from a variety of additional assignments. You may be
able to obtain this book from the library.
- Geography
Through Art by Sharon and Rich Jeffus and Cindy Wiggers -
used for all art projects. Categorized by continent and listed
in the Trail Guide, which project to do when appropriate to where
your study has taken you.
- Geographical Terms Chart
- great visual aid for understanding geography's physical terms.
Used as a resource for weekly Illustrated Geography Dictionary
assignments.
- USA/World Double-Sided
Map - recommended for 2nd or third graders doing the primary
level.
- The Ultimate
Geography and Timeline Guide by Maggie Hogan and Cindy Wiggers
- a great reference resource for weekly Points of Interest assignments.
Referenced in Trail Guide by page number for your convenience.
5. If I buy the Trail Guide with these additional
resources can I get a discount?
We offer discounts when you buy a bundle of resources that compliment
the Trail Guide to World Geography. See Geography Bundles section
of our Website.
6. Do I need to have The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide in
order to use the Trail Guide effectively?
No, it is an added helpful resource, not a necessity. Your students
will be doing research on a number of topics. Often just a basic
summary of places is all that is needed. When that information is
in the Ultimate Guide its page number is provided in parenthesis.
Summaries can also be found in encyclopedias, almanacs, and library
books. The Ultimate Guide also has great mapping assignments and
geography terms flash cards and glossary of geography terms that
can be used throughout the school year.
There are plenty of assignment choices that do not make use of
The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide, however if you like having
research resources handy, you may want to include it in your personal
library.
7. What’s the difference between The Ultimate
Geography and Timeline Guide and the Trail Guide to World Geography?
How do I decide between them?
The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide is a K-12 curriculum
guide complete with teacher refresher course, teaching helps, geography
games and activities, instructions on incorporating geography with
science, history, literature and more. It includes complete units
studies (Study of Holland using Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
{literature}, Volcanoes {science}, Weather {science}) and specific
geography course for middle school and also for high school. It
also provides instructions on setting up your own unit studies in
science, literature, and history. There are over 150 reproducible
pages including maps, timeline figures, scope and sequence check
off and more. It is great for those who love unit study approach
and can plan their own with just a little guidance.
Trail Guide to World Geography uses the same philosophy and teaching
methods as recommended in The Ultimate Guide, but with more specific
assignments laid out in a daily and weekly format. When information
in the Ultimate Guide is helpful, it is listed by page number. The
Trail Guide to World Geography is the book of choice for those who
do not want to make their own lesson plans, want to use a incorporating
geography approach, or want their students to make a geography notebook
throughout the year. For the most part, once students are comfortable
using an atlas they can work independently.
If you can swing it, both books work great together!
8. Can this geography course be considered in
depth enough for a high school student?
The Trail Guide IS suitable for 1 semester high school credit if the
student does enough of the assignment choices to warrant it. You can
combine it with the High School level Conquering the Continents course
in the Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide. (It is referred to in
the Trail Guide by page number when the added high school assignments
should be done)
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