All About the WorldLeah Walton2021-01-08T11:24:32-05:00
Welcome to Our All About the World Homeschool Geography Curriculum
What kind of biome do you live in? Where are the Cascade Mountains? Which Biblical Sea can’t support life because it is so salty? Find out the answers to these and many other fun facts in our multi-level geography course. In these eight progressively more difficult units, students will be taught important geography concepts while completing fun activities such as decoding puzzles, map work, and an international traders’ challenge.
Getting Started with Our All About the World Homeschool Geography Course
All About the World homeschool geography lessons introduce students to continents, capitals, landforms and biomes, major lakes and rivers, mountain ranges, political boundaries, and more. Elementary homeschool students can have fun completing a range of activities including matching, decoding puzzles, multiple choice, map work, and even an international traders’ challenge.
Overview
45 weeks, 2 days a week
Includes text-based lessons, printable word puzzles and activities, and answer keys
Grades 1st-8th
Supplies Needed
Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com; journal for notetaking and research; print or internet atlas What to Do
Go to Class Lessons and download the lesson plan and first lesson file. Start with the Day 1 reading assignment. Follow the instructions each day on the lesson plan and check them off when completed.
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Course Sample for Our All About the World Homeschool Geography Course
Oceans of the World
An ocean is a very large body of salt water. Earth has five major oceans. The five oceans together cover almost three-fourths of the earth’s surface. That means that if you had a box that was supposed to be the whole world and you divided it into four equal parts, three of them would be the part that is covered with water, and one of the would be the part of the world that would be land. See the picture below:
All of the blue part of the box would be water, and the green part would be land. That really is a lot of water!
The five major oceans all run together at some point. The five major oceans of Earth are:
Pacific Ocean—The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world. It goes all the way from Asia to North and South America, and it goes from the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia which joins it to the Arctic Ocean, all the way south where it joins the Southern Ocean.
Atlantic Ocean—The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean in the world. It goes all the way from Europe and Africa to North and South America, and it goes from the Arctic Ocean in the north, all the way south where it joins the Southern Ocean.
Indian Ocean—The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the world. It goes from Africa to Australia and some of the islands of Indonesia and from Asia on the north, all the way south where it joins the Southern Ocean.
Southern Ocean—The Southern Ocean is the fourth-largest ocean in the world. It goes all the way around the continent of Antarctica and joins the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans as it goes north.
Arctic Ocean—The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean in the world. It is very cold and icy. The North Pole is near the center of the Arctic Ocean. It goes south and touches North America, Europe, and Asia.
Course Outline for Our All About the World Homeschool Geography Course
Eight All About the World homeschool geography units include printable lessons and activity suggestions for elementary homeschool students.
Unit One:
Continents
Oceans
Unit Two:
Oceans of the World (including animal life)
Major Geographical Features of the Earth
Unit Three:
Rivers of the World
Landforms and Biomes
Unit Four:
Mountains of the World
Natural Resources
The United States and Her Capitals
Unit Five:
Major Lakes of the World
Natural Boundaries
Regions of the United States
Gulf Stream and Its Effects
Unit Six:
Major Landmarks and Features of the US and Her Territories
Capitals in the Western Hemisphere
Unit Seven:
Major Landmarks and Features of Canada and Mexico
Capitals in Europe
Unit Eight:
Major Natural and Manmade Landmarks of the World
Capitals in Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand
Final Review
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More About Our All About the World Homeschool Geography Course
This All About the World homeschool geography course is comprised of eight units, with each unit increasing in difficulty and grade level. Unit 1 is appropriate for 1st grade, Unit 2 is appropriate for 2nd grade, etc., through Unit 8 for 8th grade.
These units may be started at any point. For example, a fourth grade level student who has not had much background in geography may benefit from studying Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 over the course of a year. An older student may find some of the geography lessons and activities in the earliest units below his or her ability, but they will provide a solid introduction to world geography. An alternative is to review the content in those units, and if the student already has an understanding of those concepts, simply start with the All About the World homeschool geography unit that matches the student’s grade level.
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Or, go straight to the lesson plan or course lessons.
All About the World
Length: 8 units Content type: Text based Grades: 1-8
2. Click “View Lesson Plan” as available and organize as desired (on computer desktop or in a printed format). Lesson Plans for all courses coming soon.
3. Gather necessary resources, found on page 2 of the lesson plan.
4. Click “Go to Class Lessons” and get started.
5. Enjoy the course!
6. Utilize Applecore or your own record keeping system throughout the course.
7. Print a certificate of completion.
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