Elementary Geography
Title | Elementary Geography PDF eBook |
Author | Charlotte Mason |
Publisher | Ravenio Books |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2016-06-01 |
Genre | Education |
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This little book is confined to very simple “reading lessons upon the Form and Motions of the Earth, the Points of the Compass, the Meaning of a Map: Definitions.” The shape and motions of the earth are fundamental ideas—however difficult to grasp. Geography should be learned chiefly from maps, and the child should begin the study by learning “the meaning of map,” and how to use it. These subjects are well fitted to form an attractive introduction to the study of Geography: some of them should awaken the delightful interest which attaches in a child’s mind to that which is wonderful—incomprehensible. The Map lessons should lead to mechanical efforts, equally delightful. It is only when presented to the child for the first time in the form of stale knowledge and foregone conclusions that the facts taught in these lessons appear dry and repulsive to him. An effort is made in the following pages to treat the subject with the sort of sympathetic interest and freshness which attracts children to a new study. A short summary of the chief points in each reading lesson is given in the form of questions and answers. Easy verses, illustrative of the various subjects, are introduced, in order that the children may connect pleasant poetic fancies with the phenomena upon which “Geography” so much depends. It is hoped that these reading lessons may afford intelligent teaching, even in the hands of a young teacher. The first ideas of Geography—the lessons on “Place”—which should make the child observant of local geography, of the features of his own neighbourhood, its heights and hollows and level lands, its streams and ponds—should be conveyed viva voce. At this stage, a class-book cannot take the place of an intelligent teacher. Children should go through the book twice, and should, after the second reading, be able to answer any of the questions from memory. Charlotte M. Mason
Living Geography for the Primary Grades
Title | Living Geography for the Primary Grades PDF eBook |
Author | Marjorie Lang |
Publisher | |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2020-07-07 |
Genre | |
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Finally, Charlotte Mason's Elementary Geography has been completely updated and revised for a modern, secular audience. Includes supply lists, notes for teaching lessons, poems from diverse poets, and digitally enhanced illustrations. No need to edit on the fly, the work has been done for you! Collect your supplies in a handy box, then just open and go. Living Geography for the Primary Grades is sure to become a well-loved addition to your Charlotte Mason elementary homeschool. Includes nonreligious poems from Joseph Schuyler, Eliza Cook, Jane Taylor, Angela Grimke, Fanny Crosby, James McGirt, Valerie Dohren, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Lydia Maria Child, Mary Howitt, Coleridge, King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti, Sarojini Naidu, and Langston Hughes.
Home Geography for Primary Grades
Title | Home Geography for Primary Grades PDF eBook |
Author | C. C. Long |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1894 |
Genre | Geography |
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Contains different teaching lessons for elementary school students on geography.
Home Geography for Primary Grades
Title | Home Geography for Primary Grades PDF eBook |
Author | C C Long |
Publisher | Franklin Classics Trade Press |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2018-11-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780353009462 |
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Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Geography
Title | Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Geography PDF eBook |
Author | Gary S. Elbow |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2000-09-30 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0313032491 |
Geography teachers and school library media specialists will find this resource indispensable for providing classroom lessons and activities in critical thinking for geography students in grades 7-12. It is filled with over 75 primary source Internet sites covering such topics as Places and Regions, Physical Systems, Human Systems, Environment and Society, and the Uses of Geography, and will be an invaluable tool in helping teachers and librarians meet the standards set forth in the 1994 publication Geography for Life: National Geography Standards. Each site is accompanied by a site summary that describes the site contents and usefulness to geography teachers and school library media specialists. Site subjects include: Urban Landscapes, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Weather, The U.S. Census, and the World Wildlife Fund Global Network. The questions and activities that follow are designed to develop critical thinking skills for both oral and written presentations. An appendix of additional geography resources includes Internet addresses for approximately 25 sites relating to maps, primary sources, and critical thinking. This will provide teachers and librarians with even more resources for developing lessons to help each student meet all 18 of the National Geography Standards.
Mapmaking with Children
Title | Mapmaking with Children PDF eBook |
Author | David Sobel |
Publisher | Heinemann Educational Books |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Education |
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In this book, David Sobel explains how mapmaking has relevance across the curriculum.
Living in the Arctic
Title | Living in the Arctic PDF eBook |
Author | Allan Fowler |
Publisher | Childrens Press |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2001-03-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780516270845 |
Discusses people who live in the Arctic regions of the world and how it affects their lives.