Five-minute lessons about 140 countries promote classroom discussions, develop critical reasoning skills, and spark interest in our world neighbors.

Presents lessons on using an almanac.

Features reproducible intellectually stimulating activities that promote learning, reinforce what has been covered, sparks students' interest and takes only a few minutes to use.

Help students develop and practice the skills they need to compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction passages. After each of the 25 pairs of passages, students are asked both multiple choice and open-ended questions.

"High interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, detail, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similiar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book's units, they are preparing for success in testing"--Page 4 of cover.

Help students become more geographically literate and better prepared for the global community. Each book has 18 units that cover the 18 National Geography Standards. High-interest activities introduce students to places and regions, physical systems, human systems, environment and society, and the uses of geography.

High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about science and social studies topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, details, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.