Geo-Tour
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Geo-Tour is a family curriculum to study Geography, Literature and writing together. The focus for this curriculum is to learn to write well with a copywork and dictation approach to writing well by mimicking well written authors. I have provided writing throughout related to the literature being studied; parents are also encouraged (and is scheduled) to have their students learn to write well with Writing with Ease and Writing With Skill programs. These programs are well designed.
"Young students who learn to write well need one-on-one instruction—something which your child’s classroom may not offer.
In The Complete Writer series, Susan Wise Bauer turns every parent into a writing teacher. No experience is needed.
Drawing on her fifteen years of experience in teaching writing, Susan lays out a carefully-designed sequence of steps that will teach every student to put words on paper with ease and grace. This alternative plan for teaching writing combines the best elements of old-fashioned writing instruction with innovative new educational methods—and explains why so many writing programs fail." -Well-Trained Mind
Science is lightly covered throughout using a DK Encyclopedia. I would suggest that students in grades 7-8 add on science. Grammar is lightly covered for grades 3-5. Otherwise, I do not recommend adding any grammar or spelling this year, I would like to see your family focus on learning to write well with the side benefit of learning proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, proper sentence and paragraph structure. You will need to add math for each student. Your youngest children may need to add in phonics.
This is a ONE-YEAR Curriculum (36 weeks) for you to use with all of your children in Grades 3-8 to learn together. If you have a set of younger children as well; you can then cycle through this program again later when the younger set gets a little older.
NOTE: This curriculum has been written for grades 3-8. If you have a high school student who would like to take this with the family it would do well, just make sure you add in Writing with Skill, grade level math, and Science.
Items to place in your cart:
Geo-Tour II Curriculum Textbook Package (comes with Manual)
Geo-Tour II Reading Package
Writing
Math
Optional add on items
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Geo-Tour II
Geo-Tour II Manual in print grades 3-8, 3-5, or 5-8 OR as PDF download grades 3-8
Geography II text, workbook, & teacher guide
Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia by DK
Big Fantastic Earth by DK
Where is the Great Wall?
Children Just Like Me by DK (grades 3-5 pkg)
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The following books are sold out
Usborne Illustrated Grammar and Punctuation (grades 3-5 Pkg)
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Almost Home
Ashanti to Zulu
The True Story of Balto
The Cay
Dr. Suess The Great Doodler
Flying the Dragon
Force & Motion in Sports (Free)
Grizzly Trap
Henry Reed, Inc.
Mala, A Hero for All
Amzing Animal Journeys
Skyscrapers
Rickshaw Girl
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (optional)*
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons (optional)*
Shadow Spinner
Welcome to Wonderland Home Sweet Motel
Welcome to Wonderland Beach Party (optional)*
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The following books are SOLD OUT
The Cricket in Times Square-
The Cricket in Times Square Student and Teacher Study Guides (optional)*
Usborne Illustrated Stories from Aesop
A Single Shard
Sky High George Ferris's Big Wheel
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Almost Home
Ashanti to Zulu
The True Story of Balto
Dr. Suess The Great Doodler
Flying the Dragon
Force & Motion in Sports (Free)
Grizzly Trap
Henry Reed, Inc.
Mala, A Hero for All
Amzing Animal Journeys
Skyscrapers
Rickshaw Girl
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (optional)*
Shadow Spinner
Sky High George Ferris's Big Wheel
Welcome to Wonderland Home Sweet Motel
Welcome to Wonderland Beach Party (optional)*
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The following books are sold out
The Cricket in Times Square--SOLD OUT
The Cricket in Times Square Student and Teacher Study Guides (optional)*
A Single Shard
Usborne Illustrated Stories from Aesop
PRICE IS ADJUSTED
Almost Home
The Cay
Flying the Dragon
Force & Motion in Sports (Free)
Grizzly Trap
Henry Reed, Inc.
Mala, A Hero for All
Skyscrapers
Rickshaw Girl
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (optional)*
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons (optional)*
Shadow Spinner
Welcome to Wonderland Home Sweet Motel
Welcome to Wonderland Beach Party (optional)*
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The following books are sold out
A Single Shard
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Geography II Bundle
Bundle includes: text, workbook, teacher guide, lesson plans
The Geography II set continues taking your student through the studies of the world. After completing the Geography I program, students are ready to cover areas of the world outside the Ancient Roman Empire. Each lesson includes physical features, history, and culture. Students will continue to deepen their understanding of past and present as they learn about ancient and modern countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Oceania, & the Americas
Grades 6-9
NOTE Geography Flashcards are Sold Out
This review will help students retain the knowledge they gained in their study of Geography I. The review takes very little time and makes a great companion to Geography II.
$5.00
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This review will help students retain the knowledge they gained in their study of Geography I. The review takes very little time and makes a great companion to Geography II.
$7.95
Click Here to Buy
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Evan-Moor Daily 6-Trait Writing Grades 3-8
Give your students the fun and focused writing practice they need to become strong and successful writers. The 125 engaging, 10- to 15-minute lessons support any writing program. Teacher instructions included each week.
25 week program, 5 days per week (or 31 weeks if you are doing 4 days per week)
25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills: Ideas, Organization, word choice, Sentence Fluency, Voice, and Convention
GRADE 5, 6, & 7 SOLD OUT
Writing with Skill level 1 set
Writing With Skill level 1 Instructor Text and Student workbook
Middle Grades - High School
This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniques–the imitation and analysis of great writers–with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature.
Skills Taught:
~ One- and two-level outlining
~ Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, scientific descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum
~ Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry
~ Researching and documenting source material
Features of the Program:
~ Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction
~ Instructor Text provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the student’s work
~ Student workbook encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student
~ Prepares students for high-level rhetoric and composition.
Grades 7 - High school "Age 13 or 14 is usually a fine time to start this curriculum."
The Creative Writer Combo pack
Volumes 1-4 pack (paperback)
Middle School (Grades 6-9)
The Creative Writer, Level One
A gentle, imaginative introduction to the skills all creative writers need. Gives guidance for both teacher and student, building skills in writing poetry and fiction. 213 pages.
The Creative Writer, Level Two
A gentle, imaginative introduction to the skills all creative writers need. Gives guidance for both teacher and student, building skills in writing poetry and fiction. 328 pages.
The Creative Writer, Level Three
A skilled and experienced author provides gentle guidance for creative writers to build skills in fiction and poetry. 306 pages.
The Creative Writer, Level Four
Guides young writers from idea to polished short story or poem in a single volume. 245 pages.
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WBC Copywork and Handwriting Level 3 workbook
West Brooke Curriculum Copywork and Handwriting Level 3 workbook
Cursive & Manuscript practice
A companion to Grade 3 curriculum
JW Edition
ABOUT PEOPLE AND PLACES: A VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
Meet the people of the world and find out about some of the fascinating cultures that make up our global community.
From Spaniards to Samoans, and the Miao to the Miskitu, this fully updated edition of DK’s popular Encyclopedia of People will take you on a worldwide tour of continents, peninsulas, and islands to discover what life is like for the billions of people on our planet.
This would be a beautiful addition to Grade 4, Geo-Tour II, or for your own culture studies.
ONLY ONE AVAILABLE
Geo-Tour II Manual in print
Full Grades 3-8 in print & spiral bound
Full Grades 3-5 in print & spiral bound
Full Grades 5-8 in print & spiral bound
Save by buying in the textbook package
Geo Tour II Manual In PDF
Full Grades 3-8 in PDF download lesson plans
[uses spine books Memoria Press Geography I set & DK Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia; sold separately]
Reference book for all Ages
Covering more than 380 topics from dinosaurs to digital technology, this highly visual guide engages young readers with photographic spreads and illustrations annotated with amazing trivia. Featuring full-color photographs, maps, cutaway diagrams, charts, and more, Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is written in a clear and child-friendly style with updates that include recent space missions, scientific breakthroughs, and the latest significant events. Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is perfect for reports, homework, and independent research.
Spine book for Geo-Tour Curriculum.
DK Big Fantastic Earth Level 4
Geo-Tour II textbook
How do waterfalls form? How long is the Nile River? Who led the first expedition on Mount Everest?
Discover the earth's most amazing natural wonders in Big Fantastic Earth!
Explore the highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to the deep grooves of the Grand Canyon, and discover how the incredible landscapes around the world were formed. Big Fantastic Earth takes readers on an exciting journey around the world's incredible natural architecture.
Where is the Great Wall?
Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heart
When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless. Nevertheless, Sugar's mother has taught her to be grateful no matter what, so Sugar does her best. With the help of a rescue dog, Shush; a foster family; a supportive teacher; a love of poetry; and her own grace and good humor, Sugar comes to understand that while she can't control the hand life deals her, she can control how she responds.
When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip remembers his mother’s warning about black people: “They are different, and they live differently.”
But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip’s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy.
Geo-Tour II
Dr. Suess The Great Doodler
Geo-Tour II
Flying the Dragon tells the story of two cousins in alternating chapters. American-born Skye is a good student and a star soccer player who never really gives any thought to the fact that her father is Japanese. Her cousin, Hiroshi, lives in Japan, and never really gives a thought to his uncle’s family living in the U.S. Their lives are thrown together when Hiroshi’s family, with his grandfather (who is also his best friend), have to move to the U.S. suddenly. Skye resents that she is now "not Japanese enough," and yet the friends she’s known forever abruptly realize she is "other." Hiroshi has a hard time adjusting to life in a new culture, and resents Skye’s intrusions on his time with Grandfather. Through all of this is woven Hiroshi’s expertise, and Skye’s growing interest in, kite making and competitive kite flying, culminating in a contest at the annual Washington Cherry Blossom Festival.
Extreme Adventures Grizzly Trap
By Justin D'Ath
Ages 8-12
In Grizzly Trap, Sam Fox is on a trip to North America with his Cub Scout pack when their bus crashes down a canyon. Some of the group are seriously injured, so Sam and two cubs set off to find help. But Sam is thousands of miles from home, in the middle of the American wilderness. A wilderness full of howling wolves, and a massive, unpredictable grizzly bear that’s following them . . .
The pace of all of the Extreme Adventure novels keeps readers gripped from the first page to the last. Sam is bounced so quickly from oneadventure to another, readers will hardly have time to breathe.
Henry Reed has arrived in Grover's Corner--and the town will never be the same. While spending the summer with his aunt and uncle, Henry comes up with a sure-fire money-making project: Henry Reed, Inc., Research. Henry's neighbor, Midge Glass, has an even more sure-fire hit: Reed and Glass, Inc. Now with Henry's ingenious mind and Midge's practical reasoning, Reed and Class Inc. turns into a huge success--while creating more bewildering and outrageous schemes than the townfold could have imagined.
Mala: A Hero for All
Geo-Tour II
Ten-year-old Naima longs to earn money to help her poor Bangladeshi family, but her talent in painting traditional patterns, or alpanas, is no use. While considering whether she could disguise herself as a boy and try to drive her father's rickshaw, she wrecks the vehicle and its painted tin sides on a test-drive, threatening the family's sole livelihood. Her solution is to steal away, disguised as a boy, to a repair shop and offer her services painting decorations on the rickshaws. She is surprised to find that the owner is a woman. When Naima reveals herself, she is hired on the condition that her father will keep bringing her for training at the shop, so that her paintings will help the business. The future looks bright for the girl and her family.
The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life—the race against time. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the courage that makes one young woman a heroine in Japan.
See Note at bottom of Geo-Tour page.
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different. Buran cannot -- Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city's crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.
See note at bottom of Geo-Tour page.
Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan's story begins....
It falls to Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad. But as she searches the city, a wonderful thing happens. From a quiet spinner of tales, Marjan suddenly becomes the center of a more surprising story than she ever could have imagined.
Skyscrapers
Geo-Tour II
Welcome to Wonderland Home Sweet Motel book #1
by Chris Grabenstein PB
Eleven-year-old P. T. Wilkie may be the greatest storyteller alive. But he knows one thing for a fact: the Wonderland Motel is the best place a kid could ever live! All-you-can-eat poolside ice cream! A snack machine in the living room! A frog slide! A giant rampaging alligator! (Okay, that last one may or may not be made up.) There’s only one thing the Wonderland doesn’t have, though—customers. And if the Wonderland doesn’t get them soon, P.T. and his friend Gloria may have to say goodbye to their beloved motel forever.
They need to think BIG. They need to think BOLD. They need an OUTRAGEOUS plan. Luckily for them, Gloria is a business GENIUS, and OUTRAGEOUS is practically P.T.’s middle name. With Gloria’s smarts and P.T.’s world-famous stories and schemes, there’s got to be a way to save the Wonderland!
Welcome to Wonderland #2 Beach Party Surf Monkey
by Chris Grabenstein PB
There’s always something wacky happening when you live in a motel, and P.T. (named after P. T. Barnum, of course) has grown up at the world’s wackiest! When word gets out that the hottest teen idols in Hollywood (plus current YouTube sensation Kevin the Monkey!) will be filming their next movie--Beach Party Surf Monkey—right in St. Pete’s Beach, Florida, P.T. and his friend Gloria know that the Wonderland would be the perfect location. Now they just have to convince the producers!
But when things start to go wrong (crazed fans? missing stars?), it will take all of Gloria’s business genius and P.T.’s wild stories to save the movie before both it andthe Wonderland are all washed up!
HB
Memoria Press Links
Teacher Guide, Student Workbook and Novel
Grade 4+
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Cricket in Times Square study guides- some lessons provided in the manual, this would be in addition to those.
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes- This book is a Japanese drama of the tragedy resulting from the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima during World War II. Strongly suggest that parent(s) read prior to reading it aloud to the family. – it is a short read
WARNING/NOTE: Mom and I both read this book and feel that families can glean a lot of insight into Japanese culture/thinking as well as information regarding a major historical event that affected many lives. Due to the sensitivity of the book’s contents, this book is optional and would only be suggested as a read-aloud so that families can discuss the sensitive topics as they arise.
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons- This is one of those diversity titles that does really give you insight into the view of stations in life in an Arab nation. However, there are several warnings I will give for reading this book. I enjoyed the storyline of seeing a frustrated daughter in an impossible situation where there was a need to help the family financially and of eventually seeing her fall in love. On the back of the book it says 12 and up; I would say for a mature 12 and up who really enjoys reading historical fiction and understands in reading such that they will read about customs, viewpoints, etc. from a foreign viewpoint.
Welcome to Wonderland Beach Party- This is the second book in the series and is read at the end of the year; can be optional but a fun book! No warnings for this book.