Hands-On, Activity-Based Program
Teach fourth-graders geography using developmentally appropriate tools and activities!
Discover What's Inside
Encompass U.S. Regions teaches fourth-graders geography through the following topics:
- Unit 1: How Do We Read Maps and Globes?
- Unit 2: How Do Maps and Globes Help Us Find Places?
- Unit 3: How Do Maps Show Political and Physical Features?
- Unit 4: What Are Different Types of Thematic Maps?
- Unit 5: What Can We Learn about Regions?
Build Foundational Skills
Using hands-on activities, you’ll teach fourth-graders the following foundational skills and concepts:
- Identifying characteristics of a map and a globe
- Locating places by using latitude and longitude
- Understanding physical maps
- Reading a population map
- Identifying regions’ physical features and land uses
- Describing an important aspect of each region
Supplement Social Studies with Turnkey Activities
Encompass is a fun and flexible way to teach geographic literacy. Skills-based activities can be taught sequentially or stand on their own. And at 15–30 minutes, they’re easy to fit into instructional time.
Each activity includes an assessment and a cross-curricular extension. And we provide answer keys too! Activity Examples: Decoding Maps and Globes, Global Address, Elevation, Population Density
Get a Cartful of Components
- Encompass U.S. Regions Teacher’s Guide
- Our Country’s Geography Student Atlas—set of 30
- 9″ Activity Globe—set of 6
- U.S./World Political Desk Map—set of 15
- U.S./World Physical Desk Map—set of 15
- Social Studies Place Mat—set of 6
- U.S. Natural Regions Raised Relief Map—set of 6
- Wet-Erase Markers—set of 30
- Elementary Atlas Cart
- Interactive Mapping Activities
Engage Students with Interactive Activities
Access the digital version of U.S. Regions at Nystrom World. Interactive mapping activities correspond to the print versions and give fourth-graders practice with multistep problems. A PDF of the teacher’s guide is included.
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