Encompass K-5: Your Complete Social Studies Solution for Pennsylvania Classrooms
Engage your K-5 students in a hands-on journey through geography, history, and community with Encompass K-5. Designed specifically for Pennsylvania schools, this comprehensive program provides scaffolded atlases, maps, and globes to help students explore the world at their level.
From learning about symbols and maps in Grade 1 to discovering the rich history of the United States in Grade 5, Encompass K-5 offers flexible, stand-alone activities that allow teachers to choose the right lesson for their classroom needs. Each grade builds critical geographic and social studies skills, fostering curiosity and real-world understanding.
Now featuring the Pennsylvania Expansion Pack for Grade 3, this program dives even deeper into our state’s unique history, geography, and communities. With interactive maps and engaging activities, third graders will explore Pennsylvania’s landmarks, government, and how their local community connects to the larger world.
Bring the world—and Pennsylvania—into your classroom with Encompass K-5!


A Cartful of Geography Goodies!
Each grade level includes the following durable and engaging components:
- Teacher’s Guide with Skill-based Activities
- 30 Student Atlases
- 6 markable Activity Globes
- 6 markable Place Mats
- 6 raised relief Desk Maps
- 30 U.S./world Desk Maps
Grade K also includes a Big Book, Grades K-3 also includes 15 community desk maps, and Grade 4 also includes 15 U.S./world political desk maps.
- Teacher’s Guide
- 30 Pennsylvania Desk Maps
- 6 Pennsylvania Place Mats
Learning that Sticks!
Encompass builds a variety of hands-on learning experiences into the program to ensure that students
- actively engage with the content;
- understand and retain more; and
- recall and use new information.


Digital Mapping
Encompass is seamless between print and digital. The digital mapping lives at Nystrom World, where teachers can
- prep for lessons anytime, anywhere;
- extend learning with interactive activities;
- monitor student progress from one dashboard; and
- involve families by giving them frontline access.
