Encompass: Exploring Texas
Build geographic literacy, background knowledge, and comprehension with an experiential mapping program made Grade 4.
Saddle Up for a Texas-Sized Classroom Adventure!
Hit the trail with Encompass: Exploring Texas, Grade 4 – the experiential mapping program designed just for Texas classrooms. This TEKS-aligned supplementary program isn’t just about reading maps, it’s about discovering the heart and soul of the Lone Star State. From the sweeping plains to the rolling Hill Country, students will dig into Texas’s geography, history, and communities with interactive activities that make learning as big and bold as Texas itself.
Engage, Connect, Assess, and Close
The teacher’s guide is filled with skills-based activities designed around the Exploring Texas atlas and markable geography tools, putting geography at the foundation of social studies. Each activity includes clear objectives and is divided into four sections:
- Engage & Connect
- Deliver New Content
- Show What You Know
- Close the Lesson
Build Geographic Literacy and Background Knowledge
Students engage with text and images using the Exploring Texas atlas, which includes images with captions, chunked text, detailed maps, legends, graphs, and charts. The Grade 4 atlas is scaffolded, meeting students where they are and preparing them for Grade 5.
Give Students Experiential Learning Opportunities
With the aid of kid-sized globes and desk maps, students practice skills, engage in conversations, and respond to their peers’ ideas. Working in small groups, students interact with age-appropriate primary and secondary sources featured on the Social Studies Place Mats.
Check It Out Yourself!
With custom-designed Texas maps, globes, and the Exploring Texas Atlas at its core, this program helps students chart their way through the state’s rich past and present. Whether they’re tracing the paths of early settlers or exploring the regions that shaped Texas, your students will develop skills and background knowledge that sticks for years to come.
Download a free sample and see how this program can liven up your classroom faster than a bluebonnet in spring!
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