abrightmom Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I can't find samples of the CBoMG and so I don't really have any idea of what the work is like. Is it consumable? I am considering the Complete Book or using the Evan Moor Daily Geography for my 2nd and 4th grade boys. If you have use EM is it consumable or do I photocopy the pages needed for each week? Do you recommend one over the other? I am leaning toward Complete Book because they can work on it simultaneously but I simply have NO idea about the content beyond the description. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 There's a huge sample on google of the complete book http://books.google.com/books?id=r-fe1EKmPakC&printsec=frontcover It's in color I think Evan Moor is meant to be copied and is really for the teacher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 The Complete Book of Maps and Geography is consumable. It is over 300 pages, many of them in color. Even if the publisher permitted copying, you’d probably find purchasing duplicate copies more economical. There are six sections. 1. 80+ pages of map skills – floor plans, drawing maps, map keys/legends, compass rose and directions, and scale and distance 2 and 3. 100+ pages of United States geography – applying skills from section 1 to U.S. maps. Includes worksheets for states, regions, capitals, and major rivers. Political, physical, product, and climate maps are introduced. 4. 18 pages for North and South America – Canada gets the most attention, followed by Mexico. There are a few pages covering all of Central and South America. 5. A few pages covering how to read grid maps. 6. 70+ pages covering world geography – globes and maps, continents, oceans, hemispheres, latitude, longitude, and time zones. A few worksheets use maps of Europe. Although there is some coverage of other countries, chiefly Western Hemisphere, the focus is definitely on the U.S. Your 2nd grader may need some help with a few of the pages. For example, on some of the map scale pages, the distances include fractions of inches, with the scale given in inches. If your student does not know how to figure out the number of miles represented by 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4 inches, you will have to explain. I am not familiar with the Evan Moor books so I cannot compare them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks ladies. I was on Amazon but looking at a CB with a different cover. It was for sale on Prime with one click ordering but with no samples. That is so bizarre! I am going to look again. :D It looks perfect for my 8yo but not challenging enough for my rising 4th grader. I am going to order one and look it over. It sounds like Evan Moor might be better for the older kiddo. Sherry, Thank you for all of the detail. Between the samples and your explanation I think it is a perfect fit for my 8yo. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I'd buy the Evan Moor consumable student book ($7.99 per copy, I think) on the publisher's website. It is so much easier than trying to make copies or print your own. I feel comfortable enough that I don't buy the teacher book, but you may feel differently. I bought the Daily geography, Daily science, and Daily Handwriting practice student/consumable books for $8 each for my daughter to use as her independent skill work in the morning while I'm clearing up from breakfast, making beds, and getting the day going. Might be considered by some as 'busy work', but she seems to enjoy things she can do completely independently when I'm occupied with another child or household responsibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 I'd buy the Evan Moor consumable student book ($7.99 per copy, I think) on the publisher's website. It is so much easier than trying to make copies or print your own. I feel comfortable enough that I don't buy the teacher book, but you may feel differently. I bought the Daily geography, Daily science, and Daily Handwriting practice student/consumable books for $8 each for my daughter to use as her independent skill work in the morning while I'm clearing up from breakfast, making beds, and getting the day going. Might be considered by some as 'busy work', but she seems to enjoy things she can do completely independently when I'm occupied with another child or household responsibility. I didn't know about this. I'm very comfortable with this idea. I'm going to look as I didn't see these when I searched. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesmom Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Was shipping reasonable from EM for the student workbooks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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