beka87 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I am trying to find a geography workbook geared toward an older child (upper middle to lower high) that would help remediate map skills and basic geographical knowledge. The only thing that I have found that is anything like what I'm thinking is Legends and Leagues, but I know that is geared toward elementary. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importswim Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Memoria Press' Geography series? I think they're normally elementary and early middle schools but you could probably use them for older kids. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) Possibly the Carson Dellosa Discovering Geography workbook series; they cover a variety of Geography topics, and not just map skills, and include interpreting charts and graphs; a fair amount of reading and thinking skills for these:grades 5-6 grades 6-7grades 7-8 Or possibly: - Mark Twain Media: Map Reading Skills workbook (gr. 5-8) - Remedia Publications: Map Skills workbook (gr. 4-8) - Daily Skill Builders: World Geography (middle grades and up) - Teachers Pay Teachers: Geography, Map Skills Bundle for Middle School & High School (gr. 6-12) Edited July 1, 2022 by Lori D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ting Tang Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I agree with Memoria Press. I have Geography I on hand, and the reading that goes along with it is definitely of the quality for a junior high or high school student. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) Thirding Memoria Press Geography. Books 1-2 are studying countries. Book 3 is more general topics. Supposedly it includes options to make it equal a high school credit-worthy course. My kids haven't done Book 3 yet so no personal experience there. We have done all the others- review books included. Scroll down just a smidge on this link to see. https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/american-and-modern-studies/ Edited May 6, 2022 by Green Bean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foofaraw Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Depending on what you mean by “geographical knowledge”, there’s also Trick Geography 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdomandtreasures Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 https://underthehome.org/home?subject=Geography&grade=All Grades&layout=iconsonly&week=All Weeks These are free! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beka87 Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 Thanks, all! Lots to investigate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 We are planning to use Trail Guide to World Geography for our 8th grader next year (it has different levels), plus Seterra games for practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Can anyone tell me exactly what do you mean by map skills? It seems very important in the US but I is it just how ro read a map? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) Yes. Reading a map includes the skills of: - understanding the legend or key - compass rose/direction - measuring/scale of distance - critical thinking skill of translating the flat 2-D map into what it means for navigating the 3-D world - etc. Yes, those tend to be the major skills practiced in a Map Skills workbook. But U.S. Map Skills workbooks tend often use maps and map reading as a way of practicing other skills and basic analysis/comparison thinking questions, esp. at the upper elementary/middle school level. (Check out the links in my previous post to the Discovering Geography gr. 6/7 or gr. 7/8 book to see the table of contents and sample pages of the type of additional thinking skills.) Map Skills workbooks also tend to include some additional topics, such as: - hemispheres and continents - map projections, globes, latitude/longitude - cartography, and overview of the history of mapmaking - working with different types of maps (beyond just roadmaps or a map of the zoo -- political; physical; topographical; climatic; economic/resource - sometimes broader skills of reading/using graphs and charts - sometimes inclusion of, and using maps to work with info on Social Studies areas that overlap with geography, such as history/culture, geographic biomes, etc. So Map Skills is a bit of a "catch-all" subject for practicing not only map reading, but some critical thinking/analysis, using the map reading as the thread to draw it together. Edited July 1, 2022 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I see wheras here all that would be covered in other subjects. Mostly maths, science or social studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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