180 Days of Geography for First Grade

180 Days of Geography provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build grade 1 students' geographical knowledge and skills. With the world becoming more connected, learning about different places through a geographic lens will equip 21st century students with the skills they need to better understand diverse cultures and regions in an increasingly interdependent world. • Through weekly units, students will improve their geographic background knowledge, critical thinking and reasoning skills, map and spatial skills, and answer photo- and text-dependent questions • Provide detailed instruction on map skills, key geographical concepts, and the five themes of geography: location, place, human environment/interaction, movement, and region • An introductory two-week unit focuses on teaching the map skills that students will use throughout the rest of the book • Subsequent units will introduce students to a new place or a type of map, and will explore the relationship b