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History Quest: Early times Study Guide contains everything you need for a full year’s history curriculum for elementary-age children. Each weekly unit takes a chapter of History Quest: Early Times (#6521), the narrative history series, and turns it into a robust unit study with a week’s worth of engaging activities. Your student will gain a broad and deep understanding of early civilizations through readings, geography activities, discussions, writing assignments, coloring pages, crafts, and more. Also included throughout the curriculum are four weeks of warm and cozy ancient literature study, where parents and students snuggle up together to enjoy time-honored tales from four ancient civilizations across the world

. The History Quest: Early Times Study Guide is your child’s first step in a lifelong quest to explore and appreciate history. From Paleolithic times to the Islamic Empire, the Study Guide to History Quest: Early Times is a complete one-year curriculum guide that combines history with activities, world geography, great books, and writing. Young students study events and people from early civilization including ancient Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, Mesoamerica, Persia, Greece, India, Rome, Kush and Aksum, China, and Arabia. This comprehensive curriculum combines history studies with geography, literature, hands-on activities, and writing.

History Quest:  Early Times Study Guide is a teacher/parent guide that provides step by step lessons to teach world history from Pre-history to the 8th century CE.

270 pages. Grades 1-4.

From Pandia Press.

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Merriam-Webster Children's Dictionary FEATURES 3,000 PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS By DK.

This top-selling dictionary featuring 35,000 updated words, phrases, images, and authoritative content from Merriam-Webster is a must-have resource for elementary school children.

This new edition of DK’s Merriam-Webster Children’s Dictionary has a fresh design with color-coded page borders for each letter of the alphabet, and modern photographs and illustrations that give a lively, accessible look at the entries.

Each entry is fully explained with its definition, usage, examples, and notes on spelling and punctuation. Word senses have been refreshed to reflect modern usage, and maps and country statistics have been updated to include new countries, cities, borders, and flags.

Merriam-Webster Children’s Dictionary is an excellent visual reference resource for kids to have on-hand as they work through school assignments and learn important research skills.

Hardcover | Published by DK Children May 19, 2015 | 960 Pages | 8 x 10 | 6-9 years

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Pirates Past Noon By MARY POPE OSBORNE Illustrated by SAL MURDOCCA.

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!

It’s a treasure trove of trouble! Jack and Annie are in for a high-seas adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps—and ruthless pirates! Will they discover a buried treasure? Or will they be forced to walk the plank?

Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books

Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader

 Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures See #6693

Paperback | Published by Random House Books for Young Readers Mar 08, 1994 | 80 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | 6-9 years

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Get your GPS going with students in grades 5–8 by using Map Reading Skills! The activities in this 80-page book provide students with ample opportunities to practice and apply map skills. Map and diagram exercises and hands-on activities reinforce skills. This book includes reproducible maps and a special section on GPS and its uses, and it highlights essential vocabulary in bold. The book aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

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History Year by Year THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE DIGITAL AGE

Get ready for the ultimate time-travelling tour through history!

From ancient times to the modern world, you’ll experience each and every defining moment firsthand, including revolutions, art, battles, leaders, ideas, and inventions.

A giant visual timeline keeps track of your ongoing journey with stunning pictures, beautiful illustrations, and fact-packed text. The special “child in time” features reveal how children lived in different periods. You’ll meet a scribe in ancient Egypt, a young warrior in ancient Greece, and a girl working in the Industrial Revolution, among many others. Complex topics become crystal-clear with comprehensive coverage of ancient Rome, the Renaissance, Mughal India, the Ottoman Empire, the Atlantic slave trade, the French Revolution, the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, the War on Terror, and much, much more.

With more than 1,500 photographs, illustrations, maps, and graphics, History Year By Year showcases history in more detail and depth than ever before. Whether you’re mesmerised by mammoths and mummies or fascinated by flying and Facebook, there is something for everyone on this adventure through the ages.

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ABOUT DK WORKBOOKS: GEOGRAPHY, THIRD GRADE Perfect for children ages 8 and 9, this workbook provides extra practice to sharpen geography skills of third graders and contains curriculum-aligned exercises on topics including latitude and longitude, biomes, natural resources, changing maps, and more. Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy—making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

Each leveled workbook, for children ages 3–9, is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics including map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more. 

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ABOUT DK WORKBOOKS: GEOGRAPHY, SECOND GRADE Perfect for children ages 7 and 8, this workbook builds the confidence of second graders in their growing understanding of geography and contains curriculum-aligned exercises on topics including familiarity with the compass, map grids, physical and politcal maps, and the concept of hemispheres. Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy—making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

Each leveled workbook, for children ages 3–9, is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery. Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand. The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics including map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more. 

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ABOUT DK WORKBOOKS: GEOGRAPHY PRE-K Perfect for preschoolers, this workbook contains exercises that focus on the most basic concepts of geography, including humans and the natural world, Earth and the solar system, globes, types of maps, directions, landforms, and bodies of water.

Level by level, the write-in DK Workbooks: Geography series offers at-home practice that kids actually enjoy, making them ideal supplements to schoolwork. Designed to support curriculum standards, this series is developed with leading educational experts to build confidence and understanding.

For children ages 3–9, each leveled workbook is packed with activities and challenges, offering the beneficial repetition and cumulative learning that lead to mastery.

Fact boxes on each page give a simple overview of the topics being covered, review the basics, and often offer an example of the task at hand.

The exercises themselves reinforce key geography topics, including: map reading, compass directions, continents, countries and states, borders, bodies of water, and more. 

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This map measures 26″ x 38″ and is laminated.

It features beautiful physical relief cartography and specialized thematic maps including: elevation, population density, county/municipality.

Also featured are the state’s official flag, seal, motto, capital city, state animal, bird, flower.

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Integrate history, geography, culture, economics, civics, and government, with Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt's Core Skills: Social Studies workbook series. Students will practice map and geography skills and work with charts and other graphic devices. Lessons feature short paragraphs and an abundance of graphics (including photos, charts, and maps); students read the paragraph and answer the question that's often based upon the included images. Chapter checkups provide multiple-choice exercises and an open-ended "thinking and writing" question that review the previous chapters. Unit skill builders and unit tests are also included.

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Integrate history, geography, culture, economics, civics, and government, with Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt's Core Skills: Social Studies workbook series. Students will practice map and geography skills and work with charts and other graphic devices. Lessons feature short paragraphs and an abundance of graphics (including photos, charts, and maps); students read the paragraph and answer the question that's often based upon the included images. Chapter checkups provide multiple-choice exercises and an open-ended "thinking and writing" question that review the previous chapters. Unit skill builders and unit tests are also included.

In this 4th grade workbook, fifteen lessons are included in seven units, which cover all regions found in the United States. Covering the scope of human interactions through history, students will learn about the Northeast Region, the Southeast Region, the North Central Region, the Rocky Mountain Region, the Southwest Region, and the Pacific Region.

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Integrate history, geography, culture, economics, civics, and government, with Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt's Core Skills: Social Studies workbook series.

Students will practice map and geography skills and work with charts and other graphic devices. Lessons feature short paragraphs and an abundance of graphics (including photos, charts, and maps); students read the paragraph and answer the question that's often based upon the included images. Chapter checkups provide multiple-choice exercises and an open-ended "thinking and writing" question that review the previous chapters. Unit skill builders and unit tests are also included.

In this 6th grade workbook, sixteen lessons are included in five units, which cover basic geography principles, ancient civilizations, early Western civilizations (Greece & Rome), the Eastern hemisphere, and the Western hemisphere. Covering the scope of human interactions through history, students will learn about the Roman Empire, Greek city-states, the Pax Romana, lines of latitude, the building of the Panama Canal, and more.

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Integrate history, geography, culture, economics, civics, and government, with Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt's Core Skills: Social Studies workbook series. Students will practice map and geography skills and work with charts and other graphic devices. Lessons feature short paragraphs and an abundance of graphics (including photos, charts, and maps); students read the paragraph and answer the question that's often based upon the included images.

Chapter checkups provide multiple-choice exercises and an open-ended "thinking and writing" question that review the previous chapters. Unit skill builders and unit tests are also included.

In this 3rd grade workbook, sixteen lessons are included in six units, which cover basic information on various types of communities. Covering the scope of human interactions through history, students will learn about American Indian communities, suburban communities, cities, people and places, and more.

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Reproducible for classroom use. Line-listed answer key included.

Integrate history, geography, culture, economics, civics, and government, with Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt's Core Skills: Social Studies workbook series. Students will practice map and geography skills and work with charts and other graphic devices.

Lessons feature short paragraphs and an abundance of graphics (including photos, charts, and maps); students read the paragraph and answer the question that's often based upon the included images. Chapter checkups provide multiple-choice exercises and an open-ended "thinking and writing" question that review the previous chapters. Unit skill builders and unit tests are also included. 

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Integrate history, geography, culture, economics, civics, and government, with Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt's Core Skills: Social Studies workbook series.

Students will practice map and geography skills and work with charts and other graphic devices.

Lessons feature short paragraphs and an abundance of graphics (including photos, charts, and maps); students read the paragraph and answer the question that's often based upon the included images. Chapter checkups provide multiple-choice exercises and an open-ended "thinking and writing" question that review the previous chapters. Unit skill builders and unit tests are also included.

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The Complete Book of Starter Spanish for prekindergarten to first grade provides focused instruction on the following skills: numbers, letters, expressions, parts of speech, days and months, family and community terms. This Spanish activity book for children includes a Spanish-English glossary. The Complete Book of Starter Spanish is designed to help children build knowledge and skills for a solid foundation in Spanish by providing focused instruction. Filled with kid-friendly activities, The Complete Book of Starter Spanish supports skill mastery, encourages learning, and helps children hone the skills for Spanish proficiency.

This elementary Spanish workbook for kids is a great learning resource for at home or in the classroom and allows parents to supplement their children's learning in the areas they need it most.

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Trusted by Families Worldwide - With over 50 million sold, ThinkFun is the world's leader in brain and logic games.

Develops critical skills – Playing through the challenges builds reasoning and planning skills and provides a great stealth learning experience for young players.

What you get – Code Master is the ultimate coding board game and STEM toy, and teaches programming logic through fun gameplay.

Contains 10 maps with 60 levels to solve, as well as 12 guide scrolls, 12 action tokens, 8 conditional tokens, and an instruction booklet with solutions included.

Clear instructions – Easy to learn with a clear, high quality instruction manual.

You can start playing immediately!

Comes with multi-level challenges - Code Master comes with 60 beginner to expert challenges that become increasingly difficult as you play through them.

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The zip-lining science adventure rolls on for Blaine and Tracey Sassafras in The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 5: Geology.

The twins and your students will learn about rocks, fossils, maps, and more as they zip around the globe.

Don’t miss a minute of their summer-long journey!

The Sassafras Guide to Geology has chapter summaries, SCIDAT logbook information, encyclopedia readings, additional book lists, experiments, copywork/dictation, activities and more!

It gives you the tools to turn The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 5: Geology into a complete science curriculum for your elementary students

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Take an adventure to learn about rocks and more with Sassafras Science!

In The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume Five: Geology, the zip-lining science adventure rolls on for Blaine and Tracey Sassafras!

The twins and your students will learn about rocks, fossils, maps, and more as they zip around the globe visiting the Norwegian countryside, the ice of Antarctica, and a deep, dark cavern in Australia!

Don’t miss a minute of their summer-long zip line journey with their crazy Uncle Cecil!

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This essential resource provides weekly geography units that build students' geography knowledge, and are easy to incorporate into your curriculum.

In a world that is becoming more connected and globalized, 21st century students must have the skills necessary to understand their world and how geography affects them and others.

Students will develop their map and spatial skills, learn how to answer text- and photo-dependent questions, and study the 5 themes of geography.

Each week covers a particular topic and introduces students to a new place or type of map.

The first two weeks consist of a mini-unit that focuses entirely on map skills.

For additional units, students will study various places, and how culture and geography are related.

With a focus on North American regions, students will explore various types of maps including physical maps, political maps, topographic maps, thematic maps, climate maps, and various topics including scale, legends, cardinal directions, latitude, longitude, and more.

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Supplement your social studies curriculum with 180 days of daily geography practice!

This essential classroom resource provides teachers with weekly geography units that build students' geography knowledge, and are easy to incorporate into the classroom.

In a world that is becoming more connected and globalized, 21st century students must have the skills necessary to understand their world and how geography affects them and others.

Students will develop their map and spatial skills, learn how to answer text- and photo-dependent questions, and study the 5 themes of geography.

Each week covers a particular topic and introduces students to a new place or type of map.

The first two weeks consist of a mini-unit that focuses entirely on map skills.

For additional units, students will study various places, and how culture and geography are related.

With a focus on North American regions, students will explore various types of maps including physical maps, political maps, topographic maps, thematic maps, climate maps, and various topics including scale, legends, cardinal directions, latitude and longitude, and more.

Aligned to state standards and National Geography Standards, this resource includes digital materials.

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Supplement your social studies curriculum with 180 days of daily geography practice!

This essential classroom resource provides teachers with weekly geography units that build students' geography knowledge, and are easy to incorporate into the classroom.

In a world that is becoming more connected and globalized, 21st century students must have the skills necessary to understand their world and how geography affects them and others.

Students will develop their map and spatial skills, learn how to answer text- and photo-dependent questions, and study the 5 themes of geography.

Each week covers a particular topic and introduces students to a new place or type of map.

The first two weeks consist of a mini-unit that focuses entirely on map skills.

For additional units, students will study various places, and how culture and geography are related.

With a focus on the six populated continents, students will explore various types of maps including physical maps, political maps, topographic maps, thematic maps, climate maps, regional maps, and various topics including scale, legends, cardinal directions, latitude and longitude, and more.

Aligned to state standards and National Geography Standards, this resource includes digital materials.

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Supplement your social studies curriculum with 180 days of daily geography practice!

This essential classroom resource provides teachers with weekly geography units that build students' geography knowledge, and are easy to incorporate into the classroom.

In a world that is becoming more connected and globalized, 21st century students must have the skills necessary to understand their world and how geography affects them and others.

Students will develop their map and spatial skills, learn how to answer text- and photo-dependent questions, and study the 5 themes of geography.

Each week covers a particular topic and introduces students to a new place or type of map.

The first two weeks consist of a mini-unit that focuses entirely on map skills.

For additional units, students will study various places, and how culture and geography are related.

With a focus on smaller-scale maps like town and city maps, students will learn: cardinal directions; use of a key/legend; how to identify landforms; rural vs. urban locations; natural resources; relative locations; and what is farther or nearer from a point.

Aligned to state standards and National Geography Standards, this resource includes digital materials.

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Supplement your social studies curriculum with 180 days of daily geography practice! This essential classroom resource provides teachers with weekly geography units that build students' geography knowledge, and are easy to incorporate into the classroom. In a world that is becoming more connected and globalized, 21st century students must have the skills necessary to understand their world and how geography affects them and others. Students will develop their map and spatial skills, learn how to answer text- and photo-dependent questions, and study the 5 themes of geography. Each week covers a particular topic and introduces students to a new place or type of map. The first two weeks consist of a mini-unit that focuses entirely on map skills. For additional units, students will study various places, and how culture and geography are related. With a focus on US states, students will explore various types of maps including physical maps, political maps, topographic maps, thematic maps, climate maps, and various topics including scale, legends, cardinal directions, latitude and longitude, and more. Aligned to state standards and National Geography Standards, this resource includes digital materials. Learn More