World Deserts: CKHG Student Reader
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World Deserts strengthens map skills and geographical knowledge through the exploration of the many and varied deserts which exist on our planet.
Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. For each reader, a Teacher Guide and Timeline Cards are separately available. All materials may be downloaded and previewed in their entirety.
World Deserts uses maps and globes to show location and other aspects of geography to explore the world’s great deserts. Students will explore the characteristics of desert landscapes and life forms, with a focus on the Sahara and Kalahari in Africa; the Outback of Australia; the Gobi in Asia; the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan in North America; and the Atacama in South America. Students also study people who live in deserts, such as the San people of southern Africa and the indigenous peoples of the Australian Outback.
Related Components
- Teacher Guide: with detailed lesson plans, activity page masters, additional activities, and assessments
Preview the Book
Download this CKHG Student Reader in its entirety in PDF form.
Bundles:
- World Deserts Homeschool Set:
1 Student Reader
1 Teacher Guide - World Deserts Classroom Set:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide - Grade 6 World History Set:
For each of five CKHG titles:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards (for all except World Deserts) - Grade 6 Complete Grade-Level Set:
For each of six CKHG titles:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards (for all except World Deserts)
About CKHG
Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) is a comprehensive program in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. CKHG helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts specified in the Core Knowledge Sequence.
CKHG Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. In general, the content and presentation in CKHG Student Readers for Grades 6-8 are appropriate for young readers from the upper elementary grades through middle school (Lexile levels 950 – 1000).
Using CKHG in the Classroom
- For Social Studies: Used in their recommended sequence, CKHG materials can form the basis of an engaging Social Studies program that builds historical and geographical knowledge and skills grade by grade.
- For Language Arts: You can also use CKHG to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. CKHG objectives are correlated with the Common Core English Language Arts standards, which call for increased reading of nonfiction informational texts.
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Paperback
6.7 in. W x 9.6 in. H
45 pages
ISBN: 978-1-68380-318-8
