World Rivers: CKHG Student Reader
$6.95
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World Rivers reinforces map skills and geographical concepts as students learn about the benefits and dangers of rivers, and explore why ancient civilizations and modern cities were established near rivers.
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.
About This Book
World Rivers reinforces map skills and geographical concepts as students learn about important rivers around the world. Students explore the benefits and dangers of rivers. They learn why ancient civilizations and modern cities were established near rivers, and how rivers are often associated with major historical events. Rivers studied include the Ganges, Indus, Yellow (Huang He), Yangtze (Chang Jiang), Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, Niger, Congo, Amazon, Orinoco, Mississippi, Mackenzie, Yukon, Murray, Darling, Volga, Danube, and Rhine.
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 Rivers Homeschool Set:
1 Student Reader
1 Teacher Guide - World Rivers Classroom Set:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide - Grade 3 World History Set:
For each of three CKHG titles:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards (for all except World Rivers) - Grade 3 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 Rivers)
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 3-5 are appropriate for young readers from the upper elementary grades through middle school (Lexile levels 650 – 980).
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
58 pages
ISBN: 978-1-68380-040-8
