I do like these, but we got the Grade 4 one, and instead of building on one year after the next, it covers stuff that was already gone over by the edition for two years ago. Basic stuff like Parts of a Map or Latitute/Longitude (what is it?). Plus side is it covers stuff you need to know but never thought to study such as How Airports are Laid out (using O Hare?).

I recommend this book, but it's only because I haven't found anything better yet. Don't plan to pass it out and merrily do your attendance and other morning paperwork while expecting the students to quietly and accurately complete these questions. My students need explanation, and sometimes even a lot of guidance, to accurately complete many of these questions. I usually read the Monday explanation, have a short discussion, then have the students pass out the maps while I display the questions on the board. After all that is when I cautiously do the attendance. Pros: I don't need a ton of paper, and I can use the copies year after year. I make one copy of the map for every pair of students, and project the questions. This saves a lot of paper and encourages students to help one another. I have students pass out and collect the maps daily. On Friday, students submit their work for the week, which they've written in their own paper. I keep the maps in binder clips by the week. I teach the students how to use the binder clips, and it works very well. Cons: I have found that I cannot just pass out the papers and expect the students to understand the content, and often, even the directions, without my help. I think this is due to their lack of experience with using maps, although some of it is academic vocabulary as well. It does help if I go through the explanation and discussion part on Monday before displaying the questions, but that turns this 34;Warm-up34; into a 25-minute lesson. Sometimes what's in the Monday discussion is much more detailed than what the daily questions address. Sometimes the discussion includes information that cannot be found in the student materials, but is necessary for answering the daily questions. I have skipped several questions throughout the book and even one entire week because the information to answer the questions isn't in the student materials.

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