Daily Geography and Beginning Geography

Name: Daily Geography and Beginning Geography
Brand: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Social_studiesGrades K–6

About This Curriculum

Daily Geography and Beginning Geography provide systematic geography instruction through reproducible activity pages, covering map skills, landforms, bodies of water, continents, and oceans with hands-on activities.

What makes it unique: Flexible daily practice format with reproducible activities that can be completed in 15 minutes or extended for enrichment, featuring high-quality illustrations and comprehensive geography vocabulary aligned with National Geography Standards.

Daily Geography and Beginning Geography: Systematic Map Skills Program

Daily Geography and Beginning Geography are reproducible workbook series from Evan-Moor that provide systematic geography instruction aligned with National Geography Standards. The programs focus primarily on map skills, landforms, bodies of water, and basic geographic concepts through daily practice activities.

Best for

Homeschool families and teachers seeking systematic geography instruction for grades K-6 who want reproducible materials with minimal preparation time

Evaluation Criteria

2 strengths · 1 concern · 3 neutral · 1 insufficient evidence

Vocabulary BuildingStrength

The curriculum includes systematic vocabulary instruction with definitions and glossaries for geography terms.

Reviews mention vocabulary words introduced at the beginning of each lesson, included glossaries, and comprehensive geography vocabulary development

Geographic KnowledgeStrength

This is a major strength as the curriculum provides comprehensive geographic knowledge aligned with National Geography Standards.

Reviews note coverage of map skills, landforms, bodies of water, continents, oceans, latitude, longitude, political maps, climate zones, time zones, and human-environment interactions

Primary SourcesConcern

The curriculum does not appear to incorporate primary source documents in its geography instruction.

Reviews describe reproducible activity pages, maps, and graphics but make no mention of historical documents, letters, or other primary sources

Teacher TrainingNeutral

Teacher editions include background information and teaching scripts but limited comprehensive professional development.

Reviews note teacher manuals contain answer keys and background information that serves as a helpful teaching script, though some reviewers found this essential for successful implementation

Direct InstructionNeutral

The curriculum provides structured teacher guidance but relies heavily on independent student work rather than explicit instruction.

Reviews describe teacher editions with lesson plans and background information, but lessons are designed for brief 10-minute presentations followed by independent student practice

Retrieval PracticeNeutral

The curriculum includes some review through cumulative sections and challenge questions but limited systematic retrieval practice.

Reviews mention cumulative review pages for assessment and daily questions that build on previous learning, but no systematic spaced review structure

Chronological KnowledgeInsufficient Evidence

This curriculum does not build chronological historical knowledge as it focuses exclusively on geography skills and concepts.

Reviews indicate the curriculum covers map skills, landforms, bodies of water, continents, and geography vocabulary but does not include historical timeline or chronological content

Sources: cathyduffyreviews.com, astheygrowup.com