Road Trip: Exploring America's Regions

The United States is full of exciting sites to visit. Whether you fly to New England to have some real clam chowder or pack your camping gear and drive through the Great Basin in Nevada, there's a trip for everyone. Readers will explore the different regions of the United States in this series. Detailed photographs keep young travelers turning pages while achievable content enhances the geography, culture, and history learned in the social studies curriculum. With fact boxes highlighting additional interesting information, this series will ready readers to learn about specific areas of our nation--and want to travel through them all. Table of Contents, Glossary, and Index guide readers in learning to navigate books
• Geographical and historical information support standards-based social studies curriculum
• Fact boxes offer fascinating details
• Colorful photographs and captions complement text
• Graphic organizers aid readers' understanding
• Suggested books and websites offer additional learning opportunities Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook set combines informational text on the animals of Asia with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text highlighting. Optional digital content creation tools guide students in:
• Creating a blog
• Composing a digital storyboard
• Building a wiki page These professional-looking student projects can be printed, emailed, or posted. Student learn to:
• Create digital content
• Use copyright-friendly media
• Cite their sources
• Comment on each others' work Simple lesson plans for each lesson include:
• Common Core Standards supported by the activity
• Small and large group instructions
• Parent Activities
• Links to free web 2.0 tools