Grades 1-4 Our Great Big World (World Geography)

Our Great Big World

Our Great Big World ​is a one-year course centered in God's Word that makes learning world geography exciting for elementary students and parents. This curriculum features:

• Open-and-go lessons that require minimal planning
• Colorful photographs and maps
• Audio recordings

Recipes, crafts, and other hands-on activities

Our Great Big World combines the flexibility and richness of a literature-based unit study with the simplicity of a textbook. Students can use this one-year curriculum successfully at any point during the elementary years. Whether you’re teaching one child or several, you can select the activities that best suit your family’s needs.

The Our Great Big World Curriculum Package includes six books:

• Our Great Big World
• Folktales and Songs of Our Great Big World
• Our Great Big World Atlas Workbook
• Our Great Big World Coloring Book
• Our Great Big World Lesson Review
• Our Great Big World Answer Key and Literature Guide

SEE SAMPLE PAGES: HERE

NOTE: Seven suggested literature titles complement the lessons in Our Great Big World. Each book corresponds to one of the regions in the curriculum. The literature books are NOT included in the package but may be available online, at your local library or local bookstore.

• The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye
•  Akimbo of Africa by Alexander McCall Smith
•  A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
•  Race for the Record by Dave and Neta Jackson
•  The Muddleheaded Wombat by Ruth Park
• Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
• Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina

INDIVIDUAL TITLES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:

LESSON BOOK: The Our Great Big World lesson book is a full-color, richly illustrated hardcover that includes the lessons to read and all instructions you need for using the other components.

FOLKTALES AND SONGS: Folktales and Songs of Our Great Big World features 30 folktales and 31 songs from around the world. You can stream or download audio recordings.

ATLAS WORKBOOK:The Atlas Workbook has map assignments, puzzles, and other activities.

COLORING BOOK: The Coloring Book has one page related to each lesson.

LESSON REVIEW: The Lesson Review has review questions about each lesson. 

ANSWER KEY AND LITERATURE GUIDE: The Answer Key and Literature Guide provides all necessary answers along with helpful notes about the seven literature titles we recommend to go along with the lessons.

RETURNS: 30 Days on all unused print books. Please see our detailed Return policy page for additional terms and conditions.

SHIPPING: Shipping is available to physical addresses in all 50 states. If you require shipping to a PO box, military address or US territory, please contact us PRIOR to placing your order.

FULFILLMENT: This product ships directly from the publisher. During normal times, you should receive your delivery within 1-2 weeks. During peak season (July-September), you should receive your delivery within 3-4 weeks.