Hemispheres
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What's Inside
For early elementary children who are beginning geography, this short book gives a simple place to start. It works well for a read-aloud before a map, globe, or social studies lesson.
The book focuses on hemispheres and the geography word that names them. Children practice hearing and using new social studies vocabulary as they think about how the Earth is described.
Use it with first and second graders who are ready for a basic geography idea and a clear, focused vocabulary lesson.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Hemispheres into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Geography vocabulary
- Hemispheres
- Earth concepts
- Map and globe awareness
Discussion Questions
- 1 What do you think the word hemispheres means when you hear it in a geography book?
- 2 Have you ever heard someone talk about the Earth as being split into halves or sections?
- 3 Why do you think geography would matter when learning about hemispheres?
- 4 Where have you seen maps or globes that help people learn about the Earth?
- 5 How might knowing about hemispheres help us understand where places are located?
- 6 What other geography words do you already know that might connect to hemispheres?
Words to Learn
- hemisphere
- One of two equal halves of the Earth.
- geography
- The study of Earth and where places are.
- Earth
- The planet we live on.
- half
- One of two equal parts.
- map
- A picture that shows places and where they are.
- globe
- A round model of Earth.
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