For Social Studies this year, my oldest daughter (who's in 4th grade), studied one quarter of geography, one quarter on the states and capitals, one quarter on the Regions of the United States, one quarter for a state report. For Geography, I used a Daily Geography book from Evan Moor that I bought at a garage sale for $2. If I hadn't had this book, I would have looked for resources online. I tried this today and found it difficult. So, here's what I'd make sure to cover: 1) Parts of a Map Get a map that shows where you went on vacation last summer or on a day trip in the past year. Trace the route you took and explain all the different parts of the map along the way. Brainstorm other routes that you could have taken. Make sure to point out the compass rose and map scale. There's a few map skills worksheets on this page: http://www.tlsbooks.com/geographyworksheets.htm 2) Look at a map of the world and point out the globe lines. ...