National Geographic Society

Primary level.

Teaches specific concepts; helps improve reading skills, increase reading and listening comprehension, and build vocabulary. Depicts George Washington as farmer, soldier, and first President of the United States. Tells about the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence. For K-2.

Teaches specific concepts; helps improve reading skills, increase reading and listening comprehension, and build vocabulary. Introduces Christopher Columbus as an important historical figure. Describes his voyage to the Americas and the opening up of these continents to European settlement. Examines basic concepts of geography. For K-2.

Teaches specific concepts; helps improve reading skills, increase reading and listening comprehension, and build vocabulary. Shows Abraham Lincoln as a farm boy who studied hard and became President of the United States. Introduces slavery and the Civil War. For K-2.

Teaches specific concepts; helps improve reading skills, increase reading and listening comprehension, and build vocabulary. A child enjoying the fullness of summer...ripening fruits and vegetables...summer storms...animal activities in summer...sounds on a summer's night...changes in late summer heralding the coming fall. For K-2.

Teaches specific concepts; helps improve reading skills, increase reading and listening comprehension, and build vocabulary. A child observes spring as nature awakens...spring comes in different ways to different places...animals end their winter sleep...birds lay eggs...pets shed fur and kids shed coats...people plant crops and gardens. For K-2.

Teaches specific concepts; helps improve reading skills; increase reading and listening comprehension, and build vocabulary. Explores the changes that take place in autumn: Leaves on trees change color and fall to the ground; animals fatten up or store food for winter; birds migrate; children begin a new school year. For K-2.

Each kit teaches specific concepts; helps improve reading skills, increase reading and listening comprehension, and build vocabulary. The Sun: All our energy comes from the sun. The sun is a dynamic ball of gases. Day and night and the seasons. The solar system. How scientists study the sun. The Moon: How it differs from the Earth in size, composition, and atmosphere. The moon orbits the Earth and reflects light from the sun. Phases of the moon. What astronauts found on the moon. For K-2.

Teaches specific concepts, helps improve reading skills, increase reading and listening comprehension, and build vocabulary. Discusses the dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth, how they moved, what they ate, and how sciventist study them. For K-2.