Regions of the world

One of the great things about Geo-Centric Learning is that daily worksheets and explorations take place in the context of regions of the world. Students learn about current events, ecosystems, types of government, and arts while discovering countries of the world.

When students look at math or science or social studies within a region of the world, it brings learning to life!

Guide your child on a learning adventure...

About 15 years ago, I decided to pull my children from Christian school and home school them for two years. It's a long story with many mitigating factors. But the paramount reason for home schooling my children was that their unique needs were not being met. All three children had deficits and gifts, and the school was "teaching to the middle" and not really challenging them. 

As a mom, I found myself looking for a curriculum to use with my children. What I have developed is a curriculum that met the needs of my children, but it might meet the needs of yours as well.

Geo-Centric Learning Curriculum is designed for Grades 6, 7, and 8. The curriculum is designed to teach each major subject area within a context of a region of the world. Regions are divided into macro geographical (continental) regions and sub-regions. The curriculum is designed for easy entry for students of all levels. And the curriculum is open-ended for students of all levels to excel beyond grade level. The goal is to build curiosity and extend learning beyond a typical worksheet or set of questions.

15 regions are covered each year. Approximately 2 ½ weeks are spent per region including lessons, explorations, and assessments. 

The textbooks for this curriculum are simple. All you need is an atlas and an almanac. 

Subject Areas: Core

English/Language Arts

Math

Social Studies/History

Science

Subject Areas: Other Areas Integrated

Music

Health

Geography

Technology

Arts

World Languages

World Religions

Spelling/Vocabulary

How Students Learn

Geo-centric learning meets multiple learning styles- auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. The curriculum encourages exploration and builds cross-curricular connections. This curriculum is uniquely designed to meet the deficits and strengths of students. Students are exposed to other cultures. And this curriculum gives students multiple ways to connect what they learn to prior knowledge.

Important Key Components

• integrate national standards, including but not limited to Common Core and Next Generation State Science Standards
• link to technology and efficient ways to find and evaluate sources of information
• determine safe internet searching
• find multiple ways to gather information, choose a strategy, and solve problems
• build in reversibility-flexibility-generalization to allow for analytical problem solving
• integrate algebra skills (algebra is a limiting reagent)
• easy entry for all students
• sufficiently difficult and open-ended to provide challenge

What is not taught?

Foreign language and religion is not taught in this curriculum.

Stay tuned for more information on this exciting upcoming curriculum release...