- Navigation, directions, and the compass
- Hills, mountains, and valleys
- The water cycle, weather, rivers and streams
- Maps and forms of land and water
- Flora and fauna
- Resources found in the earth
- People living and working
Throughout the book, teachers will find helpful writing assignments meant to help students narrate back the ideas they learned in the chapter. Oral exercises give discussion prompts. This book can be read aloud and discussed together, or assigned to independent readers followed by discussion.