Embark on a Global Adventure with BookShark!

Inspire a lifelong love of learning as your child explores diverse cultures, fascinating people, and remarkable places around the world. BookShark’s History & Geography: Intro to the World – Cultures program takes young learners on an unforgettable journey from Ancient Egypt to Imperial China and beyond. Designed to be educational, engaging, and developmentally appropriate, this curriculum fosters curiosity about the world and its rich history.

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This Package Includes Level 2 Readers

To support your child's growing literacy skills, this package comes with Level 2 Readers—a carefully curated collection of engaging books designed to build fluency, comprehension, and confidence in young readers.
If you’re unsure whether Level 2 is the best fit, use our Quick Reading Assessment to help guide your selection. Alternate reading levels may be available through the buttons at the top during purchase.

What’s Included in the Homeschool World History & Geography Package?

Instructor's Guide:
A 36-week, 4-day schedule packed with lesson plans, teaching tips, and all the resources you need to confidently guide your child through a full year of world history and geography.

Two Core Books:

• The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia

• Living Long Ago
  These richly illustrated books cover essential topics like ancient civilizations, everyday life in historical eras, inventions, and the natural world.

Read-Aloud Books:
Engaging, age-appropriate stories designed to build vocabulary, listening comprehension, and cultural awareness.

Level 2 Readers:
A complete set of readers tailored for developing independent reading skills and reinforcing historical and cultural themes.

Hands-On Activities:
Creative projects like “Create-a-Calendar” and other interactive activities that bring history and geography concepts to life.

Essential Resources:
Includes the Timeline Book and Markable Map, tools that help students visualize historical events and geographical concepts.

Explore Key Concepts and Historical Civilizations

Children will explore:

• Daily life in civilizations like Ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire, the Ming Dynasty, and the Viking world

• Food, clothing, homes, transportation, and tools from cultures across time and space

• Natural wonders like jungles, deserts, and mountains while learning global geography

• Inventions from the first wheel to space travel

As they journey through this curriculum, students will answer questions such as:

• Why do people live in different kinds of homes?

• What did a Roman feast look like?

• How did medieval children live and play?

• What are the features of a jungle ecosystem?

Optional Enhancements

Hands-On History: World Cultures Kit (Optional):
Take learning even further with fun, scheduled activities and projects that deepen your child’s understanding of world cultures.

Virtual Learning Option (Optional):
Add digital convenience with BookShark’s Virtual Platform:

• Student and parent/teacher accounts

• Online access to reading schedules, assessments, and auto-grading

• Real-time progress tracking and built-in communication
  Courses must begin within 6 months of purchase and are available for 12 months from the start date.

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Enrich Your Child’s Learning Through Read-Alouds

Read-alouds help build vocabulary and nurture imagination. With stories that:

• Show how a humble grain of rice changes a kingdom

• Share Grandma’s tales of life on the frontier
  Your child will learn empathy, character, and cultural understanding through the power of storytelling.

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Build a Strong Academic Foundation

BookShark’s Intro to the World – Cultures program develops critical thinking, storytelling ability, and a genuine connection with history and geography. When paired with BookShark’s Language Arts 2, this curriculum creates a well-rounded and enjoyable educational experience.