National Geographic - Young Explorer

Promethean is pleased to bring an exciting new range—National Geographic Young Explorer ActivLessons—to your Kindergarten/Grade 1 classroom!  This fascinating collection of stories, combined with science, social studies, and literacy lesson activities, is sure to capture the imagination of inquisitive young minds. Why not help your young explorers discover the world around them? Each issue features 3 or more ActivLessons.

Each ActivLesson Features:

  • Academic vocabulary
  • Multi-page Flash story containing stunning imagery, audio narration, and an accompanying transcript
  • Whole-class activities for before and after reading
  • Opportunities to check comprehension with ActiVote
  • Full teaching notes
  • Embedded PDFs for individual off-board work
  • Meets NCLB goals.
  • Features
  • Requirements

  • Features

    National Geographic - Young Explorer - THE FOREST IN WINTER

    • Understand how forest animals survive in the winter
    • Find out why we celebrate thanksgiving
    • Compare and contrast wild turkeys
    • Explore winter in different climates and practise graphing skills

    National Geographic - Young Explorer - EXPLORING THE AMERICAS

    • Retrace Columbus' steps
    • Discover the animals the Europeans saw for the first time when they landed in the Americas
    • Learn about the Pumpkin's life cycle.

    National Geographic - Young Explorer - A CORAL REEF

    • Learn about an amazing marine mammal: the humpback whale.
    • Explore the water cycle.
    • Take a guided tour of an extraordinary, endangered habitat.
    • Meet a National Geographic explorer who has dedicated her life to learning about the ocean.

    National Geographic - Young Explorer - THE FOREST IN FALL

    • Learn how different animals get ready for winter.
    • Explore flat maps and round globes and their features.
    • Visit different homes around the world.
    • Find out how young bodies grow and change each year.

    National Geographic - Young Explorer - Explore the Night Sky

    • Learn about the lunar cycle
    • Explore the amazing Northern Lights
    • Travel through “Our Solar System”

    National Geographic - Young Explorer - The Eagles Soars

    • Learn about our nation’s symbol, the bald eagle
    • Meet our Presidents’ pets
    • Visit Yellowstone and discover its fantastic geographic features
    • Discover how the penny has changed over time

    National Geographic - Young Explorer - The Forest in Spring

    • Learn how the forest animals transition from the cold winter to a flourishing spring
    • Explore three important natural resources: water, land, and air
    • Meet someone who has dedicated his life to protecting the world’s oceans

  • Requirements

    Requires ActivInspire (Personal or Professional Edition) or Activprimary/Activstudio V3. Download ActivInspire Personal Edition free of charge for use with any interactive whiteboard.

    Operating Systems
    Windows XP and Vista (all versions),
    Mac OS 10.4.11 or above,
    Linux Ubuntu 7.10, 8.04, 8.10 & 9.04

    PC Recommended
    Pentium 4 - 1 Ghz processor (800MHz for
    Vista)
    512 MB of RAM
    1024x768 resolution
    1.5GB of Free Disk space

    Mac Recommended
    Intel Mac OS Tiger 10.4.11
    512 MB of RAM
    1024x768 resolution
    3.0GB of Free Disk space

Series Content Info

Age Grades
Age 4-6,
Age 6-8
Subject Areas
ESL/ESOL,
Geography,
Language Arts and Literacy,
Maths,
Science
Date Added
04 Mar 2010
Price $54.99