Book is printed in full color on glossy paper, with photos, drawings, and other graphic elements contributing to outstanding visual presentation. Each book includes bonus downloadable content that has copywork passages, templates for students to use.
This volume has lots of "Too-Fun-to-Resist Excursions!"—two per lesson. These are mostly hands-on activities such as constructing a papier maché globe or conducting a relatively simple science experiment. These activities are especially good for children in the early to middle elementary grades who generally need more hands-on learning. Each lesson has a "Tell the folks at home all about it!" activity that is actually a narration. Prompting questions for the narrations are provided. In addition, for each lesson children create an oversize postcard using templates from the downloadable files. Postcard creation serves as a "notebooking" activity. These are to be collected together with a single ring for review and reference.
One of the important reasons to study geography is to understand other people and their cultures from God's perspective and to develop a loving concern for them. To that end, Voskamp includes a "Reaching Out to His World" activity at the end of each lesson. It discusses a topic such as homelessness, how earthquakes affect people's lives, and the activities of Mercy Ships, and then suggests prayer and/or actions in response. Additional resources such as books and videos are recommended under "For Further Exploration."
