• God-centered world geography curriculum written specifically for elementary children
• Ninety lessons (three per week) take about 30-45 minutes each
• Topics covered include the Artic and Antarctica, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America, Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, and South America

Beautifully illustrated, the Our Great Big World Textbook was written to give homeschool families a glimpse into the magnificent world and peoples that God created. While the focus is geography, along the way students also learn history, music, art, and literature. There are 90 lessons divided into 30 units (3 lessons per unit). Each unit should take one week to complete, with each lesson taking 30-45 minutes. Alongside vibrant photographs, the text is written in a way that is understandable for elementary children. Each lesson concludes with numerous activities. Activities include finding the studied region on a globe, completing the lesson review questions, creative writing, and mapping activities, among others. While parents are encouraged to complete all the activities, this can be flexible for your family, for example, doing the lesson review or creative writing activities orally with younger children.  Every unit concludes with a family activity that will create family memories through recipes, crafts, games, or other special projects. You will need to provide miscellaneous craft and art supplies, recipe ingredients, etc. These are listed with the activity so you can easily gather them ahead of time. Scripture references (NASB) are found throughout. Recommended literature complements the lessons in the text. While recommended to help the regions come alive, families may choose to modify or skip these recommendations. Our Great Big World is a delightful introduction to world geography for the younger ones in your family. I love how easy it is to use, with each lesson containing a short read, gorgeous illustrations, and concluding activities. 

We recommend seven works of literature to read along with the lessons in Our Great Big World. Each book is set in a different region of the world.

The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye (Middle East)
Akimbo of Africa by Alexander McCall Smith (Africa)
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond (Europe)
Race for the Record by Dave and Neta Jackson (Asia)
The Muddleheaded Wombat by Ruth Park (Australia)
Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat (North America)
Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina (South America)