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                 Self-assessment is a powerful tool to help you evaluate your learning development.
                 Use the K-W-L chart below to keep track of your progress.




                                                                                                                                                  Dear Parents,
                  K          What I                W            What I Want              L         What I                                         As part of our social studies program, your child has been learning about



                             Know
                                                                to Know
                                                                                                   Learned
                                                                                                                                                  the United States. Your child learned ways that he or she can identify the
                                                                                                                                                  main physical features of the country, its natural resources, and its
                                                                                                                                                  climate.
                                                                                                                                                  You can help your child by supporting our classroom learning.



                                                                                                                                                  Here are some things you can do to reinforce the message of this lesson
                                                                                                                                                  and our related learning activities.

                                                                                                                                                        • Ask your child to tell you about the lesson and what he or she
                                                                                                                                                          learned from it.
                                                                                                                                                        • Use the internet to review with your child a map of the United

                                                                                                                                                          States and the importance of its location.
                                                                                                                                                        • Watch a video about the United States, its major physical features,

                                                                                                                                                          and its importance as a world-leading economy.
                                                                                                                                                        • Find some additional photos or videos about some of the places
                                                                                                                                                          discussed in the lesson. Show your child different photographs of

                                                                                                                                                          the United States to determine if the photos match his or her
                                                                                                                                                          ideas about the country. Search for geographical clues in
                                                                                                                                                          the photos to see if he or she can guess which region the

                                                                                                                                                          photo represents.

               Tidbit
                                                                                                                                                  Thank you for being a partner with us in the

                 The United States  ag was designed by a                                                                                          education of your child!

                 high-school student.                                                                                                             Research has shown that children with involved parents score

                                                                                                                                                  better than others whose parents don't have a role in their
                                                                                                                                                  education process. Help your child stay brilliant!

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