Planning calendar: September 4-December 11, 2006.

Planning Calendar

September 4-December 11, 2006

SPECIAL NEWS SECTION IN EVERY ISSUE: Two pages of news briefs,
followed by a news debate and an in-depth News Special. PLUS: A full
page of news-related skills questions, including a political cartoon.

               WORLD               USA                AMERICAN
                                                      HISTORY

CURRICULUM     Understanding       Understanding      Understanding the
CONNECTIONS    what determines a   the importance     people and events
               nation's identity   of fundamental     that have shaped
                                   values and         the development
                                   principles of a    of the U.S.
                                   democracy

Sept. 4           Iran                 Teen           Pocahontas and
                                   Insecurities       the Jamestown
                                                      Settlers (play)

Sept. 18       Middle East         How to Manage
                 Crisis              Your Time

                                   Immigration            American
Oct. 2         Mexico              Controversy        Revolution (play)

Oct. 16 & 23   SPECIAL ISSUE (40 pages): 2006-2007 WORLD AFFAIRS ATLAS
               & ALAMANAC How to Use This Issue * World Atlas * Facts
               on Each Independent Country in the World * Who's Who
               Among World Leaders * State of the World: Reading Graphs
               and Charts
               NEWS SPECIAL: Iraq Update
               BONUS: TEACHER'S SKILLS BOOK filled with reproducible
               geography skills sheets

Oct. 30         United Kingdom       Running Out
                                     of Energy?

Nov. 13        Pakistan: Life in     Top Supreme        Exploring the
                   a Madrasa         Court Cases          Southwest

Nov. 27              Sudan           The Internet      Andrew Jackson
                                       and You             (play)

Dec. 11          Arctic Region       Disappearing     Slave Narratives
                                       Glaciers

               WORLD               GEOSKILLS          SPECIAL
               HISTORY

CURRICULUM     Understanding the   Understanding      Understanding
CONNECTIONS    people and events   the importance     how participation
               that led to the     of geographic      in public life
               development of      perspectives of    helps realize
               civilizations       the world          shared and indi-
                                                      vidual goals

Sept. 4                              Hurricanes:          Newsmaker
                                      Latitude &           Contest
                                      Longitude

Sept. 18          Hammurabi's       Understanding         National
                     Laws              Regions        Constitution Day

                                     Election Map          Midterm
                                       Oct. 2             Elections

Oct. 16 & 23   SPECIAL ISSUE (40 pages): 2006-2007 WORLD AFFAIRS ATLAS
               & ALAMANAC How to Use This Issue * World Atlas * Facts
               on Each Independent Country in the World * Who's Who
               Among World Leaders * State of the World: Reading Graphs
               and Charts
               NEWS SPECIAL: Iraq Update
               BONUS: TEACHER'S SKILLS BOOK filled with reproducible
               geography skills sheets

Oct. 30          Democracy in         Energy Map           POSTER:
                Ancient Greece                            Jamestown
                    (play)                                 at 400

Nov. 13                               Time Zones          Newsmaker
                                                       Contest Results

Nov. 27          Ancient Rome          Trail of           Hometown
                                      Tears Map        America Contest

Dec. 11                               Polar Map           Top News
                                                           of 2006

NOTE: Topics are subject to change,
pending developments in the news.