Seven lettered lines on a world map point to the seven continents, and 2nd grade students write the right name on each. A word bank lists Europe, Antarctica, South America, Asia, North America, Australia, and Africa, so every name is used once. The lines sit well clear of the land, so there is room to write. It meets C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.3.K-2 and prints on three pages. The answer key runs from A for North America to G for Antarctica.
D2.Geo.3.K-2
“Use maps, globes, and other simple geographic models to identify cultural and environmental characteristics of places.”
The world map, where students place seven continent names on a simple geographic model.
Students look at the world map and write a continent name on each of the seven blank lines, using the seven-name word bank.
Letters A to G match North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica.
Song first
Sing a continents song before handing this out. Even students who can recite all seven often hesitate over Europe and Asia, which share one landmass on the map.
Map and globe
Once the map is labeled, have students find the same continents on a globe. Antarctica often looks stretched on a flat map, and that difference is worth pointing out.
Spaced retrieval
Cover the word bank for a second attempt a week later. Anyone who labels all seven without it is ready for a mixed map skills check.
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