Seven blank lines, lettered A to G, point to the continents on a world map, and 3rd graders write in each name from a boxed word bank. The task is short and single-focus, so it works as a pretest or a quick check near the end of a geography unit. The answer key runs from A for North America through G for Antarctica. The 3-page sheet supports C3 Framework D2.Geo.3.3-5, since students locate each landmass on a world map.
D2.Geo.3.3-5
“Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics.”
The full labeling task, where students locate all seven continents on one world map.
On page 2, students write each continent on the lettered line that points to it, using a word bank of Europe, Antarctica, South America, Asia, North America, Australia, and Africa.
Letters A to G match North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica.
Pretest
Give this on the first day of the geography unit with the word bank folded under. The blanks show who already knows the continents without help.
Pair check
Students swap papers and check against a wall map. Europe and Asia are the pair to watch, since they share one landmass.
Hemisphere follow-up
Once the labels are checked, have students draw the equator across the map in pencil and list which continents sit north of it, south of it, or on both sides.
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