Geography -- Schoolage
The Continents
Continent Story
A story to help younger children remember the continents.
North America married South America and they went away to a small private continent named Europe for their honeymoon. When they returned, they had 4 children and each child's (continent) name started with the letter A. The biggest child (continent) has the smallest name.. Asia. Africa looks like a backwards F. The last 2 are Antarctica and Australia.
Video
Songs
Off to see the Continents
Tune: "We're off to see the wizard" from the Wizard of Oz
We're off to see the continents
the continents of the world.
There's Africa, Antarctica, North and South America.
There's Europe, Australia, and don't forget about Asia.
We're off to see the continents,
the continents of the world.
Row through the Oceans
Tune: "Row,row, row your boat"
Row, row, row your boat
Gently through the oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
And Southern Ocean are so deep!
(Repeat)
Things to Do
Look! You're Wearing Geography
Grades 5 - 10 (or with modifications, grades at any level)
This activity can be used to reinforce the concept of global interdependence.
Children will find that geography is all around them when they participate in this activity. Look! You're Wearing Geography has children checking the tags on their clothing, shoes, and accessories to find where they were made. Children then label a map were their clothes and other items were made.Video
Maps
Overview of Coloring (The Four Color Theorem)
The Story of The Young Map Colorer (ppt)
The young map colorer must decide how many colors to use on her map. After the story, there are practice designs to print out so you can try coloring the maps.
The Poor Cartographer: Graph Coloring
Help a poor cartographer color in the countries on a map. Pdf of maps included.
Download
Mega Maps
Size 290KB. Free. Age 8+.
Print Maps Big or Small
81/2 x 11 and A4
1 Page to Almost 7 Feet Across
U.S. Maps ยท World Map
Print out big maps for children. Large maps to learn geography, to color for fun. An educational activity for learning the states. Print maps 1 page to over 70 inches across. Great for classrooms and homeschool. U.S. and World maps.
