GRADE: 4-7 / TIME: About 1 Week + Quiz
SS ~ MAPPING ~ WORLD MAP: Continents & Oceans (4 pages)
Bring geography to life with this engaging, student-friendly World Map activity! Perfect for Grades 3–7, this lesson guides students through identifying and labeling the seven continents and five major oceans, while introducing key mapping skills like using a map key (legend) and drawing a compass rose.
Students will colour, label, and organize their own map with step-by-step instructions and complete a self-assessment at the end. Includes teacher rubric, quiz version of the map, and all templates ready to print and go!
Ideal for social studies, geography units, early finisher work, or substitute plans!
TIPS:
Younger Kiddos:You don’t have to print these instructions. You can teach one step at a time on the board to help younger students focus. This works well for any student who benefits from less information at once. Just give them the map to start! The quiz could be used in partners to have students working together to see what they remember!
Challenge: For students looking for a challenge ~ remove the names of the 7 Continents and 5 Oceans (in the legend) with white out/lay white paper on top, and have students research this part on their own instead. Students can also add important mountain ranges, seas or other water bodies to their map.
GRADE: 4-7 / TIME: About 1 Week + Quiz
SS ~ MAPPING ~ WORLD MAP: Continents & Oceans (4 pages)
Bring geography to life with this engaging, student-friendly World Map activity! Perfect for Grades 3–7, this lesson guides students through identifying and labeling the seven continents and five major oceans, while introducing key mapping skills like using a map key (legend) and drawing a compass rose.
Students will colour, label, and organize their own map with step-by-step instructions and complete a self-assessment at the end. Includes teacher rubric, quiz version of the map, and all templates ready to print and go!
Ideal for social studies, geography units, early finisher work, or substitute plans!
TIPS:
Younger Kiddos:You don’t have to print these instructions. You can teach one step at a time on the board to help younger students focus. This works well for any student who benefits from less information at once. Just give them the map to start! The quiz could be used in partners to have students working together to see what they remember!
Challenge: For students looking for a challenge ~ remove the names of the 7 Continents and 5 Oceans (in the legend) with white out/lay white paper on top, and have students research this part on their own instead. Students can also add important mountain ranges, seas or other water bodies to their map.
