Seven Continents in a Common School Model
Match the cards using the notes about Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Continents, Oceans and Places
Locate broad world regions and describe map limits.
Before you begin
- Distinguish a globe, country and continent.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
More Continents and the Oceans
Match the cards using the notes about North America, Australia, Antarctica and Pacific Ocean.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Weather Climate and Land Use
Match the cards using the notes about Weather, Climate, Land use and Physical feature.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3A Boundary Is Not Always a Wall
Match the cards using the notes about Country boundary, Coastline, Watershed divide and Route.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- NCSS C3 Framework: topic reference — Locate broad world regions and describe map limits.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.