Grades 2–5
Read and Draw: Asia
Read 5 facts about Asia (the biggest continent, the most people, Mount Everest, the Great Wall and giant pandas), draw a scene and answer 3 questions.
Social studies worksheet · Continents and oceans
Read and Draw: Africa
Read 5 facts about Africa (54 countries, the Sahara Desert, the Nile River, Mount Kilimanjaro, lions and elephants), draw a scene and answer 3 questions.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Continents and oceans, Reading a world map, Geography facts
What kids do
“Read the facts about Africa. Draw something you learned, then answer the questions.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Africa is the second-biggest continent. It has 54 countries.
- The Sahara in northern Africa is the biggest hot desert in the world.
- The Nile River runs north through Africa to the sea. It is one of the two longest rivers in the world.
- Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, is the tallest mountain in Africa: 19,341 feet.
- Lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras and hippos live in the wild in Africa.
Teacher tip
Show a map of Africa and find the Sahara and the Nile.
How to use it
- Spin a globe and let kids put a finger on a continent to start the lesson.
- Sing a continents song before the sheet.
- Start with a quick question that connects the topic to kids’ own lives.
Watch for
Mixing up countries and continents. Africa is a continent with 54 countries.
Talk about it
- Which continent do we live on?
- What did you learn that surprised you?
Take it further
Make a continent passport and stamp it as you learn about each one.
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