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Social studies worksheet · Continents and oceans
Read and Draw: Antarctica
Read 5 facts about Antarctica (the South Pole, ice 2 miles thick, no permanent people, penguins but no polar bears), 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 the coldest continent. Draw it, then answer the questions.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent. The South Pole is near its middle.
- Almost all of it is covered by ice. In places the ice is more than 2 miles thick.
- No people live there all the time. Scientists visit to study the ice, the sky and the animals.
- Emperor penguins, seals and whales live there. Polar bears do not: they live in the Arctic, at the other end of the Earth.
- In winter it is dark for months. In summer the sun does not set for months.
- Draw penguins on the ice in Antarctica
- 2. Do polar bears live in Antarctica?
- 3. What covers almost all of Antarctica?
Teacher tip
Kids love that there are no polar bears in Antarctica. Ask why.
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.
- Keep a classroom globe, a world map and a U.S. map in reach while kids work.
Watch for
Mixing up countries and continents. Africa is a continent with 54 countries.
Talk about it
- Why is there so much ocean on a globe?
- How does this connect to where we live?
Take it further
Make a continent passport and stamp it as you learn about each one.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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Read and Draw: Asia
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