Grades 1–5
Label the 7 Continents
A world map with the 7 continents numbered: write each name from the word bank. Answer key included.
Social studies worksheet · Continents and oceans
Continents and Oceans: Fill in the Blanks
Fill in 7 missing words about the continents and oceans (the biggest, the smallest, the coldest, the deepest) in a short paragraph.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Continents and oceans, Reading a world map, Geography facts
What kids do
“Fill in the missing words. Use the word bank and a world map.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Write one more true sentence about a continent or an ocean.
Words on this sheet
PacificThere aresevenAsiaoceansOcean is
Teacher tip
Let kids check with a world map.
How to use it
- Keep a world map on the wall and point to each place as you read.
- Compare the map on the sheet with a globe.
- Read the sheet aloud for early readers and let them answer with drawings.
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
Bring in foods, music or photos from a continent each week.
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