Grades 1–5
Animals of the Continents
Match 7 animals, from the kangaroo and emperor penguin to the giant panda and llama, to the continent each one calls home.
Social studies worksheet · Continents and oceans
Continents by Size
Rank all 7 continents from largest to smallest by their area in square miles, then write the order on a timeline.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- 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
“Read the size of each continent. Number them 1 to 7, from biggest to smallest, then write them in order.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 17.2 million sq mi Asia
- 3.9 million sq mi Europe
- 5.5 million sq mi Antarctica
- 3.3 million sq mi Australia
- 6.9 million sq mi South America
- 9.5 million sq mi North America
- 11.7 million sq mi Africa
- Which continent is bigger than you thought? Which is smaller?
Teacher tip
Ask kids to guess the order before reading the sizes.
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.
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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