Grades 3–5
Compare Two Continents
A side-by-side chart and a Venn diagram to compare two continents: size, hemisphere, a big country, an animal and the weather.
Social studies worksheet · Continents and oceans
My Continent Report
A one-page continent report template: hemisphere, oceans around it, the biggest country, the tallest mountain, a long river, animals and 3 facts.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Continents and oceans, Reading a world map, Geography facts
What kids do
“Pick a continent. Use books, a globe or an atlas to fill in the report.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Oceans around it:
- A famous place there
- An animal that lives there:
- 3 interesting facts
Teacher tip
Let kids pick a continent and use an atlas.
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.
- 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
- Which continent would you like to visit?
- What question would you ask an expert on this topic?
Take it further
Bring in foods, music or photos from a continent each week.
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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