Grades 3–5
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.
Social studies worksheet · Continents and oceans
The Tallest Mountain on Each Continent
Match the tallest mountain on each of the 7 continents, from Mount Everest to Mount Kosciuszko, and compare their heights.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- 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
“Every continent has one mountain that is the tallest. Draw a line from each continent to its mountain, then answer the questions.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Its tallest mountain
- Vinson Massif (16,050 ft)
- Mount Everest (29,032 ft)
- Aconcagua (22,838 ft)
- Mount Elbrus (18,510 ft)
- Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft)
- Mount Kosciuszko (7,310 ft)
- Denali (20,310 ft)
Teacher tip
Compare the heights with a bar graph.
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.
- Pair it with a picture book or a short video on the same topic.
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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