Seven continents, five oceans: K to 2nd people & places
Continents and oceans. A free K to 2nd lesson plan with a hook, practice that links to free activities, and an exit ticket. Copy it and make it yours.
Lesson plan
Goal
- Students work toward: continents and oceans.
Hook (5 min)
- Ask the class: Why is most of a world puzzle blue?
- Take two or three answers and write them where everyone can see them.
Teach (10 min)
- Say the big idea in one plain sentence: seven continents, five oceans.
- Show one example, then one that is not an example, and ask how the two differ.
- Have students tell a partner the idea in their own words.
Practise (15 min)
- Choose one for the whole class or let groups pick:
- Read: Mostly Blue (https://peabody.kids/library/mostly-blue)
- Visit: Explore: Spin the 3D globe (https://peabody.kids/planet)
- Try: Quiz: maps and the world (https://peabody.kids/practice/hist/maps)
Exit ticket (5 min)
- On a slip or aloud: one thing I learned about seven continents, five oceans, and one question I still have.
- Sort the slips into: got it, nearly, not yet. Start tomorrow with the last pile.
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