Continents, oceans and the world map
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- 12 questions
- 32 marks
- about 30 minutes
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How many continents are there in total?
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About this resource
Pupils name the 7 continents and 5 oceans, locate Russia, China, India and the Middle East on a world map, and explain the difference between a continent and a country.
14 slides.
Lesson outline
- Hook
- Do Now — Retrieval
- Keywords for This Lesson
- Teach — what is a continent, what is an ocean, and how many of each there are
- Teach — world map study: continents, oceans, the Equator
- Poll
- Task — guided: label the 7 continents on a blank outline
- Task — semi: label the 5 oceans and mark the Equator
- We Do
- Task — independent: hotspot the UK, Russia, China, India and the Middle East on a blank world map; extension: name one ocean that touches each
- Self-Check
- Homework
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