Third graders explore the big picture of our planet — the seven continents and five oceans — learning to name and find them on a map or globe, and discovering which continent is home.
Students will be able to…
If you looked at Earth from space, you’d see huge areas of land and even bigger areas of water. What are the seven continents and five oceans that make up our whole world?
Project this and tap each idea. Have students learn the seven continents and five oceans of our world.
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From space, Earth shows huge lands and even bigger waters — what are they all called?
Students investigate.
Students explain.
Students share.
Students conclude.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Grade 3 / Communities).
Use maps and globes to locate continents and oceans.
Use geographic tools to describe places.
Use geographic sources to find information.
Use reasoning to take informed action.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students label a blank world map with all seven continents and five oceans, then color the land and water. A printable continents-and-oceans sheet is in the Social Studies library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.