Lesson Planning
Take part in a world-wide mapping scavenger hunt to ‘collect’ a series of countries, continents and oceans. Can you use maps, atlases and globes to solve the clues and find your allocated locations?
Teaching Outcomes
- To find and mark on a world map the seven continents and five oceans.
- To use maps, atlases and globes to locate countries based on geographical clues.
Children will
- Identify and locate a series of countries, continents and oceans across the wider world using atlases.
- Understand and apply the mapping skills involved in using maps, atlases and globes.
Enrichment Activities
- Compose ocean inspired music.
- Paint an animal from each continent.
- Create a city guide for a capital city.
- Compose a riddle based on the characteristics of a European country.