Description
This unit not only educates students about the geographical layout of our world but also enhances their global awareness and curiosity about different cultures and environments. Ready to explore the continents and learn about the wonders they hold? Let’s start our global adventure! 🌏🌟
Introduction to Continents:
🌎 Earth: Discuss our planet and the concept of continents.
🖍️ Labelling Exercise: Label the seven continents on a map.
Details of Each Continent:
🟨 North America: Known for its diversity of climates and cultures.
🟩 South America: Famous for the Amazon rainforest and Andes mountains.
🔴 Africa: Renowned for its vast savannas and rich wildlife.
🟧 Europe: Celebrated for its historical significance and varied cultures.
🟪 Asia: The largest continent, known for its cultural richness and diversity.
🟫 Australia: Recognized for unique animals like kangaroos and koalas.
🔵 Antarctica: Noted for its icy landscape and penguin populations.
Fun Facts and Features:
🏔️ Geographical Features: Discuss major mountains, rivers, and other natural landmarks.
🐅 Wildlife: Identify animals typical to each continent.
Introduction to Geography Skills:
🧭 Learn the Compass in English: Master the use of cardinal points (North, South, East, West) for basic navigation.
🌐 Identify Places Using Cardinal Points: Apply knowledge of compass directions to locate countries and cities globally.
Engaging ESL Conversations:
Role Plays: Pretend to be travellers planning a trip to different continents, discussing what to see and do.
Discussion Questions: Which continent would you like to visit and why? What do you think life is like in different parts of the world?
Vocabulary Games: “Continent Match-Up” where students match continents with their features or animals, or “Fact or Fiction” where they guess if statements about continents are true or false.
Fun Activities:
Create a Continent Collage: Students create a collage for a chosen continent using images and facts they’ve learned.
Animal Match Game: Match animals to their native continents.
World Explorer Journal: Keep a journal as if travelling through each continent, describing experiences and learnings.
