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Seven Continents

Continents and Oceans

Day 107of 180
Week 22of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn the names of the seven continents

2

Understand that God created the entire world

3

Practice pronouncing continent names

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:10

“God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:10 (WEB)

Shows God's intentional creation of land and seas

📦 Materials Needed

  • World map
  • Globe
  • Colored continent name cards
  • Continent stickers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children around globe. Point out how big and beautiful God's world is.

💭 Review Question: What do you know about our planet?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce each continent by pointing on globe, sharing a fun fact about each

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made each continent special
  • Continents are large land areas
  • Each continent has unique features
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Which continent do you think looks the biggest?
  • What might people do on different continents?
3Activity: Continent Chant (5 min)
song/movement

Learn a rhythmic chant naming all continents while touching corresponding spots on globe

📝 Instructions:
  1. Stand in a circle
  2. Teach chant: 'North America, South America, Europe too, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica - Woo!'
  3. Repeat with hand motions
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer continents in chant

Challenge: Add quick fact about each continent

4Closing (2 min)

Remind children that God created every part of our amazing world

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many continents are there?
  • Who made the continents?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for creating such a wonderful world with so many amazing places!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll look closer at where these continents are on a map

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 24:1

“The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.”

— Psalm 24:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Wave hands like ocean while reciting

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Understanding global geography begins with recognizing continents

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use repetition to help memorization
  • Make learning fun and interactive
  • Connect geography to God's creative design
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering all continent names

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to name 2-3 continents

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Continent coloring page
  • Make a simple continent puzzle
  • Draw pictures of animals from different continents

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