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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP Jr. topic Continents and Oceans, and supports the standard of identifying a variety of physical features using a map and globe. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Ask students:
- How would you describe where you live to a friend from another country?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Play the Continents and Oceans movie.
- Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and discuss it as a class. Then play to see how Annie answers it.
TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Students take the Easy Quiz or Hard Quiz, demonstrating what they learned about the topic while applying essential literacy skills.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about continents and oceans while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student or grade-level needs.
- Draw About It: Draw an outline of a continent.
- Activity: Color and label the continents and oceans on the map.
- Talk About It: Compare and contrast two continents.
- Write About It: Explain which continents you would like to visit and why. Describe what you would like to do there.
More to Explore
Geography Unit: Continue to build understanding around features of Earth by exploring more BrainPOP Jr. topics.
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