Continents
• Africa
• Antarctica
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Australia
Continents
How do you remember where they go?
• Pneumonic devices– Pictures, stories, word play
Antarctica
• Too cold for the ants
• Think of ants in fur coats
• Think of an upside down ant hill
BRRR…
North & South America
• They are connected
• One is right above the other
• The one to the north is North America
• The one to the south is South AmericaWe help each
other out!
Australia
• Known as the ‘land down under’
• I think of – kangaroos– Tasmanian devils– koalas
Africa
• Has a large top and a thinner bottom
• When I think of Africa:– Safaris
• Giraffes• Elephants• Lions
Europe & Asia
• Also known as the SUPER CONTINENT– Eurasia – Europe + Asia = Eurasia
• I think of– Two super heroes
• One is tiny but powerful• One is large & powerful
Where do they go?