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Welcome!

Continents

• Africa

• Antarctica

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

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

How many oceans are there?

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Arctic

World Oceans

Your Turn

• How can we remember where each ocean goes?