In this lesson plan, for example for a double lesson, but also substitution, the topic is “Our earth, the blue planet, our continents and oceans.”

Pupils learn or repeat the names of the continents and oceans.

They discover the differences in the size of the continents. A simple word search puzzle activates prior knowledge of the terms continent, ocean and the names of the continents and oceans.

Learning objectives:

• Pupils can name the names of the continents and oceans.
• Pupils understand the differences in size between the continents. Pupils activate their prior knowledge through an interactive word search puzzle.
• Pupils fill in names and numbers (or cut them out in the traditional way)

Materials:

• Word search puzzle with the terms continent and ocean.
• World map to visualize the continents and oceans.
• Worksheets with tasks on the continents Worksheet world map with tasks on the oceans.

Activities: 

• Introduction to the continents and oceans through an interactive discussion.
• Possible to work on the word search puzzle in pairs. 
• Working out the differences in size of the continents through matching tasks.