Continents and countries

Ages 6 to 8 Read together, then try alone · about 20 minutes

Read together

A continent is a huge area of land. A country is a place with its own government and borders.

There are seven continents and almost two hundred countries.

Do it

1. Find the seven continents on a world map and colour each a different colour and a different pattern.
2. Find your own country and one where a family member or friend lives.
3. Pick three countries and name one thing you learned about each from a book.
4. Pray for the people in one of them.

Talk about it

• Which continent do we live on?
• Which country would you like to visit?

For the grown-up

Counts of continents and countries vary by convention. Seven continents is common in English, while other models exist. About 195 countries are usually listed. Teach respect for every people.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

• United Nations, list of Member States and observer states
• National Geographic Society, educational pages on continents

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed. Please read it before sharing it with a child.