I've written about working with and introducing a Montessori World Map recently. This post introduces two extensions to a preschool geography activities to learn the continents. We use the Montessori World Map to: 1) Create our Own Map by Tracing & 2) Create our Own Map by Pin Poking.

Preschool Geography Activities to Learn the Continents

Materials Needed for the Preschool Geography Activity:

1. Control World Map
2. Circle for World Map
3. Large Tracing Pad
4. Colored Pencils
5. Push pins (Optional)

Approach to the Geography Extension:

1. My 3.5 year old selected the colored pencils to match the continent colors (orange=North America, pink=South America, brown=Australia, red=Europe, yellow=Asia, green=Africa, white=Antarctica).
2. We placed the tracing paper over Montessori Outlet’s World Control Map
3. Then we colored in the outlines of the continents.

The result was beautiful.

Variations:

1. Use Montessori Outlet’s large plastic circle that match the hemispheres on the World Map. Have your child trace both sides of the hemisphere, then using the inserts trace around each continent.
2. Do the same as the above variation but don’t use colored pencils to trace the continents. Instead use pushpins to trace around each continent using the appropriate matching continent color construction paper. The child pin pokes to trace around the continents. Then the child can place each continent he has created with his pushpins and construction paper onto the World Map he traced in the first step. Use glue to place the continents.

For more, click through to these Montessori Geography posts. Otherwise, check out the below list:

• Teaching Geography to Preschoolers {Land Forms}
• Teaching Geography to Preschoolers {An Introduction}
• Preschool Geography {Clouds}
• Preschool Geography {Air}
• Preschool Geography {Land, Air, Water}
• Preschool Geography Activity {Land Forms}

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Marnie