Ms. Ballard

2nd Grade

• The biggest chunks of land surrounded by water.

• We have 7 : Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe,

North America, and South America.

• 5th largest continent

• Coldest continent because it surrounds the South Pole

• Doesn’t have many different types of animals that we are used to, but has animals like penguins, seals, and whales that love the cold climate.

• Largest Continent in the World.

• Counts for 3/5 of the worlds population.

• Familiar Countries in Asia: Japan, Korea, Egypt, & China.

• Asia has all kinds of animals that we don’t get to have here too…

• China : Giant Panda

• Siberia: Reindeer

• India: Cobras

• Only Continent that is an island (only water touches it)

• Smallest Continent on the earth

• Australia has the most animals that are not found anywhere else in the world but there…

The Outback

The Land Down Under

• Kangaroos

• Koalas

• Tasmanian Devil, like Taz on the Looney Tunes.

• 2nd Smallest Continent

• Gorgeous countries like Italy, France, England, & Russia.

• Leaning Tower of

Pisa in Italy

• England’s Flag

• France has the Eiffel Tower

• Where we live!

• Also includes : Mexico & Canada

• 2nd Largest continent in the world.

• Have a wide variety of animals, from polar & grizzly bears, to wolves & coyotes, to dogs & cats.

• Our State & our State Flag

• Has the world’s 2nd longest river : The Amazon River

• Lies right along the equator, making

this continent very warm all year long.

• Have unique monkeys and bats are

very familiar to this continent:

• Has some of the largest birds, like Flamingos

Continent Game

Don’t Forget about last weeks unit on the oceans….it might just show up again here…

• North America

• Midwest

• United States of America

Flower : Violet

Bird : Cardinal

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Insect: Butterfly

It’s always good to know where you come from & what a great place it is to live in!

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