I will begin a geography unit in a few weeks. I am looking for songs, activities, etc about continents, oceans, maps and globes. I teach first grade. Thanks in advance for your great ideas.
Some songs that were shared with me with who knows where?
THE CONTINENT SONG
(Take Me Out to the Ball Game)
Let's name all of the continents.
There are 7 on earth.
There's Europe and
Asia and Australia,
North and South America.
Now don't forget about Africa
And Antarctica, too.
For there's 1...2...3,4,5,6,7 continents!
CONTINENTS
(Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel)
Asia, Africa, Antarctica
Australia, Europe, too
North America
South America
Seven continents for you!
CONTINENTS & OCEANS
(Tune: Love and Marriage)
North America, South America
Europe, Asia, and Africa,
Don't forget Antarctica,
Or way down under in Australia.
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Indian, Arctic they're all oceans.
North Pole, South Pole, Equator
I know all about maps and globes.
SEVEN CONTINENTS
(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
To learn the seven continents
Think of the letter A,
And when you're down to only one
An E will save the day.
There's Africa, Antarctica,
Australia, Asia, too;
The oceans run between them
With their waters deep and blue.
There are also two Americas--
North and South, you see.
Now we're coming to the end.
Europe starts with E!
CONTINENTS
(Tune: Three Blind Mice)
Continents, continents,
There are seven.
There are seven.
North America, South America,
Antarctica and Australia,
Asia and Africa,
And Europe too.
That's all seven,
That's all seven.
OCEANS
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
The earth is all covered with oceans.
The earth is all covered with seas.
The earth is all covered with oceans,
More water than land don't you see.
CHORUS
Water, water,
Water all over the world, the world.
Water, water,
There's water all over the world!
So salty and cold are the oceans.
So salty and cold are the seas.
So salty and cold are the oceans,
Too salty and too cold for me.
CHORUS
Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic,
And then there's the Indian, too.
These oceans almost cover our planet.
I named them now can you?
CHORUS
I CAN NAME ALL OF THE OCEANS
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
Oh, I can name all of the oceans.
Oh, I can name all of the seas.
Oh, I can name all of the oceans.
Now why not sing them with me?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian, too.
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian, too.
CONTINENTS JINGLE
(Tune: Jingle Bells)
North America, South America,
Europe, and Asia,
Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. Hey!
EARTH IS THE NAME
(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
Earth is the name of our planet.
It's shaped like a ball or a sphere.
It's covered with land and water.
A globe makes this picture quite clear.
Chorus
Seven continents, four oceans, on our planet, Earth...
Seven continents, four oceans, on our planet, Earth!
On Earth there are seven continents,
They're the largest masses of land.
Four large bodies of water are oceans.
In fact, there's more water than land!
in Education World online. It is listed under lesson plans. It is a guessing game that takes you around the world to famous landmarks. I use it with my third graders and they really enjoy it. I find it on the world map each time and add a number sticker, because each one is numbered online. I also go to Google Images and find pictures of the landmark to share with my students. I have created a powerpoint using these pictures so we can review often. As I put each picture up on the powerpoint and identify, we also locate it on the world map. I hope that makes sense.
Continent Song
To the tune of “Frere Jacques”
There are seven,
There are seven,
Continents,
Continents.
North and South
America,
Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia,
Antarctica!
Columbus Day Song (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell)
In 1492, in 1492
Columbus sailed across the sea,
In 1492.
For 70 days he sailed, for 70 days he sailed
Columbus sailed across the sea,
For 70 days he sailed.
He came to a new land, he came to a new land,
Columbus sailed across the sea,
He came to a new land.
Exploring he did go, exploring he did go,
Columbus sailed across the sea,
Exploring he did go.
He sailed back home to Spain, he sailed back home to Spain,
Columbus sailed across the sea,
He sailed back home to Spain.
Keep an eye on us older folks when it comes to oceans and planets. We had 9 planets and 4 oceans when we started teaching. I have seen plenty of stuff that still talks about Pluto as a planet and doesn't mention the Southern Ocean.
10-11-2009, 06:49 AM
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