November 19, 2014 : A World of Continents

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers

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Activities:

1. Paste newspaper words and pictures about one continent on a piece of paper. Have people guess the continent.

2. Select one continent. In the newspaper, circle clothing and equipment to take on a trip there.

3. Collect newspaper stories about countries in continents other than North America. Which continent had the most stories?

4. Make a Venn diagram comparing North America with another continent. Draw two overlapping circles. In the overlapped part, write how the continents are the same. In the outer circles, write information specific to each of the continents.

5. Research a non-North American continent. Write about the continent’s climate, wildlife, agriculture and culture.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

This week's standard:
Students understand the human and physical characteristics of places. (Geography: Places and Regions)

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)