Coloring Continents Worksheet

Our world has seven continents, and each one has features that make it special, from icy Antarctica to the rain forests of South America. This Coloring Continents Worksheet helps third graders learn real facts about Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Matching a fact to the right continent builds geography knowledge that students use when they read maps, study animals and habitats, and learn about people around the world.

This 3rd grade geography worksheet starts with a color key that gives every continent its own color. Students read twelve fact cards, decide which continent each fact describes, and color the card to match. Then they answer two questions in complete sentences, using the facts on the cards as evidence. The coloring makes the page fun and easy to check at a glance. Use it after a continents lesson, in a social studies center, or as homework.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• 12 color-by-continent fact cards and 2 written questions

This worksheet helps kids in three ways. First, each card ties a continent to a memorable landmark, such as Mount Everest, the Nile River, or the Sahara. Second, deciding which continent a clue describes asks students to recall and reason, not just copy. Third, the written questions teach children to use facts as evidence when they explain an answer.

Teachers and parents can extend the lesson with simple activities. Hang a world map and have students point to each continent as they color its cards. Ask children to write one new fact card for the continent where they live. Play a quick clue game where you read a fact aloud and students hold up the matching crayon. Finish by reviewing the colored cards from this Coloring Continents Worksheet together.

Related Resources

• Labeling Continents Worksheet
• Continents Worksheet – Countries
• Continents Worksheet – Analyze
• 50 States Song (Have Fun Teaching)