countries of the world activities

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

PICTURES AND ACTIVITIES compiled by Cheryl Kerr for Year 3 students at Beenleigh State School

AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND INDIA ENGLAND FRANCE HOLLAND SPAIN GERMANY JAPAN UNITED STATES CANADA MEXICO AFRICA

1. AUSTRALIA

Print out and label this map of Australia.
Pick a Picture Trail and enjoy the journey. Name four 'places' you visited, four 'sports' you saw, and four jobs you saw Australians doing.

2. NEW ZEALAND (and Pacific Islands)

Find where your country is on the world map.
Look at these wonderful pictures of New Zealand. Pick your 3 favourites, bring them into StarOffice and complete this sentence for each one: I choose this picture because.......
Here are some pictures of Fiji to look at.
Pictures of the Solomon Islands.
You can learn a lot about the South Pacific right here.

3. INDIA

Find where your country is on the world map.
Here you can enlarge some photos of India. At the same site, you can also complete an interactive worksheet where you imagine you are one of the people in a picture.
More images of India for early finishers.

4. ENGLAND

Find where your country is on the world map.
You'll find many pictures of England here. Have a good look at them. When you look at pictures of London, write down three things you would like to do if you visited this exciting city.

5. FRANCE

Find where your country is on the world map.
Look at these many pictures of France. List one fact you discovered about 'Sport', 'Paris', and 'Transport'.

6. HOLLAND

Find where your country is on the world map.
Here are some images of Holland. Look at them all. One of the images of about Ann Frank's house. Read her story.

7. SPAIN

Find where your country is on the world map.
Spain is a popular destination for Europeans to have holidays. Look at the reasons why. More pictures.
Pick your favourite picture of the Spanish Landscape. Place it into StarOffice and describe the features of the picture which appeal to you.

8. GERMANY

Find where your country is on the world map.
Some images of Germany.
My Trip to Germany. If you could interview the person who took this trip to Germany, what three questions would you like to ask him/her about the trip?

9. JAPAN

10. UNITED STATES

Find where your country is on the world map.
Count the number of states in America.
The President of America lives in the White House. How many rooms are in the White House?
Print out and colour in this picture of the bald eagle - a native to North America.
Print out this flag of the United States of America. Colour it in back in your classroom.

11. CANADA

Find where your country is on the world map.
Look at these roadside attractions in Canada.
Look at these great images of Canada.
What leaf will you find on Canada's national flag?
Print out this report on the grizzly bear. Back in class, colour your picture and write three questions to ask a partner about grizzly bears.

12. MEXICO

Find where your country is on the world map.
Have a look at how this Mexican family lives. You should be able to draw a family tree for this family. You can also answer the questions on the site.
Have your teacher help you read all about Mexico at this site.
If you were Mexican, how would you count to 10?

13. AFRICA

Find where your country is on the world map.
Gambia is a country in Africa. Click here to learn lots about Gambia. (Use the blue buttons at the side of the page to learn more.)
The culture is very different in Africa to where you live. Imagine you went on a holiday to Africa. What sorts of things would make you a good tourist. Click here to answer some questions about being a good tourist.
Have a look at these pictures of refugees in Africa and answer the questions.