Kindergarten Places around the world games | Geography

Learning about places around the world

In this Kindergarten geography collection, you can practice Continents and oceans: the 7 continents and 5 oceans. Choose a game above for a short activity, or explore the examples below before you play. The full guide for each game explains its controls, gives more examples and includes a free printable for practice away from the screen.

Talk it through

Keep a globe, atlas or simple map nearby. Ask your child to point to a place or direction before naming it. Relate a map symbol or feature to a real example, and compare places rather than memorising isolated names.

Ask: “Where would you look to check your answer?” Give your child time to explain. Return to an example after playing and ask whether they would approach it differently.

Continents and oceans: the 7 continents and 5 oceans

Knowing the names is the first step to locating them on a globe or world map. Once children can say the names confidently, they can point to them, notice that the United Kingdom is part of Europe, and talk about how the oceans are all joined together. More than two thirds of the Earth is covered by water, so the oceans are much bigger than the land.

Try an example: Is Oceania a continent or an ocean?

It sounds like "ocean", but Oceania is the continent that includes Australia, New Zealand and many Pacific islands.

Show the answer

A continent.

What to look out for

Thinking Oceania is an ocean. Explain that Oceania is land: Australia, New Zealand and lots of islands. The ocean nearby is the Pacific.

Read the full Continents and oceans: the 7 continents and 5 oceans guide

Practice away from the screen

Look at a globe or a world map together and play "point to it": one person names a continent or ocean and the other finds it.

Curriculum connections

Continents and oceans: the 7 continents and 5 oceans

Suggested kindergarten practice, selected by skill and reading demand. US states and schools teach these topics in different grades; this is not a state-standards alignment claim.

NCSS C3 Framework teaching connection: Geographic representations and places. Use place names, compass directions and physical features as background for reading maps and asking questions about places. Extend the game with a map or photograph; recognizing labels alone is not a complete geographic inquiry. Read the framework.

Questions families ask

Where should we start with places around the world?

Start with Continents and oceans: the 7 continents and 5 oceans. Look at the worked example together, then try a round. If the task feels unfamiliar, use the full game guide or its free printable before trying again.

Does this cover everything taught at this level?

No. These games provide focused practice. Grade suggestions do not replace your school’s curriculum, and any Common Core connection applies only to the skill described.