The Painted Globe
Materials: A world globe identical in size to the Sandpaper Globe: the continents are painted various colors and the oceans are all blue
Purposes:
Visual recognition of individual continents and oceans
To see the relationship between the continents and the oceans of the world
Age: 3 ½ – 4 ½
Preparation: The child has worked with the sandpaper globe.
Presentation:
Invite the child for a lesson on the Painted Globe. They will bring the painted globe and you will bring the sandpaper globe.
Compare specific components to see that the globes are the same.
Indicate some other areas on the sandpaper globe for the child to find on the painted globe.
Mention the land surfaces look different but they are both still land surfaces.
Move the sandpaper globe to the top right of the table.
Frame a continent with your hands and introduce the vocabulary of “continent”. Repeat this for a few.
Frame an ocean with your hands and introduce the vocabulary of “ocean”. Repeat this for a few.
Offer a three-period lesson. When complete, point to where the child lives, encourage repetition, and take the sandpaper globe with you.
Control of Error: None
Language:
Continent and Ocean
Following Exercises: None
Memory Games: None
Pedagogical Notes:
You may hear this material called the political or continent globe.