World Landmarks · Learning goals
Landmarks are famous places that help us recognize a place. Visit the Great Wall, the Pyramids of Giza, Machu Picchu and more, and put each one on the right continent.
Why it matters
Landmarks tell stories about the history and people of each place.
Placing landmarks on continents strengthens world geography.
Learning about landmarks inspires curiosity and a desire to explore the world.
Inside World Landmarks
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 5 steps.
Step 2 · Think
Why do people protect old landmarks?
Step 3 · Map game
Put each landmark on the right continent.
Step 4 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
A landmark is a famous place people recognize, often built long ago.
The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt are over 4,500 years old.
The Great Wall of China stretches thousands of kilometers across mountains.
Machu Picchu is an Inca city high in the Andes of Peru.
The Taj Mahal in India and the Sydney Opera House in Australia are famous buildings too.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Make a bucket list of landmarks your family would love to visit. Find each one on a map and learn one fact about it.
Why do people protect old landmarks?
Practice
Real questions from World Landmarks. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
Egypt
Question 2
Inca
Question 3
India
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
World Landmarks · Questions from parents
World Landmarks is a grade 4 social studies course for kids ages 9–10. That is Year 5 social studies in the UK and Year 4 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Landmarks are famous places that help us recognize a place. Visit the Great Wall, the Pyramids of Giza, Machu Picchu and more, and put each one on the right continent. Along the way they practice: Landmark Map.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
World Landmarks is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
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