Continents Using Inspiration
1st Grade
st
1 Six Weeks
Lesson Name: Continents Using Inspiration
Categories: Foundations, Solving Problems, and Communication
TEKS: 1.4
Technology TEKS: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2D, 2E, 3A, 3B, 7A, 7B, and 11A
Objective: The student will use Inspiration to create story map of the 7 continents. The
student will type the continent name and insert a picture of the continent.
Using Inspiration:
 Open Inspiration.
 Type “Continent” in the main idea bubble.
 Click on the continent bubble.
 Go to the top and select the create icon. This will add another bubble and arrow
connecting to the continent bubble.
 Type the word in the new bubble (Africa, North America, etc).
 Click on the bubble you just created.
 Search for a picture that is the correct continent to match the word just typed.
(HINT- Search for continents under Geography and world.)
 Continue until all of the continents have been done.
 Print.