This is a full-year geography plan built entirely from free resources. It assumes two short sessions a week — around twenty minutes each — which is enough for a child to finish the year knowing the world map properly.
Term 1 (weeks 1–12): The framework
Weeks 1–2 — Continents and oceans. Locate all seven continents and five oceans on a blank map. Weeks 3–5 — North America, including the Caribbean island states most curricula skip. Weeks 6–7 — South America. Only 12 countries, so this is the confidence-building term. Weeks 8–12 — Europe. Split into Western, Nordic, Central/Eastern and Balkan blocks.
Assessment: one run at each continent quiz, scores recorded.
Term 2 (weeks 13–24): The hard half
Weeks 13–18 — Asia, one region per week: East, Southeast, South, Central, Western. Weeks 19–24 — Africa, one region per week. This is the term that separates a real geography education from a token one, so don't compress it.
Assessment: full Name All 197 Countries attempt at the end of term. Compare against the week-one score.
Term 3 (weeks 25–36): Depth and retention
Weeks 25–28 — Capitals. Work continent by continent from the world capitals list, building decks with the flashcard generator. Weeks 29–32 — Flags, using Flags of the World. Weeks 33–34 — US states and capitals with the 50 states list and the state quizzes. Weeks 35–36 — Country deep-dives. Each child picks three countries and researches them using the country comparison tool and the country pages.
The daily habit that carries it
Add the daily challenges — one country, one flag, one capital — as a two-minute morning routine. Over a school year that's more retrieval practice than the lessons themselves provide.
What you'll want on paper
A blank world map, a blank US map, and a physical globe or wall map that stays visible. Printable worksheets and maps are on the printables page, and the teacher resources page collects everything lesson-ready.
Records for portfolio states
Screenshot quiz scores at the start and end of each term. Three data points per child per subject area is usually more than enough evidence of progress, and it costs you no extra prep.