Continents Wheel Spinner
The continents wheel picks one of the seven continents at random, which makes it a quick way to assign geography topics or start a travel conversation.
Seven slices: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Europe, North America and South America.
This is the top of the geography funnel. Spin a continent, then drill down with the country wheels — Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania and the Antarctic research stations — until you have landed on a specific place to study or visit.
Teachers assigning continent projects usually turn on "Remove winner after spin" so seven groups each get a different one and Antarctica goes to somebody who did not volunteer for it. It always turns out to be the most interesting project in the set, which is worth mentioning to whoever draws it.
Note that the seven-continent model is one convention among several. Some countries teach six, combining the Americas or Europe and Asia. Edit the wheel to match whichever model your curriculum uses.
What is on the wheel
All 7 of them, already loaded:
- Africa
- Antarctica
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
Continents Wheel Spinner — questions
Why seven continents and not six?
The seven-continent model is the one taught across most of the English-speaking world. Other conventions combine North and South America, or treat Eurasia as one landmass. Edit the slices to match the model your curriculum uses.
How do I assign each group a different continent?
Turn on "Remove winner after spin". Each continent leaves the wheel once drawn, so seven spins give seven groups a unique continent with nothing to argue about.
Can I go from a continent to a specific country?
Yes. Each continent has its own country wheel, linked above. Spin the continent first, then open that continent's wheel to land on a country.