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SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM GUIDE GRADE 3
Objectives	Core Curr. Content Standards	Instructional Activities	Assessment (Cross-curricular) (Multi-cultural)	Resources	GEPA HSPA Terra Nova
The student will be able to: ā Identify & locate places on a desk map.	6.7	pp. B1-B3. Define community. Have students locate & label various places on desk map B1.	Informal teacher assessment of activities completed on desk map B1	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Desk Map B1	M. IV
ā Define community.	6.4	B4-B6. Review definition of community.			M. IV
ā Identify families as community groups.	6.6	Use desk map B1 to find community members at their jobs. Explain that these members are also part of a family. Make a bar graph comparing number of people in students’ families.
ā Identify basic needs. ā Distinguish between needs & wants.	6.6	pp. B7-B9. Use Activity Sheet 3-I to classify basic needs. Identify remaining pictures as "wants." Use desk map B1 to locate places in the community where people can meet needs & wants	Completed Activity Sheet 3-I	Activity Sheet 3-I Desk Map B1	R. IV
ā Use left & right to locate places on the desk map. ā Use a grid to locate places on a desk map.	6.7	pp. B10-B12. Have students draw a line from top to bottom along Third St. on desk map B1. Label left & right sides. Local & label with "L" or "R" various places on the map.	Informal teacher assessment of activities completed on desk map B1	Desk Map B1	M. IV
The student will be able to: ā Use left & right to locate places on the desk map. ā Use a grid to locate places on a desk map. (Continued.)	6.7	Explain the function of a grid. Have students draw a grid on the desk map as described on p. B11. Use labeled grid to locate places on the map.	Informal teacher assessment of activities completed on desk map B1	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Desk Map B1	M. IV
ā Count the number of blocks to measure distance on the desk map. ā Identify street signs & their meanings.	6.7	pp. B13-B15. Define block & distance. Hand out Activity Sheet 5-I. Have students draw a line around each block & name streets on each block. Continue as described on p. B13. Repeat activity using desk map B1. Use Activity Sheet 5-III to identify street signs & their meanings. Have students hypothesize where street signs might be on desk map B1.	Completed Activity Sheets 5-I, 5-III	Activity Sheets 5-I, 5-III Desk Map B1	M. IV
ā Demonstrate mastery of concepts taught in lessons 1-5.		Hand out Review 1. Administer test as described on B16.	Review 1 test for lessons 1-5	Copymaster for Review 1
ā Use north & south as directions on a globe. ā Identify up & down as directions. ā Identify land & water areas on a drawing of the earth. ā Label & identify north & south as directions on a desk map.	6.7	pp. B17-B19. Hold up a globe. Have students focus on the fact that a globe shows the land & water areas of the earth. Identify the North & South Pole on the globe. Give students opportunity to point out the poles on the globe. Emphasize that north & south are opposite of each other. Use globe to demonstrate up & down.	Completed Activity Sheet 6-IB Informal assessment of activities completed on desk map B1	Globe Activity Sheet 6-IB Desk Map B1	M. IV
The student will be able to: ā Use north & south as directions on a globe. ā Identify up & down as directions. ā Identify land & water areas on a drawing of the earth. ā Label & identify north & south as directions on a desk map. (Continued.) .	6.7	Hand out Activity Sheet 6-IB. Point out land & water areas on globe & on the sheet. Have students color land & water areas on worksheet & label poles. Have students label north & south on desk map B1.	Completed Activity Sheet 6-IB	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Globe Activity Sheet 6-IB Desk Map B1	M. IV
ā Identify the cardinal directions east & west. ā Use east & west as directions on a globe. ā Label & identify cardinal directions on the desk map. ā Use east & west in the classroom	6.7	pp. B21-B24. Review north & south. Use a globe to point out that north & south are directions toward the poles & that east & west are directions that circle the globe. Hand out desk map B1. Have students label the maps with "N", "S", "E", "W." Ask questions on p. B23 to get students used to using cardinal directions to name locations. Hand out Activity Sheet 7-III. Have them connect the dots using cardinal directions as given on pp. B23-24.	Informal assessment of activities completed on desk map B1 Students identify cardinal directions on a globe Check completed Activity Sheet 7-III	Globe Desk Map B1 Activity Sheet 7-III	M. IV
The student will be able to: ā Identify goods & services. ā Discuss how people depend on each other for goods & services.	6.6	pp. B25-B27. Hand out Activity Sheet 8-I. Identify the items in Part I as goods, things that people want or need. Identify the people pictured in Part II as providers of services. Hand out desk map B1. Have students number places where they could find goods. Have them number places where people who provide services work.	Informal assessment of completed desk map	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Activity Sheet 8-I Desk Map B1
ā Compare features on desk maps B1 & B2. ā Identify & locate natural features on the desk map. ā Locate cultural features on the desk map.	6.7	pp. B28-B30. Hand out desk map B2. Have students identify streets & places. Explain that map B1 shows an urban area while B2 shows a rural area. Make a list of natural features found on a map. Have students mark these features on B2. Define cultural features as things found on land that people made. Use Activity Sheet 9-II A/B to distinguish natural features from cultural features. Use desk map B2 to identify cultural features.	Informal assessment of completed maps & activity sheet	Desk Maps B1 & B2 Activity Sheet 9-II A/B
The student will be able to: ā Classify kinds of transportation. ā Draw transportation routes on the desk map. ā Make a grid on desk map B2 to name locations. ā Classify kinds of transportation used in our community.	6.6	pp. B31-B34. Have students name many kinds of transportation. Classify into land, water & air transportation. Make a bar graph as shown on p. B31.	Informal assessment of completed desk maps B1 & B2	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Desk Maps B1, B2 Activity Sheets 10-IB, 10-III	M. IV
		Hand out Activity Sheet 10-IB. Have students identify the kinds of services each person provides. Have students match service provider with the correct mode of transportation. Hand out desk map B1. Have students draw transportation routes that various service providers would take as described on p. B32. Have students make a grid on desk map B2 that will show how various locations help people get the goods they need. Follow directions on p. B33.	Completed Activity Sheets 10-IB, 10-III
		Hand out Activity Sheet 10-III. Have students name kinds of transportation in our community. Classify on chart & continue to fill in as per p. B34.	Completed Activity Sheet 10-III
The student will be able to: ā Demonstrate mastery of concepts taught in lessons 6-10.		Hand out Review 2. Administer test as described on p. B35.	Review 2 test for lessons 6-10	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Copymaster for Review 2
ā Identify map perspective. ā Compare & match objects from different perspectives.	6.7	pp. B36-38. Have students view a cup from eye level & from above. Point out that the view from above is called map view. Hand out Activity Sheet 11-I. Have students match objects from an eye level view with objects shown from above. Emphasize that a map view is a view from above. Examine perspective on desk maps B1, B2. Have students make a classroom map using map perspective.	Completed Activity Sheet 11-I Completed classroom map	Activity Sheet 11-I Desk Maps B1, B2	M. IV
ā Examine & identify the national flag as a symbol for our country.	6.1 6.2 6.3 6.7	pp. B39-B41. Hand out Activity Sheet 12-I. Examine & explain the symbolism of the American flag. Have students color the flag. Review the special rules about the American flag on p. B40.	Completed Activity Sheet 12-I Completed drawing of the state flag	Activity Sheet 12-I Desk Maps B1, B2
The student will be able to: ā Examine & identify the national flag as a symbol for our country. (Continued.)	6.1 6.2 6.3 6.7	Display the state flag to the class & describe its symbolism. Have students draw & color the state flag.	Completed Activity Sheet 12-I Completed drawing of the state flag	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Activity Sheet 12-I Desk Maps B1, B2
ā Identify map symbols.	6.7	pp. B42-B44. Hand out Activity Sheet 13-I. Show students that the left side shows real places while the right side shows the symbols that represent them. Hand out desk map B3. Have students mark symbols on the map as per p. B42. Hand out desk maps B1, B2, B3. Use questions on p. B43 to help students compare the maps. Hand out Activity Sheet 13-III. Have students compare perspectives in Parts A & B. Have them color corresponding symbols on each map as directed on activity sheet.	Completed Activity Sheets Informal assessment of activities completed on desk maps B1, B2, B3	Activity Sheets 13-I, 13-III Desk maps B1, B2, B3
The student will be able to: ā Identify & label the map key on the desk map. ā Complete a map key and a map.	6.5 6.7	pp. B45-B47. Hand out desk map B3. Have students find & label the symbols on the map key. Expand the map key on B3 as per p. B46. Hand out Activity Sheet 14-III. Have them color the symbols on the map as described on p. B47.	Completed Activity Sheet 14-III Informal assessment of activities completed desk map B3	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Desk Maps B1, B2, B3 Activity Sheet14-III	M. IV
ā Locate natural & cultural features on desk map B2. ā Add symbols for natural & cultural features to desk map B3.	6.7	pp. B48-B50. Hand out desk map B2. Have students outline natural features. Hand out desk map B3. Devise symbols for natural features. Add to map B3. Put these new symbols in the map key. Hand out desk map B2. Point out cultural features on this map. Hand out desk map B3. Find cultural features. Add cultural symbols as listed on B49.	Informal assessment of completed desk maps B2, B3	Desk Maps B2, B3
ā Demonstrate mastery of concepts taught in lessons 11-15.		Hand out Review 3. Administer test as describe on p. B51.	Review 3 test for lessons 11-15	Copymaster for Review 3
The student will be able to: ā Identify two basic needs of communities. ā Label the compass arrow on the desk map. ā Use compass arrows to find places on the desk map. ā Make & read a bar graph.	6.1 6.5 6.6 6.7	pp. B52-B54. Explain that transportation & communication are two basic needs of communities. Define communication as sharing ideas and information. Hand out Activity Sheet16-I. Have students discuss pictures & talk about why communities need transportation & communication. Hand out desk map B3. Have students draw a circle around the compass arrow & label it. Talk about why compass arrows are important in communicating about maps. Hand out desk map B2. Have student draw a set of compass arrows on the map. Have students find places on the desk map asking questions on p. B53. Do the same with B1. Hand out Activity Sheet 16-III. Have students make & read a bar chart about their favorite TV shows. Emphasize that a graph communicates information.	Informal assessment of completed desk maps.	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Activity Sheets 16-I, 16-III Desk Maps B1, B2, B3	M. IV
The student will be able to: ā Identify features on desk map B4. ā Label the compass arrows. ā Complete the grid on the desk map. ā Make a map key on desk map B4.	6.7	pp. B55-B57. Hand out desk map B4. Have students mark features as per directions on p. B55. Have students label compass arrow. Have students follow directions on p. 55 to draw a grid on the desk map. Use the constructed grid to find locations listed on p. B56. Have students write map key on the top line. Have students label the map key as directed on p. B56.	Informal assessment of completed desk map B4.	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Desk Map 4
ā Name major countries of North America. ā Locate own community. ā Name major bodies of water surrounding North America. ā Name our continent & country. ā Name & locate own state. ā Name neighboring countries, bodies of water & states on a map.	6.1 6.3 6.5	pp. B58-B60. Hand out Activity Sheet 18-I. Explain that North America is a continent. Explain that North America is divided into three large countries. Have students color the map key & map of North America as directed on p. B58. Mark the students’ own community with an "X." Label the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans.	Completed Activity Sheets 18-I, 18-II	Activity Sheets 18-I, 18-II
The student will be able to: ā Name major countries of North America. ā Locate own community. ā Name major bodies of water surrounding North America. ā Name our continent & country. ā Name & locate own state. ā Name neighboring countries, bodies of water & states on a map. (Continued.) ā Locate our national capitol. ā Examine a map of our national capitol. ā Match landmarks with their locations on the map.	6.2 6.4 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.7	Hand out Activity Sheet 18-II. Follow directions on p. B59 to complete. Hand out another copy of Activity Sheet 18-II. Have students label neighboring countries & the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans. Have them label their state. pp. B61-B63. Hand out Activity Sheet 19-I, a map that shows the main streets of Washington, DC. Explain that Washington, DC has the main government offices for the country & that the president lives there. Discuss the landmarks on the activity sheet. Have the students connect each landmark to its location on the map.	Completed Activity Sheets 18-I, 18-II Completed Activity Sheets 19-I, 19-II	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Activity Sheets 18-I, 18-II Activity Sheets 19-I, 19-II
The student will be able to: ā Locate our national capitol. ā Examine a map of our national capitol. ā Match landmarks with their locations on the map. (Continued.)	6.1 6.3 6.7	Hand out Activity Sheet 19-II. Discuss the office of U.S. President. Ask students to identify George Washington & Abraham Lincoln. Have the students find a picture at home of the current president. Arrange the presidents’ pictures in chronological order.	Completed Activity Sheets 19-I, 19-II	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Activity Sheets 19-I, 19-II
ā Locate continents on a world map. ā Compare a world map & a globe. ā Color a world map to show continents & oceans. ā Review where students live.	6.7	pp. B64-B66. Hand out Activity Sheet 20-I. Explain that this is a map of the world. Have them label each continent. Have them determine if the world has more land or water. Have students compare a globe with a world map. Have the students color the map key, then use the map key as a guide to color the map. Hand out Activity Sheet 20-III. Have students complete the hidden word puzzle. Have students review where they live by constructing a pyramid as shown on p. B65.	Completed Activity Sheets 20-I, 20-III	Activity Sheets 20-I, 20-III	M. IV
The student will be able to: ā Demonstrate mastery of concepts taught in lessons 16-20.	6.7	Hand out Review 4. Administer test as described on p. B67.	Review 4 test for lessons 16-20	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Copymaster for Review 4
ā Identify & locate the Equator. ā Identify & locate the Northern & Southern Hemispheres. ā Locate continents in the Northern & Southern Hemispheres.		pp. B68-B70. Hand out another set of Activity Sheet 20-I. Review names of continents. Have students label each continent on the map. Have students identify the continents on a globe. Explain that the Equator is an imaginary line on earth that divides the earth in half. Have students draw in the Equator on Activity Sheet 20-I. Explain the meaning of hemisphere. Point out that the Northern Hemisphere is between the Equator & the North Pole & that the Southern Hemisphere is between the Equator & the South Pole. Have students determine which continents are in the Northern Hemisphere; which are in the Southern Hemisphere & which are in both. Have the students color in Activity Sheet 20-I. Hand out Activity Sheet 21-III. Have students label the countries as listed on the worksheet.	Completed activity sheets	Globe Activity Sheets 20-I, 21-III
The student will be able to: ā Define & demonstrate day & night. ā Complete a diagram illustrating day & night. ā Identify daytime workers. ā Identify nighttime workers. ā Identify what time students do specific activities.	6.3 6.5 6.6 6.7	pp. B71-B73. Demonstrate the rotation of the earth around the sun as described on p. B71. Hand out Activity Sheet 22-IB. Have students color it as described on p. B72 to show night & day. Hand out desk map B1. Have students label places where people work in the daytime. Have them label places where people work in the nighttime as described on pp. B72-B73. Hand out Activity Sheet 22-III. Have students complete as much of the activity sheet as they can during the school day. Then have them finish it at home.	Completed activity sheets & labeled desk map B1	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Globe Activity Sheets 22-IB, 22-III
The student will be able to: ā Record information on the calendar. ā Number days of the month on the calendar. ā Record information on the monthly calendar. ā Identify holidays on a yearly calendar.	6.3 6.5	pp. B74-B77. Hand out Activity Sheet 23-I. Have students construct & label the weekly calendar as described on p. B74. Have students record information on the calendar. Hand out Activity Sheet 23-IIA. Have students number the days of the month as described on p. B74. Discuss with students which holidays or events occur in the month. Have them suggest a symbol for each event. Add them to the calendar. Hand out Activity Sheet 23-III. Divide the students into groups & give each group a yearly calendar. Have them answer questions about holidays on the worksheet.	Completed worksheets	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Activity Sheets 23-I, 23-IIA, 23-III
The student will be able to: ā Explain how the earth revolves. ā Describe weather and seasons. ā Identify major climate zones of the world.	6.1 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.7	pp. B78-B80. Explain how the earth revolves around the sun using directions on p. B78. Discuss weather, pointing out that there can be different kinds of weather during any season. Explain that climate describes the weather a place has year after year. Hand out Activity Sheet 24-II. Follow directions on p. B79 to help students identify major climate zones of the world. Have the class make a weather graph for their own community.	Completed Activity Sheet 24-II	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Activity Sheet 24-II
The student will be able to: ā Identify locations on an early map of the area shown on map B3. ā Make inferences about the changes. ā Predict changes in the future & show them on desk map B3. ā Use a grid to add symbols to desk map B4.	6.1 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.7	pp. B81-B83. Hand out Activity Sheet 25-I. Explain that this is an early map of the same area shown on desk map B3. Have students compare the worksheet with the desk map for similarities & differences as described on p. B81. Have students discuss changes that have occurred, pointing out that most changes occurred as the community was growing. Have students use desk map 3 to predict changes that will occur in the future as described on p. B82. Hand out desk map B4. Have the students add grid lines. Add places as listed on p. B82 which would show growth in the community. Discuss changes in own community.	Completed desk map	Text: Primary Social Studies Skills Level B, Nystrom Activity Sheet 25-I Desk Maps B1, B2, B3, B4
ā Demonstrate mastery of concepts taught in lessons 21-25.		Hand out Review 5. Administer test as described on p. B84.	Review 5 test for lessons 21-25	Copymaster for lessons 21-25

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