Suggested 3rd Grade Social Studies Plan

  • Adopted Textbook: Harcourt Horizons – People and Communities
  • It was the consensus of the 3rd grade team that you should cover all of Unit 1  “Learning About Communities” and if you covered the following lessons in Units 2-6 that you would meet both the Washington State EALR’s and the Burlington-Edison benchmarks. (Grade Band Meeting Oct 16, 2002)

History Geography
Unit 4
Chapter 8
Lesson 1 A Nation of Immigrants
Lesson 2 The Potato Famine
Lesson 3 Cities of Many Cultures
Lesson 4 People Express their Culture
Lesson 5 Holiday Customs and Traditions

Unit 5
Chapter 9
Lesson 1 Continuity and Change

Chapter 10
Lesson 2 Newcomers Arrive
Lesson 3 A New Nation

 Unit 3
Chapter 5
Lesson 1 Describing a Place
Lesson 2 What People Add to Places
Lesson 3 People and Their Environments

Atlas and Map skills throughout the book

 
Civics Economics
Unit 2
Chapter 3
Lesson 1 Leaders in the Community
Lesson 2 Communities Have Governments
Lesson 3 Community Governments Provide Services

Chapter 4
Lesson 1 The National Government
Lesson 2 Citizens Have Rights and Responsibilities
Lesson 3 Models of American Citizenship
Lesson 4 Symbols of National Pride

 Unit 6
Chapter 11
Lesson 3  How a Business Works
Lesson 4 Free Enterprise
Lesson 5 The World Marketplace

Chapter 12
Lesson 1 How People Earn and Use Money
Lesson 2 Saving Money
Lesson 3 Making a Budget

  • Essential Question:  What does it mean to be a contributing member of a community?
  • Culminating research project:  Design and carry out a research project in which you make a contribution to your classroom, school or local community.