Grade Level & Subject:

      Grade 3 Social Studies

Curriculum Map

Year

2003-04 PILOT

Calendar

November

December

January

 

Second Nine Weeks – November - January

 

Possible Resources

 

 

Our Communities Grade 3, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (Anchor Text)

 

Nine Weeks Focus

 

Our Communities Grade 3 (Anchor Text)

 Chapter 3,4, and 5 (pages 63-148)

 “Early Communities in America,” “People on the Move,” “New Ideas Change Communities”

 

 

Skills/Standards (To teach and measure)

History

1. Define and measure time by years, decades and centuries.

2. Place local historical events in sequential order on a time line.

3. Describe changes in the community over time including changes in:

    a. Businesses;

    b. Architecture;

    c. Physical features;

    d. Employment;

    e. Education;

    f. Transportation;

    g. Technology;

    h. Religion;

    i. Recreation.

 

People in Societies

1. Compare some of the cultural practices and products of various groups of people who have lived in the local community including:

    a. Artistic expression;

    b. Religion;

    c. Language;

    d. Food.

2. Compare the cultural practices and products of the local community with those of other communities in Ohio, the United States and countries of the world.

3. Describe settlement patterns of various cultural groups within the local community.

 

Geography

1. Use political maps, physical maps and aerial photographs to ask and answer questions about the local community.

2. Use a compass rose and cardinal directions to describe the relative location of places.

3. Read and interpret maps by using the map title, map key, direction indicator and symbols to answer questions about the local community.

8. Identify systems of transportation used to move people and products and systems of communication used to move ideas from place to place.

 

Economics

 

Government

 

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

 

Social Studies Skills and Methods (embedded in all social studies standards)

1. Obtain information about local issues from a variety of sources including:

    a. Maps;

    b. Photos;

    c. Oral histories;

    d. Newspapers;

    e. Letters;

    f. Artifacts;

    g. Documents.

2. Locate information using various parts of a source including:

    a. The table of contents;

    b. Title page;

    c. Illustrations;

    d. Keyword searches.

3. Identify possible cause and effect relationships.

4. Read and interpret pictographs, bar graphs and charts.

5. Communicate information using pictographs and bar graphs.

6. Use a problem-solving/decision-making process which includes:

    a. Identifying a problem;

    b. Gathering information;

    c. Listing and considering options;

    d. Considering advantages and disadvantages of options;

    e. Choosing and implementing a solution.

 

 

Assessment Choices