3rd grade · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 6
Working Together Fairly
Share jobs, listen to others and treat everyone with respect.
What your child practices
Practices group skills: sharing ideas, decisions and responsibilities, being fair and respectful, considering other people's views, listening actively and choosing ways to present information.
Maine Learning Results learning standard: Civics & Government 3; Civics & Government 4 · the rights and responsibilities of citizens and working together for the common good
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- In a group, share ideas, jobs and decisions.
- Listen when others talk, and be kind and polite.
- A perspective is someone’s way of seeing things. Others may see it differently, and that’s okay.
Example: Your group disagrees about a poster idea. What should you do first? Every person’s ideas matter. Listening helps you understand their perspective. Answer: listen to everyone’s ideas
Working Together Fairly in Maine
In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 3 of 6 in 3rd grade Social Studies, after Communities Around the World and before Maine's Land & Regions.
Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.
- 3rd grade guide for Maine parents
- Printable 3rd grade Social Studies sheet
- Maine report cards explained
Source: Maine Department of Education
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is respectful?
- Saying “please” and “thank you”
- Grabbing
- Calling names
Saying “please” and “thank you”
Hint: Polite words show respect.
Question 2
Interacting respectfully means…
- ignoring
- teasing
- being kind and polite
being kind and polite
Hint: Respect is kindness.
Question 3
Two friends disagree about a game. A good step is to…
- listen to each other and find a fair solution
- yell
- stop playing forever
listen to each other and find a fair solution
Hint: Fair solutions come from listening.
Question 4
A perspective is…
- a way of seeing or thinking about something
- a type of pencil
- a rule
a way of seeing or thinking about something
Hint: Different people see things differently.
Question 5
To understand someone's perspective, you can…
- ask them and listen
- tell them they're wrong
- guess
ask them and listen
Hint: Listening helps understanding.
Question 6
Why should we listen to quiet group members?
- They never have ideas
- Because we must
- They may have great ideas too
They may have great ideas too
Hint: Every voice matters.