3rd grade Social Studies
7 units matched to the New York State Learning Standards. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Focus areas
- Communities around the world
- Globes, maps, continents and hemispheres
- Cultures, governments and human rights
- How world communities meet their needs and trade
Units
Unit 1
Needs Around the World
Everyone needs food, water, shelter and clothing. How people in different places meet these needs using what the land and climate offer, and why caring for the land matters.
Learning standard: 3.3a; 3.9b · how geography shapes where people live and how communities around the world meet their needs
Unit 2
Communities Around the World
Practices daily life in communities around the world: homes, food, work and technology that suit the land and weather, cultural expression, respectful language about differences and how media can show only part of a place.
Learning standard: 3.3b; 3.9a · how world communities use natural resources and adapt their homes and food to their environment
Unit 3
Globes & World Maps
Continents and oceans, the equator, prime meridian and hemispheres, map tools such as the title, key, compass rose, grid and scale, and finding world communities on a map or globe.
Learning standard: 3.1a; 3.1b; 3.2a; 3.2b · Earth's land and water, the tools on maps and globes, and locating world communities by continent, hemisphere and the equator and prime meridian
Unit 4
Communities Around the World
Communities in countries such as Japan, Brazil, Kenya, Egypt, India, Mexico and Peru: where people settle and why, how they adapt to and change their environment, languages, festivals, folktales and families.
Learning standard: 3.3a; 3.3b; 3.4a; 3.4b; 3.5a; 3.5b · where world communities settle, how they adapt to and change their environment, and their stories, arts, languages and celebrations
Unit 5
Governments & Human Rights
Democracy, monarchy and dictatorship, how leaders are chosen around the world, the role of citizens, human rights, prejudice and discrimination, and peaceful ways people work for change.
Learning standard: 3.7a; 3.7b; 3.7d; 3.8a; 3.8b; 3.8c · how governments around the world choose leaders and make laws, the role of citizens, human rights, and taking action against prejudice and discrimination
Unit 6
Trade Around the World
Natural and human resources, the three economic questions, surplus and scarcity, how communities earn a living, money in other countries, and how ships, planes and the internet help communities trade.
Learning standard: 3.9a; 3.9b; 3.10a; 3.10b · how world communities use resources, earn a living, produce goods and services, and trade with each other
Unit 7
Culture & Traditions
What culture is, cultural universals such as food, shelter and language, traditions, diversity, and how foods, games and ideas spread between communities.
Learning standard: 3.5b; 3.6a · the languages, customs and celebrations of communities around the world, and how cultures share ideas, goods and foods
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