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3rd grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 7

Communities Around the World

How people live in world communities

What your child practices

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.

New York State Learning Standards 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

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. People settle where there is water, good land and work.
  2. They adapt to their environment, like stilt houses in flood areas or terraces on hills.
  3. Communities have their own languages, festivals and folktales.

Example: Why do some farmers cut steps into hillsides? Crops like rice need flat land and water. Steps make flat strips on a slope. Answer: to make flat land for crops

Communities Around the World in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 4 of 7 in 3rd grade Social Studies, after Globes & World Maps and before Governments & Human Rights.

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.

Source: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    India is a country where people speak…

    • many different languages
    • only one language
    • only English
    • no languages

  2. Question 2

    Folktales and legends help a community…

    • predict the weather
    • pay taxes
    • pass its history and values to children
    • build roads

  3. Question 3

    Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated by many people in…

    • India
    • Peru
    • Ireland
    • Norway

  4. Question 4

    The main language of Mexico is…

    • Korean
    • Hindi
    • Spanish
    • French

  5. Question 5

    Families around the world are alike because they…

    • eat the same food
    • care for each other
    • live in the same kind of home
    • speak the same language

  6. Question 6

    Carnival, with music, dancing and parades, is a famous festival in…

    • Brazil
    • Japan
    • Egypt
    • Poland

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