Grade 3 Social Studies
6 units matched to the Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Learning focus
- Citizenship, power and governance. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
- Culture and diversity. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
- Individuals, societies and economic decisions. Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.
- Interdependence. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interdependent relationship among individuals, societies, and the environment—locally, nationally, and globally—and the implications for a sustainable future.
- People, place and environment. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the interactions among people, places, and the environment.
- Time, continuity and change. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the past and how it affects the present and the future.
Units
Unit 1
Our Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Practises where Newfoundland and Labrador is, its island and mainland parts, its provincial symbols, and well-known natural and historic places. It follows the Grade 3 social studies expectations on people, place and environment in the Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum.
Curriculum outcome: People, place and environment (by Grade 3) · the location, regions, symbols and natural features of Newfoundland and Labrador
Unit 2
Maps & Globes
Naming continents and oceans, using north, south, east and west on a simple town map, and reading map features such as a legend (key), compass rose and scale.
Curriculum outcome: People, place and environment (by Grade 3) · using maps and globes to find places
Unit 3
Groups, Leaders & Getting Along
Practises formal and informal leadership, fair group decisions, peaceful ways of solving conflicts and what to do about bullying, including respect for the teachings of Elders and community members.
Curriculum outcome: Citizenship, power and governance (by Grade 3) · groups, leaders and getting along
Unit 4
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.
Curriculum outcome: Interdependence (by Grade 3) · how people around the world meet their needs for homes, food and clothing
Unit 5
Cultures of the World
What culture means, how cultures differ (language, food, celebrations) and what people everywhere share, plus the rights and responsibilities of global citizens.
Curriculum outcome: Culture and diversity (by Grade 3) · how cultures around the world are different and how people share common experiences
Unit 6
Indigenous Peoples of the World
Indigenous peoples around the world today, such as the Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Sámi of northern Europe and Inuit of the Arctic: their homelands, languages and connections to the land, and what they share with Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Curriculum outcome: Culture and diversity (by Grade 3) · Indigenous peoples around the world and their living cultures
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