Grade 3 Social Studies
13 units matched to the Prince Edward Island 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 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
Maps of Our World
Practises the equator and the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the continents and oceans, and reading maps, aerial photographs and satellite images with a title, legend, compass rose and the four cardinal directions.
Curriculum outcome: 3.1.1 · globes, continents, oceans and reading a map with a title, legend and compass rose
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: 3.1.1 · finding places on maps and globes, continents, oceans and directions
Unit 3
Our Island Home
Children place their province in the Atlantic region, Canada, North America and the world, and learn about its landforms, climate and plants. This is practice, not a report-card mark.
Curriculum outcome: 3.1.1; 3.1.2 · locating their province and describing its physical features, climate and vegetation
Unit 4
Communities Around the World
Practises 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.
Curriculum outcome: 3.1.2; 3.1.3 · how land, climate and resources shape where people live and how they make a living
Unit 5
How We Make a Living
Children look at where people live in their province and how they make a living. This is practice, not a report-card mark.
Curriculum outcome: 3.1.3 · where people live and how people make a living in their province
Unit 6
Our Many Peoples
Children learn about the diverse peoples in their province and how they express their culture, and how to promote positive interactions. This is practice, not a report-card mark.
Curriculum outcome: 3.2.1; 3.2.2; 3.2.3 · the diverse peoples of their province, how they express culture and how to build positive interactions
Unit 7
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: 3.2.2 · how cultures are expressed in different communities
Unit 8
Helping & Connecting Communities
Practises valuing what individuals contribute to their communities, our connections to people elsewhere in the world, and the idea of respectful protocols in Indigenous cultures, which differ from community to community.
Curriculum outcome: 3.2.3 · ways to help communities and treat others with respect
Unit 9
Working Together Fairly
Practises group skills: sharing ideas, decisions and responsibilities, being fair and respectful, considering other people's views, listening actively and choosing ways to present information.
Curriculum outcome: 3.2.3 · working fairly with others, listening and treating everyone with respect
Unit 10
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: 3.3.1; 3.3.3 · leaders, fair group decisions and solving conflicts together
Unit 11
Who Runs Our Province
Children examine the purpose, function and structure of government in their province. This is practice, not a report-card mark.
Curriculum outcome: 3.3.1 · the purpose, function and structure of governments in their province
Unit 12
Canadian Citizens
Practises what it means to be a citizen of Canada: examples of rights and responsibilities, the national anthem in English and French (and sometimes a local Indigenous language), and Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
Curriculum outcome: 3.3.2 · what it means to be a citizen, with rights and responsibilities
Unit 13
Citizens Take Part
Children explore the rights and responsibilities of citizens and how citizens take part in public decision making. This is practice, not a report-card mark.
Curriculum outcome: 3.3.2; 3.3.3 · the rights and responsibilities of citizens and how citizens take part in public decision making
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