Grade 3 Social Studies
4 units matched to the Saskatchewan Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Strands and outcomes
- Interactions and Interdependence (IN3.1–IN3.3): Analyze daily life in a diversity of communities. Analyze the cultures and traditions in communities studied. Illustrate examples of interdependence of communities.
- Dynamic Relationships (DR3.1–DR3.3): Use various model representations of the Earth. Assess the degree to which the geography and related environmental and climatic factors influence ways of living… Compare the beliefs of various communities around the world regarding living on and with the land.
- Power and Authority (PA3.1–PA3.3): Compare how decisions are made in the local community and communities studied. Demonstrate awareness that divergent viewpoints may lead to conflict as part of group interactions, and assess… Make generalizations about the purpose and intent of documents that define the rights of children.
- Resources and Wealth (RW3.1–RW3.3): Appraise the ways communities meet their members' needs and wants. Analyze the creation and distribution of wealth in communities studied. Evaluate the ways in which technologies have impacted daily life.
Units
Unit 1
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.
Outcome: DR3.1 · model representations of Earth: maps and globes
Unit 2
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.
Outcome: RW3.1 · how communities around the world meet needs and wants
Unit 3
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.
Outcome: IN3.1, IN3.2 · daily life, cultures and traditions in communities around the world
Unit 4
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.
Outcome: DR3.3 · beliefs about living on and with the land
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