3rd grade Social Studies
7 units matched to the Washington State Learning Standards. Kids see this subject as “Our World”.
Focus areas
- Culture: people, places and environment
- Tribes of Washington and their governments
- Geography of North America
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: G2.3.1; G2.3.2 · how people in different places meet their needs and how the environment shapes culture
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: G2.3.1; G2.3.3; H3.3.1 · how land, climate and culture shape daily life in communities around the world
Unit 3
Working Together Fairly
Practices group skills: sharing ideas, decisions and responsibilities, being fair and respectful, considering other people's views, listening actively and choosing ways to present information.
Learning standard: C1.3.3; C1.3.4; C2.3.4 · deciding together fairly and the benefits and challenges of working together
Unit 4
North America
Practices reading maps of North America: its countries and oceans, the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains, the Great Plains and Great Lakes, major rivers, the 50 states and the Pacific Northwest.
Learning standard: G1.3.1; G1.3.2; G3.3.1 · using maps to understand the regions, landforms and places of North America
Unit 5
Culture & Traditions
Practices cultural universals (food, shelter, language, arts, recreation), traditions, unity and diversity, how environment and culture shape each other, and deciding fairly as a group.
Learning standard: C1.3.1; C1.3.2; C1.3.3; G2.3.1; G2.3.2; G2.3.3; H1.3.2 · cultural universals, unity and diversity, and how environment and culture shape each other
Unit 6
Tribes of North America
Practices that Tribes have lived in North America since time immemorial, that each Tribe has its own culture and language, how Tribal councils and governments serve their people, and the names of several Tribes in Washington. The content is light, in the present tense, and never treats all Tribes as one.
Learning standard: C3.3.1; C3.3.2; C3.3.3 · Tribes in North America since time immemorial, Tribal government structures and how Tribes serve their people
Unit 7
Money, Taxes & Voting
Practices why people specialize and trade, money, profit, banks, costs and benefits, incentives, how taxes pay for community services, city government, and voting as a civic duty.
Learning standard: E1.3.1; E1.3.2; E2.3.2; E2.3.3; E2.3.4; E2.3.5; E2.3.7; E3.3.1; C2.3.1; C4.3.1; C4.3.3 · trade, money, profit, banks, incentives, local taxes, city government and voting
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