New York - Grade 3 Social Studies - FULL YEAR BUNDLE

New York Social Studies Curriculum Grade 3 Full Year Bundle – This bundle was created to cover the outcomes in all units of the Social Studies curriculum.

There are 1030+ activity sheets that cover the learning standards in the social studies curriculum. This comprehensive bundle contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, reflections, word searches and more. We’ve presented the material in a variety of text forms, including reports, news articles, blog posts, and stories. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

3.1- Geographic Regions

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Fact Sheet: Earth's Continents and Oceans​
• Life in Diverse Regions​
• Show and Tell: My Favourite World Community​
• Newspaper Article: The Power of Oceans!​
• Understanding Maps and Globes​
• Activity: Exploring Maps and Globes​
• World Communities Through Map​
• Activity: Map Matching​
• Letter from a Mapmaker: Understanding Scales​
• Activity: Travel Log Adventure​
• Jeopardy: Geographic Features and Tools​
• Case Study: Comparing Maps and Satellite Images​
• Memory Game – Match the Map Features​
• Life in the Arctic Region​
• Fact or Fiction – Maps and Globes​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

3.2- The Location of World Communities

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• World Communities​
• Fact Sheet: Finding Communities on Globes and Maps​
• Latitude And Longitude​
• Activity: Latitude and Longitude Hopscotch​
• Newspaper Article: New Map Tool​
• The Equator And Prime Meridian​
• Pictionary – Geography Tools and Terms​
• Case Study: Communities Near the Equator and Tropics​
• Trivia Card Creation: Geographic Connections​
• A Letter from the Arctic Circle​
• Activity: Relative Location Using Clues​
• Cardinal Directions – World Map​
• Interview: Intermediate Directions​
• Intermediate Directions​
• Fact or Fiction – Global Locations​
• Activity: Direction Flags for World Communities​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

3.3- Geographic Factors

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What Makes a Place a Good Home?​
• Blog Post: Communities Around the World​
• Activity: Comparing Communities Around the World​
• Case Study: Life in Extreme Environments​
• Pictionary – Settlement Factors​
• How People Change the Land​
• Newspaper Article: Climate and Adaptation ​
• Fact or Fiction? Settlement Patterns​
• How Technology Changes the Environment​
• Activity: Environmental Changes​
• Story: Protecting Our Planet​
• How Science Solves Problems​
• Blog Post: Local Heroes in Our Community​
• Activity: Create a Recycling Poster​
• How Communities Work Together​
• Trivia Card Creation: Human Impacts​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

3.4- Culture, History, and Legacy

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What Makes a Community Unique?​
• Biography: Heroes Across Cultures​
• Activity: Create a Hero’s Timeline​
• Story: Tale of Anansi and the Wisdom Pot​
• Fact Sheet: Symbols of Identity​
• Show and Tell: Cultural Artifacts​
• Blog Post: Celebrations Around the World​
• Activity: Build a Holiday Lantern​
• Case Study: Dance Through History​
• Fact or Fiction? Holiday Traditions​
• Interview: A Universal Language​
• The Power of Art​
• Stories in Books and Theatre​
• Jeopardy: Cultural Histories​
• A World of Cultural Expression​
• 4-Corners Activity: Opinion Questions​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

3.5- Global Community Connections

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• World Communities​
• Comparing Families Around the World​
• Case Study: Schools Across the Globe​
• Activity: School Day Timelines​
• Fact or Fiction? Schools Around the World​
• Fact Sheet: Members of World Communities​
• Trivia Card Creation: Community Members and Roles​
• Letter from a Language Expert: Language Diversity​
• Newspaper Article: Customs and Traditions​
• Activity: Festival Symbols Scavenger Hunt​
• Interview with Religion Historian, Dr. Sarah Brown​
• Activity – Word Search on Religious Practices​
• Case Study: How Geography Shapes Community Culture​
• Global Connections Through Celebrations​
• All About My Culture​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

3.6- Cultural Diffusion

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Cultural Diffusion​
• Show and Tell: My Favorite Global Item​
• Newspaper Article: Cultural Diffusion Through Food​
• Activity: Goods on the Move Sorting Game​
• Blog Post: How Inventions Change the World​
• Activity: Invention Timeline Challenge​
• Story: Holidays and Traditions Around the World​
• Trivia Card Creation: Global Connections​
• Music in Cultural Diffusion​
• Fact Sheet: How Fashion Connects the World​
• Jeopardy: Cultural Diffusion​
• Sports and Games as Cultural Connectors​
• 4-Corners Activity: Opinion on Cultural Diffusion​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

3.7 - Governments in Communities and Countries

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Governments Around the World​
• Fact Sheet: Democracy in Action​
• Blog Post: How Governments Shape the World​
• Newspaper: Selection Processes in Different Nations​
• Role Play: Leader Selection Methods​
• Case Study: Decision-Making Around the World​
• Activity: Problem-Solving Challenge​
• How Governments Keep Order​
• Newspaper: Global Safety and Security​
• Story: Citizenship in the United States​
• Fact or Fiction? Roles of Citizens​
• Activity: Citizenship Scavenger Hunt​
• Wrap Up – How Governments Help People ​
• Jeopardy: Government Systems​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

3.8 - Building Fair and Equal Communities

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What Are Universal Human Rights?​
• How Governments Protect Human Rights​
• Activity: Human Rights Pledge Tree​
• Story: Everyday Citizens and Human Rights​
• Memory Game: Rights and Responsibilities​
• Blog Post: Breaking Barriers to Equality​
• Newspaper: Overcoming Barriers to Justice​
• Role Play: Overcoming Barriers to Justice​
• Interview with Young Activist, Marley Dias​
• Case Study: UNICEF’s Work for Children’s Rights​
• Activity – Fighting for Change​
• Letter from a Student Leader: Let’s Help Our Community​
• Lessons from Historical Struggles​
• Fact or Fiction? Social Action​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

3.9 - Community Economies

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Needs and Wants​
• Activity: Community Needs Pie Chart​
• Fact Sheet: Natural Resources Around the World​
• Natural Resource vs. Human Resource​
• Activity – Resources and Their Uses Pictionary​
• Story: The Village With Too Much Wheat​
• Role Play: Surplus and Scarcity​
• Newspaper: Resource Challenges in Communities​
• Blog Post: Meeting Basic Needs​
• Interview with a Community Worker, Mr. Sam​
• Jeopardy: Economy and Resources​
• How Technology Helps Communities​
• How Teamwork Builds Economies​
• 4-Corners Activity: Needs and Wants​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities

3.10 - Global Trade Systems

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Economic Systems ​
• Fact Sheet: Goods and Services​
• Activity: Goods and Services Card Sort Game​
• Case Study: How Cotton Became Cloth in India​
• Story: Maria’s Journey to Find Fresh Fruit​
• Activity: "Who Gets It?" Distribution Activity​
• Blog Post: Balancing Needs, Wants, and Resources​
• Activity – Word Search on Global Trade​
• A Letter from a Farmer in Colombia​
• 4-Corners Activity: Trade Opinions Activity​
• Newspaper: How the World Shares Its Goods​
• Activity – Needs and Wants​
• Supply and Demand​
• Interview with a Trade Expert, Mr. Thomas​
• Activity: Transportation Timeline​
• Global Economy and Interdependence ​
• Fact or Fiction? Supply and Demand​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning outcomes in the social studies curriculum.

PDF AND GOOGLE SLIDE VERSIONS BOTH INCLUDED!