Third Grade Social Studies

Instructor: Barb Sigmund-Jones

 

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Students in third grade will explore continuity and change within communities in the United States, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Latin America. We take a look at the cultural aspects of different communities around the world and how these communities change over time. Students begin to examine similarities and differences between these communities and their own. Students become skilled in reading maps and cardinal directions. An in-depth study of our local communities enriches students' understanding of the history and development of local towns. The Davidson Walking Tour, Cornelius Town Hall, and Charlotte museums are a few of the field trips that engage students in local history. While studying the movement of people, third graders participate in an immigration simulation and assume the roles of immigrants entering America through Ellis Island in the early 1900's. Students also read narratives of pioneers during the westward movement and even experience their own pioneer travels at a nearby covered wagon camp.

 

Woven into the various groups of people studied, students are pushed beyond memorizing facts and statistics and asked:

 

• How do communities change over time?

• What are the elements that build a strong community?

• What impact does our community have during different stages of our lives?

• What can we learn from different generations?

• How does the movement of people influence the development and continuity of communities?

 

 

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