3rd Grade Social Studies Lesson Plans

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  • LESSON PLANS

    "Two Travelers and the Bear": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable

    Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to recognize cause-and-effect relationships in a fable by Aesop.

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    Ancient Civilizations
    Reading and Literature
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    A Family Tree

    After introduction to a family tree website, students are inspired to research their own family histories.

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    Social Studies and History
    Families
    Community and Ways of Life
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Exploring the Nature of Conflict

    Explore the negative and positive sides of conflict, and discuss with your students how they respond to conflict. Use…

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    Social Studies and History
    Health and Safety
    Safety
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  • MAPS

    What Are the Modern Olympic Games?

    Introduce students to the history and locations of the Modern Olympic Games.

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    Social Studies and History
    Ancient Civilizations
    Ancient Egypt
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Table Manners

    Students brush up on their manners by learning do's and don'ts for the dinner table.

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    Social Studies and History
    Vocabulary
    Families
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Family Tree PowerPoint Presentation

    Connect social studies and technology with a family tree PowerPoint presentation. In this lesson, students study their…

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    Social Studies and History
    Families
    Community and Ways of Life
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Communities Vocabulary

    Use this vocabulary list with the "Communities" lesson.

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    Social Studies and History
    Animals (Zoology)
    Insects
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  • CLASSROOM TOOLS

    Career Bulletin Board

    Create a "Career Collage" and display it on a bulletin board.

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    Social Studies and History
    Community and Ways of Life
    Science
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Mexico's Day of the Dead

    By studying the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday, students will gain an understanding that various cultures have…

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    Social Studies and History
    Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage
    Multicultural Music
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  • LESSON PLANS

    "The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop

    Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to draw conclusions using one of Aesop's enjoyable fables.…

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    Reading
    Reading Comprehension
    Literature
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Historical Sites Project

    Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its historical importance.

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    Speech
    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. States
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Exploring Explorers Lesson Plan

    Students examine the reasons why, throughout history, people have ventured into unexplored places to discover new lands.

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Map
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  • MAPS

    Pilgrim Unit (7 lessons)

    Use this chart to plan the Pilgrim Study Unit (objectives and materials) of six lessons. Students will learn all about…

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    Social Studies and History
    Colonial America
    Pilgrims
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  • MAPS

    Map Making, Floor Plans & Map Reading

    Making maps will help students to use scale and compasses.

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    Social Studies and History
    Discovery and Exploration
    Explorers
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Chinese Opera

    Introduce your class to the artistic characters, vocal music, and instruments of Chinese opera.

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    Social Studies and History
    Religion and Philosophy
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  • LESSON PLANS

    A Pilgrim Conversation

    Students will reinforce their use of quotations by writing an imaginary dialogue among pilgrims as they land at…

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    Punctuation
    Creative Writing
    Grammar
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  • MAPS

    Australia Poster

    Students create a poster about Australia using fact sheets and a map.

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    Social Studies and History
    Geography
    Map
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Communities: Past and Present

    Students explore an online resource to compare community life of the past with that of today.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Community and Ways of Life
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Hispanic Rhythmic Patterns and Drums

    Use a music lesson that helps students understand drum rhythms, performing as a group, and improvising melodies from…

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    Social Studies and History
    Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage
    Culture and Diversity
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  • Common Core Lesson Plans for the Who Was...? Series

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    Common Core Lesson Plans for the Who Was...? Series

    Use the activities throughout this guide with the Who Was...? Series for teaching specific historical events, studying…

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    Reading and Literature
    Nonfiction Literature
    Social Studies and History
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  • LESSON PLANS

    The Wampanoag: A Thanksgiving Lesson

    What were the origins of the first Thanksgiving? Students will look to the Wampanoag Indians' meaning of Thanksgiving…

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    Social Studies and History
    Native-American History (American Indians)
    Culture and Diversity
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  • LESSON PLANS

    The U.S. Flag: Facts and Discussion Questions

    Give your students information on the U.S. flag and thought-provoking related questions.

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    Social Studies and History
    Government and Civics
    Flags
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    Labor Day Newspaper

    Students learn about the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper about the various people and…

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    Jobs, Careers, and Occupations
    Community and Ways of Life
    Social Studies and History
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    Fantasy Vacation

    Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure describing this location.

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    Social Studies and History
    Explorers' Voyages and Travel
    Geography
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