Year Long Plan

Grade: 3rd
Mrs. Klaege

Subject: Social Studies

1st Trimester
August - November
Rural, Urban, Suburban
Population
Location
Differences and
Similarities
Goods and services
from each
Businesses, farms,
schools, parks,
different types of
transportation in
each
Agriculture/farming
Continents and Oceans
Identify the
continents on map
Identify the oceans
on map
Label continents
and oceans on a
map
Locate equator
Discuss how
temperature ranges
from pole to pole
Landforms
Identify Island,
volcano, canyon,
mountain, desert,
hill, valley, plateau,
bay, ocean,
peninsula, river,
lake, glacier,
isthmus, plain,
waterfall, delta
Describe the
different types of
landforms and
water forms
Discuss location of
different landforms
and water forms
Discuss physical
characteristics of all
landforms and

School Year: 2015 - 2016 Teacher:

2nd Trimester
November - February
MLK Jr
Who he was and
what he did for our
country
Segregation
Civil Rights
Rosa Parks
Boycott
Timeline of life and
death
Videos showing
peaceful protests
Discussing how his
way of fighting
differs from fighting
today
Discuss meaning of
speech
Presidents Day
Meaning of a leader
Discuss influential
presidents
(Washington, Lincoln,
Obama)
Compare and
contrast Washington
and Lincoln
Duties of a president
Qualifications of a
president
13 colonies
Discuss how many
presidents weve had
Discuss how a
president can
positively or
negatively influence
our country
Discuss Lincoln and
Civil War briefly
Discuss 50 states
and state symbols
Economics

3rd Trimester
February - May
Living Wax Museum
Choose person of
positive influence
Research through
books, technology,
encyclopedias
Identify why they
were influential, what
did they
discover/invent/contri
bute
Research childhood
and family life
Research education or
lack of
Hardships they faced
Why they are
important today
Government
Branches of
government
Executive, judicial,
legislative
Who makes up each
group (congress,
President, supreme
court, etc.)
National, state, city
President, governor,
mayor
Laws at each level
(national, state, city)
Who enforces laws at
each level

Updated:
8/30/2016

water forms
Create play-doh
models of specific
landforms
Immigration
Define immigrant
Discuss where
immigrants came
from
Discuss why they
left their country
(war, famine,
religious freedom)
Identify ways
immigrants came to
the U.S.
Discuss process
immigrants had to
go through in order
to be admitted into
country
Introduce Ellis
Island and its
significance
Introduce different
traditions
immigrants brought
from their country
Travel conditions,
lack of money

Introduce supply and

demand
Discuss how supply
and demand can
affect our economy
Discuss wants vs.
needs
Discuss goods vs.
services
Thanksgiving
Review background
history of the first
settlers
Discuss lifestyle and
hardship children
and adults faced
Roles children and
adults played
Trade
Traditions
What were thankful
for
Thanksgiving feast

Updated:
8/30/2016