Third grade social studies

Interactive Notebooks are a great way to engage students in class, use multiple learning styles and for students to take ownership in the learning process.

The 3 Branches of Government Anchor Chart

Free Social Studies Lesson Plans for third grade. These unit plans are reading standard based. Topics include: Civics, Geography, Economics, History and more!

Integrating art and content in the ELA classroom. Tips and resources.

Learning about explorers? Here’s a list of activities that would be perfect to add to your explorer curriculum. EXPLORER JOURNAL Every good explorer has a journal, right? Fleece Fun has a great free printable explorer journal, and there are several ways you could use it. Go on your own exploration adventure and write your thoughts […]

Want a free pacing guide for content in third grade? This freebie will help you plan your entire year of science and social studies!

Third grade economics can be SO engaging and memorable for students. With these quick economics activities your students will learn so much!

In third grade our first unit for social studies is a fun one.....geography. The kids get very excited and love to start exploring maps and globes. Take a peek at a few of my favorite classroom activities for geography. I start the year off by introducing interactive notebooks. I explain to my students that these are notebooks that will keep track of our ideas, discoveries and information to help us grow. These are unique in the fact that they are never truly complete, the students learn…

Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Need an easy to use comprehensive resource for the major land masses and oceans of the world? This social studies unit is packed full with facts, features, differentiated reading passages and comprehension questions, a research globe craftivity, and more to help you bring the seven continents and five oceans to life!