Communities-Third GradeCommunities-Third Grade

By Susan MorrisseyBy Susan Morrissey

ED 417-01ED 417-01

Dr. R. HelmsDr. R. Helms

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

American HeritageAmerican Heritage People in SocietiesPeople in Societies World InteractionsWorld Interactions Citizenship Rights and ResponsibilitiesCitizenship Rights and Responsibilities Democratic ProcessDemocratic Process Decision Making and ResourcesDecision Making and Resources Science, Technology, and SocietyScience, Technology, and Society

Rationale

In order for students to become active citizens for a lifetime, they must developskills and awareness of various levels of interests including local, state, national, and international. In addition, students must be able to think critically about issues from the past, present, and future.

GoalsGoals 1. To enable learners to gather and interpret 1. To enable learners to gather and interpret

information using perspectives from information using perspectives from appropriate fields of social studies, to use appropriate fields of social studies, to use methods and skills drawn from the social methods and skills drawn from the social studies, and to actively engage in learning.studies, and to actively engage in learning.

2. To enable learners to explain how the 2. To enable learners to explain how the world’s people cope with the challenges of world’s people cope with the challenges of existence, examine issues from multiple existence, examine issues from multiple perspectives, and respond to individual and perspectives, and respond to individual and cultural diversity.cultural diversity.

To enable learners to work with others, make To enable learners to work with others, make informed judgments and decisions, and act in informed judgments and decisions, and act in accordance with democratic processes and accordance with democratic processes and principles. principles.

American HeritageAmerican Heritage

ObjectivesObjectives

1.Measure time by years, decades, 1.Measure time by years, decades, and centuriesand centuries

2.explore local historical developments2.explore local historical developments 3.investigate narratives and/or 3.investigate narratives and/or

documentsdocuments 4. Explore sources of information 4. Explore sources of information

about local historyabout local history 5. Investigate the influence of 5. Investigate the influence of

geography on the history of the local geography on the history of the local communitycommunity

6. Observe and record changes in the 6. Observe and record changes in the communitycommunity

Web SitesWeb Sites

www.history.org-visit www.history.org-visit historical Williamsburghistorical Williamsburg

www.ohiokids.org/-look at www.ohiokids.org/-look at historical documents and historical documents and civil war prisoners of warcivil war prisoners of war

www.firstflight.open.ac.uk-www.firstflight.open.ac.uk-wright brothers.wright brothers.

More Web SitesMore Web Sites

www.costumes.org/-www.costumes.org/-explore the clothing of explore the clothing of different time periods.different time periods.

Www.ci.kettering.oh.uWww.ci.kettering.oh.us-community events, s-community events, planning, and other planning, and other community related community related informationinformation

ActivitiesActivities 1. Students can visit their government 1. Students can visit their government

center and meet with the city planner to center and meet with the city planner to discuss changes in the community.discuss changes in the community.

2. Students can design their community 2. Students can design their community using various sizes of containers to using various sizes of containers to learn concepts of size such as between learn concepts of size such as between a stadium and a house.a stadium and a house.

3. Students can design an accordion 3. Students can design an accordion book record events to make a story. It book record events to make a story. It would be important to include would be important to include clothing,music, etc..clothing,music, etc..

4. Students can watch the “Colonial Life 4. Students can watch the “Colonial Life for Children” series to make their books.for Children” series to make their books.

People in SocietiesPeople in Societies

ObjectivesObjectives 1. Describe the various cultural 1. Describe the various cultural

groups that have settled into the groups that have settled into the local community and plot on a local community and plot on a map their settlement patternsmap their settlement patterns

2. Determine why various cultural 2. Determine why various cultural groups settled where they did in groups settled where they did in the local communitythe local community

3. Recognize the diverse nature of 3. Recognize the diverse nature of society by identifying and society by identifying and describing the characteristics of describing the characteristics of different groups of people in the different groups of people in the community.community.

Web SitesWeb Sites

www.activedayton.com/www.activedayton.com/calendar/events.htlm-a world calendar/events.htlm-a world a’fair is at the Convention a’fair is at the Convention Center 5/25-5/27Center 5/25-5/27

http:/mcweb.martin.K12.ky.us/http:/mcweb.martin.K12.ky.us/hillsweb/-Appalachian magazine hillsweb/-Appalachian magazine with lots of information.with lots of information.

www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/-www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/-calender-based menu of calender-based menu of multicultural celebrations.multicultural celebrations.

More Web SitesMore Web Sites www.kron.com/specials/blackhistory/www.kron.com/specials/blackhistory/

dubois.html-good biographies on dubois.html-good biographies on famousfamous African Americans.African Americans.

www.familytreemaker.com-site helps www.familytreemaker.com-site helps students create a family tree to trace students create a family tree to trace ancestry.ancestry.

www.americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/www.americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer-”You Be the Historian”-on-springer-”You Be the Historian”-on-line activity that lets students use line activity that lets students use clues to learn about a family from the clues to learn about a family from the past.past.

Another Web SiteAnother Web Site

www.shakerwssg.orgwww.shakerwssg.org/-students learn /-students learn about Shakers, can about Shakers, can tie in with tie in with Underground Underground Railroad.Railroad.

ActivitiesActivities

1. Students can use their web site to 1. Students can use their web site to prepare their family tree. Students can prepare their family tree. Students can talk to their families about the reasons talk to their families about the reasons their ancestors moved into this area.their ancestors moved into this area.

2. Students can attend the “A World 2. Students can attend the “A World A’Fair” with their families. Students can A’Fair” with their families. Students can read and share “Our Global Village” set read and share “Our Global Village” set of books.of books.

3. Students can use the Odyssey Globe 3. Students can use the Odyssey Globe to trace their heritage.to trace their heritage.

4. Students can make a pictogram to 4. Students can make a pictogram to show the groups they belong to, their show the groups they belong to, their roles in the group, and the interests of roles in the group, and the interests of these groups.these groups.

More ActivitiesMore Activities

4. 4. Students can visit the Students can visit the Shaker Museum.Shaker Museum.

5. Students can use the 5. Students can use the Internet to learn the Internet to learn the Native American tribes Native American tribes that inhabited Ohio.that inhabited Ohio.

World InteractionsWorld Interactions

World InteractionsWorld Interactions

ObjectivesObjectives The student will:The student will: 1. Develop map skills1. Develop map skills 2. Compare maps showing local communities, speculate as to the 2. Compare maps showing local communities, speculate as to the

physical and human attributes which may have affected their physical and human attributes which may have affected their location, and chart the most common attributes.location, and chart the most common attributes.

3. Use maps and globes to point out the location of the 3. Use maps and globes to point out the location of the community, state, country, and continent relative to other placescommunity, state, country, and continent relative to other places

4. Cite examples of how different cultures satisfy wants through 4. Cite examples of how different cultures satisfy wants through the consumption of goods and services and their use of resourcesthe consumption of goods and services and their use of resources

5. locate, on national and world maps, areas which provide 5. locate, on national and world maps, areas which provide resources to Ohio and areas which receive resources from Ohio resources to Ohio and areas which receive resources from Ohio and consider how resources are moved from place to place.and consider how resources are moved from place to place.

6. Compare communities of selected cultures around the world 6. Compare communities of selected cultures around the world with the student’s communitywith the student’s community

7. Explore the concept of region by using a map to illustrate the 7. Explore the concept of region by using a map to illustrate the boundaries of a neighborhood and suggesting how it might be boundaries of a neighborhood and suggesting how it might be defined.defined.

Web SitesWeb Sites www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/

postcard.htm-students can write post postcard.htm-students can write post cards.cards.

www.kids.infoplease.com/ipka/www.kids.infoplease.com/ipka/A0855261.html-kids almanac with maps A0855261.html-kids almanac with maps and flags.and flags.

www.mamalisa.com/world/-children’s www.mamalisa.com/world/-children’s songs and rhymes from all nationssongs and rhymes from all nations

http://ur.utenn.edu/ut2kids/maps/http://ur.utenn.edu/ut2kids/maps/maps.html-”Map maker, map maker maps.html-”Map maker, map maker make me a map”make me a map”

www.factmonster.com/-has multiple www.factmonster.com/-has multiple games and learning experiences.games and learning experiences.

ActivitiesActivities 1. Students will practice map making and geography 1. Students will practice map making and geography

skills with the computer program “Maptastic skills with the computer program “Maptastic Vogage:Explore the World of Map Making and Vogage:Explore the World of Map Making and Geography.Geography.

2. Students will explore an internet site and plot out a 2. Students will explore an internet site and plot out a vacation using a map maker site.vacation using a map maker site.

3. Using a map of the United States that is obtained 3. Using a map of the United States that is obtained from the Internet, students will identify mountains, from the Internet, students will identify mountains, deserts, rivers and discuss how climate will be different deserts, rivers and discuss how climate will be different in these regions. in these regions.

4. Student can map products made in the United States 4. Student can map products made in the United States and in other countries and tack up a string from and in other countries and tack up a string from product’s origin to the country or city that produced it product’s origin to the country or city that produced it and the resources (railroad, water, etc.....) that make it and the resources (railroad, water, etc.....) that make it possible.possible.

5. Children will use the Internet to find how other 5. Children will use the Internet to find how other children play, eat, etc....... and how this affects the type children play, eat, etc....... and how this affects the type of goods they use.of goods they use.

Citizenship--Rights and Citizenship--Rights and ResponsibiltiesResponsibilties

ObjectivesObjectives

The learner will:The learner will: 1. Locate sources of news and acquire 1. Locate sources of news and acquire

information regarding local issuesinformation regarding local issues 2. Identify factual statements in sources of 2. Identify factual statements in sources of

news.news. 3. Take part in creating rules based on the 3. Take part in creating rules based on the

idea of fair play, selecting persons to serve idea of fair play, selecting persons to serve in positions of authority, and following in positions of authority, and following directions and rules.directions and rules.

4. Develop citizenship traits4. Develop citizenship traits 5. Facilitate a project to improve the 5. Facilitate a project to improve the

physical environment of the school or physical environment of the school or communitycommunity

Web SitesWeb Sites www.kidsvotingusa.org/-wish tree for www.kidsvotingusa.org/-wish tree for

our country, also info about kids voting.our country, also info about kids voting. www.youthlink.org-contains a pole of www.youthlink.org-contains a pole of

issues important to youth, students can issues important to youth, students can see how they compare with others.see how they compare with others.

wwwgatewayva.com/pages/special/nie/wwwgatewayva.com/pages/special/nie/lesson2a/htm-Bill of Rights in action.lesson2a/htm-Bill of Rights in action.

www.educationworld.com/a_curr/www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr008.shtml-teaching citizenship’s curr008.shtml-teaching citizenship’s five themes (respect, compassion, five themes (respect, compassion, courage, honest, responsibility)courage, honest, responsibility)

www.teacher/scholastic.com/barrier/www.teacher/scholastic.com/barrier/home.html-breaking the color barrier.home.html-breaking the color barrier.

ActivitiesActivities 1. Use the Internet to explore and study 1. Use the Internet to explore and study

citizenship’s 5 responsibilities-students citizenship’s 5 responsibilities-students can write about how they meet these can write about how they meet these responsibilities in their journals.responsibilities in their journals.

2. Have students respond with a wish on 2. Have students respond with a wish on the Kids Voting web site.the Kids Voting web site.

3. Discuss prejudice and how it affects 3. Discuss prejudice and how it affects people with suggestions from people with suggestions from The The Prejudice Book: Activities for the Prejudice Book: Activities for the Classroom.Classroom.

4. Create items from household trash.4. Create items from household trash. 5. Check out city web cite for local 5. Check out city web cite for local

issues.issues.

Democratic ProcessDemocratic Process

ObjectivesObjectives The learner will:The learner will: 1. Identify the purposes of local 1. Identify the purposes of local

governmentgovernment 2. Link examples of local government 2. Link examples of local government

actions with the purposes of local actions with the purposes of local governmentgovernment

3. Examine current issues and determine 3. Examine current issues and determine when her/his interests and the public when her/his interests and the public good are involved.good are involved.

4. Discuss how a community group can 4. Discuss how a community group can organize to address the public good.organize to address the public good.

Web SitesWeb Sites www.si.kettering.oh.us-this site tell www.si.kettering.oh.us-this site tell

the latest plans and development for the latest plans and development for the city.the city.

http://www.dare.com//D_KIDS/D_Kids/http://www.dare.com//D_KIDS/D_Kids/frame.htm-D.A.R.E. kidsframe.htm-D.A.R.E. kids

www.mcgruff.org/-has activities to www.mcgruff.org/-has activities to teach kids how to be safeteach kids how to be safe

www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/startkid.htm-kid safety on the internetstartkid.htm-kid safety on the internet

www.ci.dayton.oh.us/html/www.ci.dayton.oh.us/html/government.html-city governmnent of government.html-city governmnent of DaytonDayton

www.ncpc.org/-national crime www.ncpc.org/-national crime prevention prevention council prevention prevention council resourceresource

ActivitiesActivities Students can visit the McGruff web site Students can visit the McGruff web site

to do safety activities.to do safety activities. Students can visit the McGruff web site Students can visit the McGruff web site

to learn ways to be on the Internet to learn ways to be on the Internet safely.safely.

Arrange to have a police officer and his Arrange to have a police officer and his K-9 unit to come into the school and K-9 unit to come into the school and lecture on safety.lecture on safety.

Arrange to have a fireman visit to talk Arrange to have a fireman visit to talk to children about fire safety.to children about fire safety.

Student will read Student will read Officer Buckle and Officer Buckle and GloriaGloria and make up a safety wall. and make up a safety wall.

Students can survey the school or home Students can survey the school or home and suggest way to improve safety.and suggest way to improve safety.

Decision Making and Decision Making and ResourcesResources

Web SitesWeb Sites http://allowancenet.com/-allowance http://allowancenet.com/-allowance

simulationsimulation http://http://

www.Kidsmoneycents.com.front.htm-www.Kidsmoneycents.com.front.htm-making money make sense for kidsmaking money make sense for kids

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3901/-http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3901/-econopolis, learning about money.econopolis, learning about money.

Http://www.cibc.com/smartstart/-CIBC Http://www.cibc.com/smartstart/-CIBC Smart Start, learning to manage moneySmart Start, learning to manage money

www.ed.gov/free/s-social.html-a wealth www.ed.gov/free/s-social.html-a wealth of connections to valuable social of connections to valuable social studies sites.-simplified info about studies sites.-simplified info about starting a business, taxes, etc.starting a business, taxes, etc.

ActivitiesActivities Students will use the web site on starting Students will use the web site on starting

a business to start their own business.a business to start their own business. Students will take a field trip to a Students will take a field trip to a

business with a cafeteria to make business with a cafeteria to make decisions about what to buy with money decisions about what to buy with money they earned with various duties while they earned with various duties while learning about business.learning about business.

Students will visit the junior think quest Students will visit the junior think quest site to learn more about economics.site to learn more about economics.

Student will use a computer program to Student will use a computer program to simulate money spending.simulate money spending.

ScienceScience

ObjectivesObjectives Students will:Students will: 1. Locate the world’s rainforests on a 1. Locate the world’s rainforests on a

map of the world.map of the world. 2. Identify products/resources that come 2. Identify products/resources that come

from the rainforestsfrom the rainforests 3. Create/identify an environment that 3. Create/identify an environment that

contains the elements of a rainforestcontains the elements of a rainforest 4. Use technology to make decisions 4. Use technology to make decisions

about political aspects of the rain forests.about political aspects of the rain forests. 5. Discuss the implications of 5. Discuss the implications of

population/technology on the rainforestspopulation/technology on the rainforests

Web SitesWeb Sites www.eduweb.com/amazon.html-learn about www.eduweb.com/amazon.html-learn about

the rain forest and its inhabitants.the rain forest and its inhabitants. www.richmond.edu/~ed344/hunts/www.richmond.edu/~ed344/hunts/

rainforests.html-more information, activities rainforests.html-more information, activities for rain forests.for rain forests.

www.ran.org/ran/kids_action/animals.html-www.ran.org/ran/kids_action/animals.html-check out the animals of the rain forest.check out the animals of the rain forest.

www.rainforest_alliance.org/resources/www.rainforest_alliance.org/resources/tmlwhat.html-what kids can do to save rain tmlwhat.html-what kids can do to save rain forests.forests.

www.kids.osd.webnet.edu.marshall/www.kids.osd.webnet.edu.marshall/homepage/tropical/html-lots of activities and homepage/tropical/html-lots of activities and information.information.

ActivitiesActivities Students will use the web to find how the Students will use the web to find how the

amount of rainfall in a rain forest compares amount of rainfall in a rain forest compares with the rainfall in the area.with the rainfall in the area.

Students will find the world’s rain forests on Students will find the world’s rain forests on a world map.a world map.

Students will use the web to find the Students will use the web to find the products that come from the rain forests.products that come from the rain forests.

Students will use the web to transfer the Students will use the web to transfer the classroom into a rain forest.classroom into a rain forest.

Students will watch the video entitled Students will watch the video entitled “Rainforest for Children” video series.“Rainforest for Children” video series.

Students will read books about rain forests. Students will read books about rain forests.