Students use all eight directions to read and create maps, locate landforms and waterways, and explain how geography shapes human activities.

Students learn map basics—titles, legends, symbols, and directions—to locate places, read routes, and create simple maps of familiar areas.

Students compare past and present using photos, maps, and stories to learn community history and create simple “Then and Now” comparisons.

Grade 3 students turn community research into short, evidence-based presentations—posters, slides, or PSAs—using clear claims, source citations, and simple action ideas to inform and inspire change.

Help Grade 3 students gather and sort information from photos, maps, and texts while learning to spot facts, opinions, perspectives, and choose relevant community sources.

Build inquiry skills as Grade 3 students craft compelling questions about their community and use diverse sources—maps, charts, photos, texts, and interviews—to explore answers and think like young social scientists.

Explore how Grade 3 students connect local and national symbols and community traditions to shared values like freedom, service, and pride while learning the history and people these commemorations honor.

Empower Grade 3 students to become change-makers by studying real citizens who improved their communities and completing a simple class service project that builds responsible citizenship through respect, inclusion, and care for shared spaces.

Explore how Grade 3 students learn about local government by identifying leaders like the mayor and city council, matching departments to public services, and practicing responsible citizenship through real-world connections and community-focused activities.

Explore how rules and laws support fairness, safety, and the common good as Grade 3 students compare school rules with community laws, analyze real-world sources, and practice responsible citizenship through pledges and shared-space routines.

Build a strong Grade 3 classroom community with a civics-focused unit where students learn how rules, fairness, safety, and civic participation help everyone work together, using class meetings, voting, and inquiry to practice responsible citizenship.