3rd Grade Social Studies Bundle | Government | Map Skills | Communities Change

This year long 3rd grade Social Studies bundle includes everything you need to teach Local Government, Communities Change Over Time, Geography Map Skills, and more! The activities in each unit are designed to be interactive and engaging for students. See the descriptions of each of the units below:

Local Government Flip Flap Book, Interactive Notes, and Game

Looking for a way to make learning about your local government interactive and fun? This resource has everything your students need to make their own flip-flap book about the departments of local government. 

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❤️"This is perfect - I can use the flaps in my 4th graders' Interactive Notebooks and the cloze paragraphs as an assessment tool for comprehension. Thank you for making my life easier!"

❤️"Perfect hands-on resource with good photos - will spark some great conversation with my class!"

❤️"This resource is perfect to match the lessons in our social studies book. Great resource!"

Communities Change Over Time: A Past and Present Unit

The local community serves as the focal point for third grade as students begin to understand how their communities have changed over time and to make comparisons with communities in other places. The study of local history comes alive through the use of artifacts and documents.

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❤️"This was so helpful for a unit that lacks resources. I always have a hard time finding things for local history and change over time. Thanks so much!"

❤️ "I struggle every year to find quality resources to help teach the standards. This went above and beyond. I used almost every page!!"

❤️"This resource is so well put together! We are studying our city and have brought in speakers as well as planned a walking field trip. This pack fits perfectly with what we are doing! The boys and girls have loved the large picture card artifacts."

❤️"This resource helped my students better understand changes over time. The activities were excellent. The images of antique items were amazing. My students had never seen some of the items. The resource brought the lesson to life."

Camping Map Skills Unit

If you're tired of boring map skills worksheets, this is a resource you've been looking for! In this unit, students will practice important directional skills such as: cardinal directions, reading a map, reading a map key, drawing a map, political maps vs physical maps, reading a grid map and drawing symbols on a grid map all while having fun, staying engaged, and being creative.

❤️"LOVED incorporating this product into my geography study with my students. The map activities really helped them hone in on their skills and they were able to apply what they knew to their learning. Thank you for taking the time to create such a valuable pack of resources!"

❤️"There are lots of cool ideas in this. I especially like the physical and political map idea."

❤️"Good resource to supplement to our sparse Social Studies curriculum. Kids loved the activities."

❤️ “Fun hands-on activity for students to help them understand how to read a map.”

Presidential Election Activities and Mock Election

Are you looking for a fun and creative way to introduce your students to the election process? This product will allow you to teach your students about the process our country uses to choose the President. We used fictional characters from high quality children's literature instead of real-life candidates so that you could use this product again in the future.

You will need the following books for this unit:

Duck for President by Doreen Cronin

Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio

President Pennybaker by Kate Feiffer

Otto Runs for President by Rosemary Wells

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❤️"A great way to demonstrate the election process for young learners!!"

❤️"This worked great with my class and their president reports."

❤️"This was a wonderful addition to my students class election."

Create a Government

Teaching about the departments of local government is not always the most exciting topic for students. Your students will love showing their knowledge of how local governments are organized by creating their own city! Ignite their creativity and collaboration skills with this exciting resource!

Economics Unit

This Economic Unit is packed full of engaging resources to help teach your students about economics. These hands on activities will bring the concepts to life in a fun and memorable way! They are guaranteed to get your students involved in their own learning.

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