Third Grade Social Studies Unit 2

I Can Statements/ Essential Questions	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
MSDE 3.C.1b Identify reasons for the movement of people from one community or region to another CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RI3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for answers.
I can identify reasons that people move from community to another by analyzing text for cause/ effect relationships. Essential Questions: Why do people migrate/move from one location to another?	Survivor Ellis Island: This PowerPoint goes through the steps that Immigrants to Ellis Island would have to go through in order to become an Immigrant and gives the students sceanarios of people for discussion on admission to the US. *Note: Be sure to log in to www.aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the link. The Pursuit of Happiness: Immigration - introduce reasons why people immigrate to the US. Use this Circle Map to identify reasons for immigration. Moving to America: Then and Now Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island "The New Americans" Project: "Community Migration" interview activity, National Geographic.	Coming To America Fill in the Blank Powerpoint: Students will fill in the blanks, once shared through OneDrive or GoogleDocs, as teacher reads the book by Betsy Maestro: Coming to America Meet Young Immigrants Immigrants: Stories of Yesterday and Today Select a child and read his/her immigration story and watch his/her video. Use a multi-flow map to identify: reasons why that child, and his/her family, chose to move to the United States and the effects immigration has had on the child and his/her family. A Community Migration Story Places to Visit in Maryland Brainstorm reasons why people would move to Maryland. Why would people want to move to Anne Arundel County? Use a circle map to gather ideas. Create a flyer that describes and illustrates landmarks and points of interest in Anne Arundel County to attract new residents. (Pixie/Word/Publisher)
MSDE 2.A.1.a Use fiction and non-fiction to compare the elements of several cultures and how they meet their human needs for clothing, food, shelter, recreation, education, stories, art, music, and language. CCSS-ELA-Literacy. RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
I can compare people and lifestyles of various cultures by analyzing food, shelter, recreation, educations, and the arts. Essential Questions: How is culture developed?	Country Fact Research Sheet Share this document with students through Office365/OneDrive for students to be able to conduct their research online. Everybody's Different: Different Cultures, Different Customs *Note: Be sure to log in to www.aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the link.	Comparing Elements of Cultures Cultures for Kids In groups, choose 2-3 countries to explore and at least 3 elements of culture to focus on while exploring each country. ---Create a multi-bubble map to compare the different cultures.
MSDE 2.A.1.b Explain how and why media such as the internet, television, radio, and newspaper provide an opportunity to understand various perspectives about cultures CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI 3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur
I can explain various perspectives about cultures by analyzing media outlets such as television prgrams, newspaper articles, social media, etc. Essential Questions: How, and why, should we learn about different cultures?	What is Media Anyway? Use this video to explain how the use of social media helps us understand various perspectives of cultures.	Read about how cultures were different Long Ago compared to Today *Note: Be sure to be logged into your PebbleGo account before clicking the link. Read about different Customs around the World! Culture Quest World Tour Join Ophelia Owl & Parsifal Penguin on their worldwide tour!
MSDE 2.B.1.a Use non-fiction texts to identify and discuss examples of how communities borrow and share from other cultures. CCSS. ELA-Literacy RI 3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur
I can describe how communities borrow and share from other cultures by using non-fiction texts to compare and contrast. I can describe how holidays reflect the culture of the people who celebrate by reading about customs and differences in celebrations. Essential Questions: How do family celebrations reflect culture?	*Note: Be sure to log in to www.aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the link. Cultural Celebrations from around the World Christmas Around the World	After watching the Discovery Education video about Cultural Celebrations around the world. Complete a Circle Map to identify and describe different cultural celebrations. Read Birthday Celebrations around the World with a partner. Then as a group, choose 1 country to compare and contrast between that country and the US' birthday celebrations. Use the following options to show your comparisons: Double Bubble Map, Booklet, Poster, Compare and Contrast Map, Venn Diagram
MSDE 1.B.1b Describe the contributions of people who contributed to the common good of society. CCSS ELA-Literacy RI3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur.
I can desribe how people contribute to the good of society by reading and discussion their accomplishments and the origins of the national holidays named for them. Essential Questions: What is a national holiday and why do we celebrate them?	PebbleGo Holidays *Note: Be sure to be logged into PebbleGo before clicking this link.	Holidays in the United States - After choosing a holiday on this site, use your school's iPad to access eduCreations to describe one of the holidays and why we celebrate that holiday.
MSDE 1.B.2c Describe the actions of people who have made a positive difference in their community, such as community and civic leaders and organizations. CCSS ELA-Literacy RI3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
I can descibe the positive differences in a community/ nation by analyzing the actions of civic leaders and organizations. Essential Questions: How do we honor the contributions of citizens?	Honoring Citizens who serve in the Military - Veteran's Day (2:03 minutes) People in AA County who are honored: Thurgood Marshall, Kunta Kinte, & Baron Johann Dekalb	Bio Contributions to Common Good Students research a person who made a difference in PebbleGo and then Fill out the Pixie 5W's about the person. When done, they will fill out the middle box: describing the positive contributions by that person.
MSDE 2.C.1.a Identify and demonstrate appropriate social skills necessary for working in cooperative groups such as using concern, compassion and respect among group members. CCSS ELA-Literacy RI3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
I can demonstrate respect for other people and cultures by using concern and compassion among group conversations and discussions. Essential Questions: How can we show respect for other people and cultures to improve how we all work together?	Read The Grouchy Ladybug and then have students complete the webquest (share webquest with students via Office 365/OneDrive). 101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills (Socially Speaking, mini lessons) Native American Culture: Then and Now -Learning how to respect their culture even though their different. Defining Culture - Use this SmartBoard to introduce a research project where students can choose a state and discover that state's particular culture.
MSDE 2.C.1.b Explain how different points of view in school and community situations may result in compromise or conflict. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur
I can explain how different points of view in school and community situations may result in compromise or conflict by analyzing text, dramatic performances, etc. Essential Questions:How can certain actions, words, and thoughts create conflict or a positive environment?	*Note: Be sure to log in to www.aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the link. Different Cultures, Different Customs What's Respect? Respecting Everyone's Ideas What's Respect? We're All Different	Solving Conflicts Kids for Global Peace Website reviews types of conflicts and ways to have resolution. Reviews war and peace and humanitarian organizations. Option- have student create a literary graffiti (ReadWriteThink Literary Graffiti) to summarize and show learning from the website. Cool School Identify appropriate ways to resolve conflicts between friends. After completing the game, explain what was causing conflict and identify ways that a conflict can be resolved by crating a comic strip. Create a comic strip that explains, through dialogue and images, how we can respect other people's differences.

Teacher Notes

Website/Activity	Content Standards/Technology Standards
Immigrants: Stories of Yesterday and Today Places to Visit in Maryland The Pursuit of Happiness: Immigration Moving to America: Then and Now Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island Coming To America Fill in the Blank Powerpoint: Students will fill in the blanks, once shared through OneDrive or GoogleDocs, as teacher reads the book by Betsy Maestro: Coming to America Survivor Ellis Island: This PowerPoint goes through the steps that Immigrants to Ellis Island would have to go through in order to become an Immigrant and gives the students sceanarios of people for discussion on admission to the US. "The New Americans" "Community Migration" Interview activity, National Geographic.	MSDE 3.C.1b Identify reasons for the movement of people from one community or region to another CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RI3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for answers.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Cultures for Kids Country Fact Research Sheet Everybody's Different: Different Cultures, Different Customs	MSDE 2.A.1.a Use fiction and non-fiction to compare the elements of several cultures and how they meet their human needs for clothing, food, shelter, recreation, education, stories, art, music, and language. CCSS-ELA-Literacy. RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
What is Media Anyway?	MSDE 2.A.1.b Explain how and why media such as the internet, television, radio, and newspaper provide an opportunity to understand various perspectives about cultures CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI 3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Cultural Celebrations from around the World Christmas Around the World Birthday Celebrations around the World	MSDE 2.B.1.a Use non-fiction texts to identify and discuss examples of how communities borrow and share from other cultures. CCSS. ELA-Literacy RI 3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Holidays in the United States	MSDE 1.B.1b Describe the contributions of people who contributed to the common good of society. CCSS ELA-Literacy RI3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Honoring Citizens who serve in the Military - Veteran's Day (2:03 minutes) People in AA County who are honored: Kunta Kinte, & Baron Johann Dekalb Bio Contributions to Common Good Students research a person who made a difference in PebbleGo and then Fill out the Pixie 5W's about the person. When done, they will fill out the middle box: describing the positive contributions by that person.	MSDE 1.B.2c Describe the actions of people who have made a positive difference in their community, such as community and civic leaders and organizations. CCSS ELA-Literacy RI3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
The Grouchy Ladybug Book Video The Grouchy Ladybug webquest 101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills Native American Culture: Then and Now Defining Culture	MSDE 2.C.1.a Identify and demonstrate appropriate social skills necessary for working in cooperative groups such as using concern, compassion and respect among group members. CCSS ELA-Literacy RI3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Different Cultures, Different Customs Kids for Global Peace Website reviews types of conflicts and ways to have resolution. Reviews war and peace and humanitarian organizations. Option- have student create a literary graffiti (ReadWriteThink Literary Graffiti) to summarize and show learning from the website. What's Respect? Respecting Everyone's Ideas What's Respect? We're All Different Cool School Create a comic strip	MSDE 2.C.1.b Explain how different points of view in school and community situations may result in compromise or conflict. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why and how key events occur
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.

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