Third Grade Social Studies Unit 4

I Can Statements/ Essential Questions	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
MSDE 1.C.1.a Describe the responsibilities of being an effective citizen, such as cleaning up your neighborhood, being informed, obeying rules and laws, participating in class decisions, and volunteering. CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
I can describe the responsibilities of being an effective citizen by listing ways to help my community and school. I can describe my rights and responsibilities in my school and community by using the themes of citizenship to guide my thinking. Essential Questions: How can we show that we are responsible citizens and make our communities better places to live, work, and play? What does is mean to be a global citizen?	*Note: Be sure to log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the DE links. Rights and Responsibilities Volunteering Citizen Rights & Responsibilities in Your Community What does it mean to be a global citizen? Use this activity to accompany the video above. Citizenship in the Community What it Means to be an American Citizen	Responsibility Launcher - play this free game from iCivics! Explore the 5 Themes of Citizenship through this writing activity. Citizenship This Smart Notebook encourages students to comapre two great American citizen, to define a good citizen, to take a good citizen test. It also gives character dilemmas for writing, discussion, role playing, etc. Good Citizen Students analyze good citizen character traits and sort vocabulary words. They write about what makes a responsible citizen. Citizenship Crossword A Discovery Education Interactive that asks questions related to citizenship and thetn he students type in responses to fill in a crossword. Good Citizen Activists: Students can explore famous activists through this Discovery Board. Option: Have them create a Bio Cube for one person they researched. *Note: Be sure to log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the DE links.
MSDE 1.A.1.b Explain the consequences of violating rules and laws. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
I can explain the consequences of violating rules and laws by showing the cause/ effect relationship using a multi-flow map. I can discriminate between a good and bad choice by using background knowledge of rules and laws. Essential Questions: What are the consequences of violating rules and laws? How can we prevent violation of rules and laws in order to lead to a peaceful and productive society.	*Note: Be sure to log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the DE links. Suzie's Bad Choice - Use this with the curriculum activity on p. 97. Use this lesson to introduce the ideas of rules and laws. Then use the pixie activity, to the right, for the 'independent practice' activity.	Rules and Consequences Students analyze the consequences of broken rules at home, school, and in the community. Read the article "Remembering Rosa Parks" with a partner. Then complete the Multi-Flow Map to explain the causes and effects of Rosa Park's decisions! Create your own Community with Laws and Rules
MSDE 1.A.2.a Identify and explain democratic principles, such as individual rights and responsibilities, patriotism, common good, justice, and equality. CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
I can identify and explain how democratic principles, such as patriotism, common good, and justice. Essential Questions: How do United States' citizens show support for their government?	Note: Be sure to log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the DE links. Voting and Patriotism Create a free online account with www.padlet.com -- it is an online interactive site where your individual students can post sticky notes to a class bulletin board given a shared link. Use the essential question listed in this section to elicit student discussion. "I can identify and explain how democratic principles, such as patriotism, common good, and justice." Or "What are your rights?" "What does justice for all mean?" -- Use Padlet to do Option #3-Reader's Theater and AI Looking Listening in your curriculum p.101. Students would record their 10 words/phrases via padlet. Songs*: Star Spangled Banner, America, the Beautiful, God Bless the USA, My Country Tis of Thee, You're a Grand Old Flag Our Government Citizenship	Explore the Flag that inspired the National Anthem to discover stories about its creation, history, and preservation. Youth Activism Activity Character Traits Inventory
MSDE 1.A.2.b Describe practices such as voting, following rules, volunteering, and recognizing national holidays associated with democratic principles. CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI 3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
I can describe how voting, volunteering, and recognizing national holidays are related to democratic principles. Essential Questions: What are some common practices that citizens of a democratic country share?	*Note: Be sure to log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the DE links. The Constitution and Constitution Day: A Beginner's Guide Constitution Day United States: Election Day	Read about Election Day via PebbleGo. *Note: Make sure you're logged into PebbleGo before selecting the link! National Holidays: Information and video clips on this Discovery Board for all major national holidays. Students should invesigate and then have students write an article about the holiday using Read/Write/Think's Printing Press. Watch "What It Means to Be a Good Citizen", then create a Wanted Ad for a good citizen on behalf of the United States or Maryland. The Constitution for Kids
MSDE 1.A.1.a Identify local government leaders, such as the mayor, county council members or commissioners, and county executive and explain their role in protecting citizens and maintaining order. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI 3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
I can describe how local leaders, such as the mayor, county executive, etc, hep the citizens of our community. I can describe how government leaders maintain order and enforce the principles of democracy. Essential Questions: How does local government and its leaders serve our community? In what ways local government leaders maintain order and protect citizens?	*Note: Be sure to log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the DE links. Local Community Government Government at the Local Level Mayor/ City Council Government	How Does Government Affect Me? play this interactive game from PBS. Citizens & Our Government This Discovery Education Board allows students to investigate how we elect our president and special services that the government offers.
MSDE 1.A.1.c Describe the selection process and duties of local officials who make, apply, and enforce laws through government. CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI 3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
I can describe the selection process and duties of local officials who make, apply, and enforce the laws through government. I can create a campaign poster to show the qualities and role of government leaders. Essential Questions: How are the leaders of our government selected?	Qualifications for Running for Local Office Types of Elections Process of Voting: This Smart Notebook reveiws the rules for voting, has the students do a vote on best cookie, graphing the results, and video clips about voting. Use Kahoot to create a quiz based on the material in he notebook. City Government: This video clip investigates the structure and function of city governments in the United States. The program discusses the history of cities, how they are designed, and describes the mayor-city and council-manager forms of city government. Students can follow up with the Microsoft Word Quiz or in Discovery Education. Create a free online account with www.padlet.com -- it is an online interactive site where your individual students can post sticky notes to a class bulletin board given a shared link. Ask the question: "What do you think makes a good community leader?"	Discover who your elected officials are right here! Step Inside the Voting Booth! - Discover what it's like to be a voter. Branches of the Government - -play this interactive game to learn more about the 3 Branches! If You Were President - Discover what you would do with this interactive game! Duties of Local Leaders: Smart Notebook that reviews all the leaders in local government and he departments that enforce laws.
MSDE 4.B.2.a Classify goods and services according to who produces them, such as government, business or both. CCSS ELA-Literacy. RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
I can describe how the government uses taxes to provide services to the community. Essential Questions: How does the government use taxes to provide services to the community?	*Note: Be sure to log in to aacps.discoveryeducation.com before clicking on the DE links. Providing Goods and Services Types of Services: Public and Private Taxes and How it Helps the Government Assign this tic-tac-toe board (p. 4) that has activites on all of the above standards!	Jobs/Services Provided by Government Students can read about government jobs and how these people help people in the community. Have them choose or assign them each a position and have them complete the KWHL in Pixie.

Teacher Notes

Website/Activity	Content Standards/Technology Standards
Rights and Responsibilities Citizenship This Smart Notebook encourages students to comapre two great American citizen, to define a good citizen, to take a good citizen test. It also gives character dilemmas for writing, discussion, role playing, etc. Good Citizen Students analyze good citizen character traits and sort vocabulary words. They write about what makes a responsible citizen. Citizenship Crossword A Discovery Education Interactive that asks questions related to citizenship and thetn he students type in responses to fill in a crossword. Good Citizen Activists: Students can explore famous activists through this Discovery Board. Option: Have them create a Bio Cube for one person they researched. Volunteering Citizen Rights & Responsibilities in Your Community Responsibility Launcher	MSDE 1.C.1.a Describe the responsibilities of being an effective citizen, such as cleaning up your neighborhood, being informed, obeying rules and laws, participating in class decisions, and volunteering. CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Suzie's Bad Choice Read the article "Remembering Rosa Parks" with a partner. Then complete the Multi-Flow Map to explain the causes and effects of Rosa Park's decisions! Rules and Consequences Students analyze the consequences of broken rules at home, school, and in the community.	MSDE 1.A.1.b Explain the consequences of violating rules and laws. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Voting and Patriotism Create a free online account with www.padlet.com -- it is an online interactive site where your individual students can post sticky notes to a class bulletin board given a shared link. Songs: Star Spangled Banner, America, the Beautiful, God Bless the USA, My Country Tis of Thee, You're a Grand Old Flag Youth Activism Activity Character Traits Inventory Our Government Citizenship	MSDE 1.A.2.a Identify and explain democratic principles, such as individual rights and responsibilities, patriotism, common good, justice, and equality. CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2 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.
Constitution Day The Constitution and Constitution Day: A Beginner's Guide United States: Election Day Election Day via PebbleGo. *Note: Make sure you're logged into PebbleGo before selecting the link! "What It Means to Be a Good Citizen", then create a Wanted Ad for a good citizen on behalf of the United States or Maryland. National Holidays: Information and video clips on this Discovery Board for all major national holidays. Students should invesigate and then have students write an article about the holiday using Read/Write/Think's Printing Press.	MSDE 1.A.2.b Describe practices such as voting, following rules, volunteering, and recognizing national holidays associated with democratic principles. CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI 3.2 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.
Local Community Government Government at the Local Level	MSDE 1.A.1.a Identify local government leaders, such as the mayor, county council members or commissioners, and county executive and explain their role in protecting citizens and maintaining order. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI 3.2 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.
Qualifications for Running for Local Office Types of Elections Discover who your elected officials are right here! Step Inside the Voting Booth! - Discover what it's like to be a voter. Branches of the Government - play this interactive game to learn more about the 3 Branches! If You Were President - Discover what you would do with this interactive game! Create a free online account with www.padlet.com -- it is an online interactive site where your individual students can post sticky notes to a class bulletin board given a shared link. Ask the question: "What do you think makes a good community leader?" Process of Voting: This Smart Notebook reveiws the rules for voting, has the students do a vote on best cookie, graphing the results, and video clips about voting. Use Kahoot to create a quiz based on the material in he notebook. City Government: This video clip investigates the structure and function of city governments in the United States. The program discusses the history of cities, how they are designed, and describes the mayor-city and council-manager forms of city government. Students can follow up with the Microsoft Word Quiz or in Discovery Education. Create a free online account with www.padlet.com -- it is an online interactive site where your individual students can post sticky notes to a class bulletin board given a shared link. Ask the question: "What do you think makes a good community leader?"	MSDE 1.A.1.c Describe the selection process and duties of local officials who make, apply, and enforce laws through government. CCSS ELA-Literacy.RI 3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Providing Goods and Services Types of Services: Public and Private Taxes and How it Helps the Government	MSDE 4.B.2.a Classify goods and services according to who produces them, such as government, business or both. CCSS ELA-Literacy. RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
	Technology Standard: 3.0-Technology for Learning and Collaboration: Students will use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.

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