3rd Grade Social Studies

Our Country’s Symbols

OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
•Recognize symbols of the United States of America
• Understand the reason behind each of the images being USA symbols
• Understand that hand-drawn pictures are a form of storytelling and communication

2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Social Studies, Social Studies

Teepee Talk

OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• Learn some of the background and customs of the Native Americans
• Make a replica of a teepee
• Understand that hand-drawn pictures are a form of storytelling and communication

3rd Grade, Social Studies

Branches of Government

OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• Understand why the people who set up the U.S. government created three separate branches
• Know the three branches
• Know the general hierarchy within the branches