Communities and Citizenship Social Studies Unit for 3rd Grade

Description

Teach communities and citizenship with engaging activities. This 3rd grade social studies unit includes graphic organizers and activities that help students explore types of communities and what it means to be a good citizen.

This social studies pack includes graphic organizers, formats, and activities to work with the concepts of communities and being a good citizen. They are perfect to use to gather and record information from sources.

Included in this pack:

• Communities Vocabulary boxes (6 boxes including vocabulary words and space for definition and picture)
• Basic Needs Tree Map (how communities provide for basic needs: transportation, communication, recreation, education, and government)
• Basic Needs of My Community Web (how does my community provide for basic needs?)
• Types of Communities Chart (suburban, rural, and urban: what do they look like and sound like?)
• Brochure Format (printable double-sided brochure about urban, suburban, and rural communities)
• Comparing Communities (triple Venn diagram)
• Improving my community (identify three things you can do to make your community better)
• Community Word Search
• Citizenship vocabulary boxes (6 boxes with vocabulary word, space for definition and a picture)
• A Good Citizen Tree Map (Actions and Characteristics)
• Characteristics of a Good Citizen Web (5 bubbles to record information about a good citizen
• Characteristics of a Good Citizen Activity (circle the characteristics of a good citizen and write about them)
• A Good Citizen Would… Scenarios (students discuss the best next step for a good citizen)
• Good Citizens in my Community (cards to include a picture and description)
• I Am a Good Citizen When… (organizer to help students identify themselves as good citizens
• Citizenship Word Search (Key included)

This product, once purchased, is licensed to be used in one classroom. Additional classrooms must purchase additional licenses.