SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT CONNECTION TEMPLATE II Grade 3
Story Town Theme Title: At a Glance
Theme #1 Lesson 3
Social Studies Theme Connection: Identify and consider the diverse viewpoints of the
people who comprise a community.
Essential Question(s)
 What are the rights, responsibilities, symbols, and traditions within your (school)
community?
 How do schools respect the opinions, backgrounds, and cultures of others?
Story Town: Main Selection and Leveled
Books

Schools Around the World (main selection)
 On Level: School in a Garden
 ELL: School Rules
 Below Level: School Long Ago
 Above Level: Walter and the Food Fair

Other Resources

Classroom Library
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
First Day Jitters
Chrysanthemum
Secret School (great teacher read aloud)
My First Atlas

U.S. and World Maps

Rand McNally Map Placemats or
download free items from their site
(http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/
http://education.randmcnally.com/education/
Outside Books:
 Thank You Mr. Falker by Patricia
Polacco (this story can be read
online or your SMART board using
the Stories Online link to the right.)

Core Program Vocabulary (Tier II)
 New Vocabulary Terms:
 resources
 culture
 diverse
 proper
 certain
 literacy
Comprehension Focus Strategy
 Locate Information
Outside Resources:
 Stories Online
http://www.storylineonline.net
Content Vocabulary (Tier III)
 right
 responsibility
 civic
 respect

Comprehension Focus Skill
 Use Prior Knowledge
Connecting Social Studies Standard(s)
 Standard 3: Contributing Member of
Community
Objective(s)
 Objective 1: Community Member
Responsibility
 Objective 3: Apply Principles of Civic
Responsibility
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Identify and Understand the Responsibilities in Being a Contributing Member of a
(School) Community
Social Studies Activities t0 Develop Social Studies Concepts
1.
List, compare and contrast the responsibilities (school) community members have to
one another and complete the info using a graphic organizer.
2. Read the leveled readers listed for this lesson and complete a Book Walk (QAR) form to
generate questions about the schools in each book or to locate information about the
culture, traditions, etc. of those schools.
3.
Identify/locate information about schools around our state and across the country by
accessing their web pages. Most of them include information about their school culture,
traditions, and celebrations as well as rules and expectations for their student citizens.
Web links to K-12 schools in U.S. can be found through this site:
http://education.randmcnally.com/education/
4.
Identify, list, map and graph unique and similar characteristics of school communities
and their members by participating in a postcard exchange either within the state, across
the country, or around the world. By c0nnecting with teachers online you can tailor your
postcard exchange to meet your specific curriculum needs and goals, i.e. solicit specific
information about school cultures, rules, symbols, and traditions. Use the info on the
postcards you receive to share with your students in a variety of formats to include
locating information on a map, graphing data, compare and contrast using graphic
organizers, etc. Follow this link for more info on Postcard Geography.
(http://pcg.cyberbee.com/howto.html)