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Third Grade Social Studies, Map Skills, and Government Teaching Supplies, Materials, Books, Centers and Teacher Resources Free Shipping Promotion: All orders $75.00 and over receive free parcel post shipping via the United States Postal Service (within the contiguous United States). In stock orders ship within 24 hours. In order to view some of the Sample Pages you need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader, click the button below:
Third Grade Social Studies Teaching Supplies
Grade Level: Second - Third Grade 
You know social studies is a fascinating topic, but how do you get your students exited about it? This teaching resource can do the trick! Inside this easy-to-use resource, you'll find the best social studies units selected from The Mailbox magazine's kindergarten and primary editions. The activities and ready-to-use reproducibles inside will build your students' understanding of the social studies topics you must teach, reinforcing a variety of important skills and concepts along the way. No more searching for effective, easy-to-do (and fun!) activities to supplement your social studies curriculum. Now they're all here in one handy book ! Inside you'll find the following:
Units include:
112 pages Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
This resource can be used in two ways: by date (the lessons are in chronological order) or by subject (consult the index). This teaching resource will respond to several needs of teachers. It will provide fresh material for experienced teachers and materials for the entire calendar year-a necessity in the increasingly popular year-round school and one that is not addressed by traditional curriculum resources. Pages: 160
Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
The overview pages in each theme unit give complete, easy-to-follow instructions for carrying out the theme during the week. These pages contain suggestions for the following areas of study:
The appendix contains other useful materials such as a theme-related bibliography, maps, a journal format, and samples of technology projects. Pages: 384 Grade Level: Third Grade
Bigger and better than ever! The Map Skills for Today series has been redesigned with a fun, motivating style and all-new, up-to-date maps. Working with experts in social studies and map building, more hands-on maps activities were added, more dynamic maps were created, and the content was revised to support current curriculum requirements in geography and map skills. The "Finding Your Way" section of this teaching resource book teaches the use of maps and basic map vocabulary. The students will learn how to use a map and a globe, use maps of several kinds, use map symbols, grids, and scales. They will also learn about our 50 states, about continents, bodies of water, and landforms, and find their way using lines of latitude and lines of longitude. The students using this teaching resource book will also make their own maps, make a map of a new town that they invent, and complete a map of the United States. The questions in this book are separated into 4 different kinds of activities:
48 pages, full-color maps and illustrations, paperback.
Grade Level: Third - Fourth Grade
This teacher resource features 10 self-contained and enjoyable learning centers—with manipulatives, reproducibles, colorful maps, and activities—that help reinforce key geography skills. Each center includes a combination of high-interest, hands-on activities and reproducibles that can be easily stored in a folder and used in independent and small group settings. The centers reinforce a range of geography skills including determining distance by using a map scale, reviewing world landmarks, poles, the equator, hemispheres, cardinal directions, map symbols and keys, using grids, longitude, latitude, and more. These concepts and activities have been developed in accordance with state standards and the National Geography Standards set forth by the National Council for Geographic Education. Each center includes:
By using the engaging activities in these learning centers, students will:
128 pages, full color. Return to the Third Grade Social Studies Resources index
Grade Level: Third - Fourth Grade
Hands-On Independent-Learning Geography Practice!
This teaching resource, for students in grades 3-4, covers all U.S. states and regions and features 8 self-contained learning centers—with manipulatives and reproducibles—that cover U.S. geography, states and capitals, regional differences and similarities, basic map skills, and more. The editors have created engaging learning centers for geography, literacy, and early learning. These centers can be used in both independent and small group settings. Each center includes:
By using the engaging activities in these learning centers, students will:
128 pages, full color. Return to the Third Grade Social Studies Resources index
Grade Level: Third,
Fourth, Fifth Grade
This exciting biography introduces readers to one of the most remarkable persons in recent times and in the news today-Barack Obama. This resource takes a close-up look at Barack Obama and reveals information about his early life, inspirations, and struggles he faced on the rise to greatness. His mother came from Kansas. His
father came from Kenya. He grew up in Hawaii and
Indonesia, far from the center of American politics.
Few people had even heard of Barack Obama before
2004. But one powerful speech in Boston changed
all that for the Illinois senator. In 2008, this
inspiring leader ran for the country's top job
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