Teacher Guide for Lesson 3, featuring scripts for a sensory hook, a comparison table for continental features, and discussion prompts for the Amazon and Andes.
An 8-day interdisciplinary project where 3rd-grade students design a sustainable historical Massachusetts settlement. Integrating math, ELA, science, and social studies, students apply area, perimeter, fractions, weather science, Wampanoag adaptations, and persuasive writing.
A hands-on geography and creative writing lesson where third graders design illustrated maps of their school community or neighborhood, apply map keys, and write short travel guides detailing memories associated with each location.
A companion writing activity sheet structured like a traveler's logbook, where students write sensory-rich, descriptive travel guide entries for three of their mapped neighborhood landmarks.
A 4-day integrated unit for 3rd grade exploring the math, science, history, and language arts of guacamole. Students will learn about Mesoamerican history, investigate plant structures and life cycles, scale fractional recipes, and practice sensory and procedural writing.
A single-page map designing worksheet where students sketch their custom neighborhood maps, label a compass rose, and define their own map legends.
An integrated 4-day unit for 3rd grade that uses the engaging theme of ice cream to teach ELA informational reading, fraction concepts in math, states of matter in science, and economics in social studies. Students read historical texts, partition scoops of fractions, perform a chemistry freezing lab, and design their own parlor business.
A lesson exploring the calling of the first disciples, focusing on Jesus' invitation to become fishers of men and share God's love with others through creative, hands-on activities.
An educational slide deck introducing the concepts of cartography, map elements, and sensory writing for third-grade students.
A 5-day reading comprehension and social studies packet focused on geography and landforms. Designed with 3rd-grade state testing rigor, students explore diverse landscapes through high-interest passages and complex multiple-choice questions.
A complete educational board game package designed for 3rd-grade English Language learners (ELs) studying the causes of the American Revolutionary War. Features simplified text, visual supports, and sentence frames to assist language production.
A comprehensive unit on citizenship, focusing on the rights, duties, and active involvement of individuals in society.
