Civic Connections Vocab Cards

A set of 6 illustrated vocabulary cards for social studies terms including community, laws, and leadership. Each card features a bold title, clear definition, and a representative icon within a dashed border for easy cutting.

CSClara Simmons

Bay State Builders

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.

cfassel

Media Detectives

A 30-minute media literacy lesson for 3rd-grade students themed around detective work. Students learn to distinguish facts from opinions and identify advertisements and persuasive tricks through active 'clue' spotting.

jennifer.monday

Media Detectives Notebook

A highly engaging, 2-page print-ready active worksheet and exit ticket for 3rd-grade students, featuring a detective casebook theme, Fact vs. Opinion sorting, visual ad analysis, and a final mission check.

jennifer.monday

Guacamole Exploration

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.

davisc

Media Detectives

A 30-minute media literacy lesson designed for Kindergarten library sessions. Students learn to distinguish between real-life photos/videos and make-believe media through interactive, movement-based games, reinforcing critical viewing habits from an early age.

jennifer.monday

Media Detectives Slides

A highly visual, kid-friendly 9-slide deck for the Media Detectives lesson. It contains detective-themed slides on Fact vs. Opinion, Spotting Ads, Persuasive Tricks, and interactive voting prompts, adhering to a 24px minimum font size.

jennifer.monday

Sweet Scoops

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.

davisc

State Shapers

A project-based lesson exploring human-environment interaction by analyzing how a state's geography, resources, and climate affect how its residents live, work, and play.

Genevieve Wharton

Media Detectives Lesson Guide

A comprehensive 2-page teacher facilitation guide for the 30-minute Media Detectives lesson, featuring lesson objectives, a timed step-by-step script, student prompts, and key answers.

jennifer.monday

Landform Legends

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.

sashagaye Panton

Hidden Heroes

A lesson where students discover and celebrate the behind-the-scenes school community members who keep their school running. They brainstorm, research, draft heartfelt letters, and design custom certificates to present on an interactive gratitude tour.

Sheryl Kokkinos

Media Detectives Slides

A kid-friendly presentation deck for teaching Kindergarten media literacy, featuring bold visual examples, a simplified vocabulary outline, and prompt slides for active physical movement games.

Civic Connections Vocab Cards