Geography Unit Bundle | 3rd Grade Social Studies Reading Passages & Activities

This resource is a collection of activities to create learning experiences in Social Studies for 3rd Grade. The activities can be used by classroom teachers, homeschooling parents, or other educators interested in developing effective learning activities. It features a variety of resources including ready-to-use classroom activities for teaching in areas such as geography.

This bundle of Social studies includes a wide variety of options to engage your students throughout the course of the year. Resources include multiple choice, labeling, matching, drawing, and more. These activities may be used individually or in groups, allowing for differentiation by skill level and possible response formats.

Get your geography bundle activities, which include engaging activities and answer keys for each activity. See how well students perform or give teachers the opportunity to evaluate their answers or group projects’ work.

All Social Studies Activities include an answer key that is available as PDF and Google Slides. The answer key is a valuable resource to use in the classroom, or at home, as they help students learn how to explain their answers, check if their explanations are correct, and improve their scientific knowledge and thinking skills.

This Activity aligns with the Social Studies Standards:

• SS.3.G.1.1 Use thematic maps, tables, charts, graphs, and photos to analyze geographic information
• SS.3.G.1.2 Review basic map elements (coordinate grid, cardinal and intermediate directions, title, compass rose, scale, key/legend with symbols).
• SS.3.G.1.3 Label the continents and oceans on a world map.
• SS.3.G.1.4 Name and identify the purpose of maps (physical, political, elevation, population).
• SS.3.G.1.5 Compare maps and globes to develop an understanding of the concept of distortion.
• SS.3.G.1.6 Use maps to identify different types of scale to measure distances between two places.
• SS.3.G.2.1 Label the countries and commonwealths in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico) and in the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica).
• SS.3.G.2.3 Label the states in each of the five regions of the United States.
• SS.3.G.2.4 Describe the physical features of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• SS.3.G.2.5 Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• SS.3.G.2.6 Investigate how people perceive places and regions differently by conducting interviews, mental mapping, and studying news, poems, legends, and songs about a region or area.
• SS.3.G.3.1 Describe the climate and vegetation in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• SS.3.G.3.2 Describe the natural resources in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• SS.3.G.4.1 Explain how the environment influences settlement patterns in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• SS.3.G.4.2 Identify the cultures that have settled the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
• SS.3.G.4.3 Compare the cultural characteristics of diverse populations in one of the five regions of the United States with Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean.
• SS.3.G.4.4 Identify contributions from various ethnic groups to the United States.

Please click on the 'Preview' button to see all the pages that are included in this resource!

More Fun and Engaging Resources!

• Thematic Mapping
• Map Elements
• Continents & Oceans
• Types of Maps
• Maps & Globes
• Map Scales
• North America
• The States
• United States Matching Game
• Landforms & Waterbodies
• The Physical Features
• Famous Landmarks
• Places & Regions
• Climate and Vegetation
• Natural Resources
• Settlement Patterns
• Cultural Patterns
• Cultural Diversity
• Ethnic Contributions

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