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3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum
Ready to save time planning and engage students with fun, hands-on social studies activities? With this 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Bundle, you’ll find EVERY SOL-aligned 3rd Grade Social Studies (The World) lesson plan and activity needed for the ENTIRE YEAR!
Planning is a breeze with detailed lesson plans that provide step-by-step instructions for teaching each 3rd Grade Social Studies SOL. All activities needed to teach each lesson and assessments to review what students have learned are provided.
To take a closer look at some of the activities included in 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum, check out the preview!
What will I find in this 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Bundle?
This 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum bundle includes 8 Virginia SOL-aligned social studies units. Each unit includes a variety of lesson plans, activities, and assessments to teach and review the 3rd grade social studies SOLs.
Lesson plans provide step-by-step instructions for how to teach the lesson.
Each unit comes with passages and comprehension questions, combining social studies and ELA skills.
Activities include worksheets, games, sorts, foldables, hands-on activities, writing activities, word wall cards, digital activities, and more.
Forms of assessment include entry/exit tickets, quizzes, and final tests.
Most worksheets, sorts, quizzes, and tests are provided in both PDF and digital (interactive Google Slides) formats.
Answer keys are provided throughout all units.
What units are included in this 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Bundle?
There are 8 units included. Each unit provides a variety of strategies and tools that can be used to teach the social studies SOLs.
The following units can be found in this bundle.
- Ancient Egypt (SOLs 3.3 and 3.4)
- Ancient China (SOLs 3.3 and 3.5)
- Ancient Greece (SOLs 3.3 and 3.6)
- Ancient Rome (SOLs 3.3 and 3.7)
- Ancient Mali (SOLs 3.3 and 3.8)
- World Geography (SOL 3.2)
- Economics (SOL 3.10)
- Civics and Government (SOLs 3.1 and 3.9)
Are digital activities included?
Most worksheets, sorts, quizzes, and tests are also provided in digital (interactive Google Slides) format and can be shared with students using your Google Drive.
When you purchase this product, you will be given access to a link that will allow you to open the file in Google Slides. You’ll then share that file with your students. Video tutorials are provided that show how to share and use interactive Google Slides with students.
What standards are covered?
These lesson plans are specifically aligned to the 3rd Grade Social Studies (The World) Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs). All units have been updated and align to the NEW 2023 3rd Grade Social Studies SOLs. All 3rd Grade Social Studies SOLs are covered in this bundle.
What are other teachers saying about these social studies lessons for 3rd grade?
- “WOW – this unit was well worth the money spent on it, especially when I saw it was an educator so close to my school division. Each unit is set up in an organized and logical way. Plans and directions are presented step by step. Answer keys are included. This was a well thought out unit that is extremely helpful to someone who has never taught this content before.” (Nicole T.)
- “This resource was great! It aligned to VA SOL standards and was helpful in planning and teaching Social Studies for the first time.” (Christina B.)
- “A great curriculum that is thoroughly detailed and planned out! It covers a variety of topics with the needed resources!” (Stephanie S.)
- “What a wealth of information and activities here. Thank you so much for creating these engaging ways to teach the content!” (Diana R.)
- “Wow! Everything I needed to teach our Social Studies units. My students love the lessons and are enjoying learning! Thank you!” (Lori A.)
- “I don’t have a social studies text, and this was an excellent, time-saving resource! The passages are short but informative, and the work is doable for my students.” (anonymous buyer)
Don’t miss out!
This 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Bundle is perfect if you are low on planning time or have no idea where to begin! Teachers consistently share that planning is much easier, and they save lots of time by following the low-prep, step-by-step instructions with each social studies lesson plan. Students also have fun learning about social studies throughout the year as they complete hands-on activities and investigate historical events!
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Cynthia S. –
Beneficial Resource
These resources were very beneficial. Thank you so much!
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Ariana S. –
Starting Point
I only used the readings from this resource and created my own questions to go along with them. The readings were helpful for introducing social studies topics and providing students with background knowledge. They were a great resource to support our lessons and classroom discussions throughout the year.
Originally posted on TPT
Marissa T. –
VERY HELPFUL
Our curriculum was lacking as we switched over to new SOLs. This saved my instruction!
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Erica G. –
Great Resource for the ENTIRE Year!
Students were engaged in all of the resources within this bundle!
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Anonymous Buyer –
Great resource
Finding resources for the 2023 Virginia Social Studies SOLS is not easy. This product provides some great activities to enhance learning!
Originally posted on TPT