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3rd grade social studies handouts for Microsoft Word

Printable Money - Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter

Created by

This is a printable page with coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) sized at roughly the equivalent coin size in color. This can be used for money projects or for helping students to identify coins. In my classroom I have the students cut out the coins (practicing fine motor skills), practice making change, then glue the coins to a piece of paper for something they want to "buy". Also, if the money is printed in black and white, it can help students to identify coins by features other than co

Subjects:

Economics , Math, Test Preparation

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Centers

Black History Month Project Letter and Rubric

Created by

Russell's Readers

For project-based learning, we used this during the month of February to help our students come up with some amazing projects to display at our school. This is editable with Microsoft Word and includes a letter to parents (including an example) and the rubric by which projects may be graded. Rubric may be printed on the reverse side of the hand out so that students and parents know what is expected. The PDF version is newly available and looks much nicer; include your due date before copying and

Subjects:

Arts & Music, English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Projects, Handouts, For Parents

George Washington's Socks Book Test

Created by

The Racette Gazette

This test is designed to be used at the end of a novel study. It is ideal for third and fourth graders. 8 Multiple Choice Questions 5 Character Matching Questions 5 True/False Questions 5 Short Answer Questions 1 Short Essay Question 1 BONUS question

Subjects:

Reading, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Handouts

Back to School - Timeline of My Life

Created by

Monica Lukins

Get to know your students at the beginning of the school year by having them create a timeline of important events in their lives. Attached is a worksheet with directions and a space for students to brainstorm their events before creating their colorful timeline with dates, events, and pictures!

Subjects:

Back to School, Creative Writing, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 10th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

Map Skills Using Cardinal Directions

Created by

Excited about Elementary

Do your students need help reading a map? This worksheet features an image of a street map and 10 questions to assess if your students can correctly dissect information on a map. Understanding of the cardinal directions are assessed in the questions. This can be used for a quiz or a worksheet.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

How To Research Any Topic Online

Created by

Daniel Jones

This packet teaches students how to search effectively online. I walks through why to use special characters when searching as well as how to narrow search results effectively. Students have opportunities to compare results from various search engines. There are tips for effective online research to yield the most relevant results. There are also pages dedicated to the actual research that will help students to identify information that will be needed when creating bibliography/ reference pages.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subjects, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Research, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

Canadian Indigenous Visual Art! Turtle Island Shell/ K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Distance

Created by

Arts Ed Education Resources

Ready to use resource for K, Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 students.Based on the grade of students, print the appropriate template (as listed in the resource.) *K & Gr. 1 template is ready to add implied texture drawings. *Gr 2 & 3 students start at "Step 3" of the Guided drawing process.*Gr. 4, 5, & 6 start at "Step 2" of the Guided drawing process.*Gr. 6, 7, & 8 start at "Step 1" of the Guided drawing process.

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Canadian History, Visual Arts

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Cultural Activities

Also included in: BUNDLE! Canadian Indigenous Art! SEVEN Art Projects - PLUS freebie

Family Interview Questions

Created by

Liv to Learn

Students may use these questions to interview a family member for a heritage or culture project in literature or social studies.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Cultural Activities

The Bill of Rights (Simplified)

Created by

Lisa Hyatt

When I saw The BIll of Rights listed in our Social Studies curriculum map I wondered how I was going to get my second graders to understand such a complex document. I created this handout to explain the Bill of Rights in a more simple way so that they could understand. It yielded a great class discussion and the students really enjoyed learning about it!

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

Mr. Peabody and Sherman Video Guide

Created by

The Peanuts Classroom

Mr. Peabody and Sherman not only teaches some excellent life lessons but incorporates several time periods from ancient history within the movie. This video guide asks 11 questions relating to the movie, characters, and time periods. The first section asks students to circle all of the characters in the movie from the word bank (Leonardo da Vinci, King Tut, George Washington, etc.). There is a summarizing question at the end, asking students which time period they would go back and visit if give

Subjects:

Ancient History, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Movie Guides

Novel Journal for My America: The Starving Time, Elizabeth's Diary

Created by

Stars and Stripes

This is a journal for students to use while reading My America: The Starving Time, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary Book Two, Written by Patricia Hermes.Copied as a booklet, it will be a great comprehension tool for teachers. Many of the RL standards are addressed. I've created it for my 2nd graders but it will be completely editable if you'd like to change questions for upper grades. 20 Pages total, (50 questions)with a mixture of response types; written, multiple choice, graphic organizer

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.6

Build-a-Castle Project Assignment, Planning Page, and Rubric - Medieval History

Created by

LearningForAllAges

Having students build a castle is a great hands-on way to bring history to life! Get students engaged and excited about learning and researching medieval history.I used this assignment with my class, and it was a hit! Students were very into the project and turned in amazing castle models at the end; they also became castle experts!Use this resource as-is or as inspiration for your own version of this assignment. The project involves doing research, building and labeling a model castle, and writ

Subjects:

European History, Middle Ages, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Projects, Handouts, Rubrics

Unpacking the Standards General Template

Created by

Dallas Thompson

This 2-page product includes a general template for Unpacking the Standards plus a How-To for Unpacking the Standards. All you will need to do is add the title of your unit plus the standards you'll be teaching. Unpacking the Standards has been identified as a best practice for improving student comprehension of the standards. Students who unpack the standards before beginning a unit have shown to have significant increases in assessment scores over students who do not unpack the standards. Chec

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

Black Scientists and Inventors: Black History Month Follow-Up Activities

Created by

88Brains

Hello, friends! Did you already check out our Black Scientists and Inventors PowerPoint? These follow-up activities were created for use as a fun, informal assessment after sharing said PowerPoint with your young geniuses. Here's What You Get:* 8 Fill in the Blank/Inferencing questions * 1 challenging logic puzzle * 1 Crossword puzzleDid you watch the 10 minute animated Black Scientists and Inventors video? See it here!Searching for more engaging lessons for Black History Month? Look no further,

Subjects:

Black History Month, Science, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

Louis Braille by Margaret Davidson Chapter Questions

Created by

Donna Barr

A total of 70 questions covering all 10 chapters comprise this 5 page worksheet. This is perfect for Beginning Level Adult ESL students or for grades 1-4 students.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 5th, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Handouts

Inuksuk Art Inuit Indigenous First Nations Aboriginal

Created by

Arts Ed Education Resources

Students choose between six different inuksuks to build (cut and paste.)

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Geography, Visual Arts

Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

Cinco De Mayo Article

Created by

The Crabby Teacher

This is a two paragraph article describing the importance of Cinco De Mayo written at a level suitable for 3rd-5th grade. It highlights how the French army, although thought to be more powerful, was defeated by the Mexican army. There are two questions that require students to recall basic facts and one question that requires students to explain in their own words why the holiday is important to the Mexican culture.

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Reading, World History

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Handouts, Homework, Printables

Make a Map of a Neighborhood

Created by

Mrs A

Students cut and paste map symbols onto a map and a legend in order to replicate a map of a neighborhood. This can be used as an assessment or as a practice sheet.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

3 Branches of Government Webquest grades 3-5

Created by

Elementary Technology Teacher

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/branches.html This is a 3 branches of government webquest that goes along with the linked website - for grades 4-5 ideally. Perfect for a computer lab activity to extend upon a US government lesson!

Subjects:

Government, Instructional Technology, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Handouts

3RD GRADE- Maps w/ Questions

Created by

Jameka Jones TPT

This a great social studies resource for 3rd grade teachers! Our 3rd grade students receive copies of these maps and create a "map index" in their interactive notebooks. Each week they work through a morning work packet that has trivia questions where they have to look at these maps to answer them. The maps cover skills that students need to know for the Social Science SOL (K-3 Content): --World Map (Continents and Oceans; Prime Meridian and Equator; Hemispheres) --World Map in Coordinate Grid

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Handouts

Vocabulary Graphic Organizer

Created by

Science with Mingels

Graphic organizer I use to help students learn new vocabulary words. Students write the word and a short definition, and then draw a picture that will help them remember the meaning or context of the word. Especially helpful with ELL or Special Education students who benefit from visual cues, but can be beneficial for all students. There is space for 5 vocab words per page. I made it 2 pages to facilitate printing it double sided. It is a word document to facilitate modifying based on specif

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

2nd - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

Civil War Secession Map Activity

Created by

Historically Thinking

This is a map activity designed to introduce students to Border States, the Confederate States of America and the United States. Along with the map, there are a few questions.

Subjects:

Geography, U.S. History, World History

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

Fourth Grade Common Core Iroquois/Haudenosaunee (Map Comparison)

Created by

Jack of All Grades Educational Support USA

Map skills are an important part of the social studies curriculum. These two maps will help your students compare and contrast the changes in Iroquois land. This activity includes two maps with questions. This is an excellent activity for New York State fourth grade common core curriculum. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Geography, Native Americans

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts