Social Studies Support


At Home Student Support for Grades 3-5.pdf

SEVEN KEY THEMES OF SOCIAL STUDIES:

The seven key themes of social studies guide our discussions throughout the year. Students use these themes to make a variety of claims about what we are learning, and must defend their claims using evidence from the sources covered in class. Ask you child what each theme means. See if they can give you a real-world example of each theme.

Copy of 7 Key Themes Vocabulary
Copy of Historical Thinking Chart.pdf (1)

This document guides our discussions of various primary and secondary documents we discuss in class, including those included in our DBQ (Document Based Questioning) sets. These questions help us to determine if the sources are accurate, biased, or even pertinent to the discussion at hand. You can use this document to guide conversations you have with your child at home over nonfiction texts or even age-appropriate news broadcasts.

social-studies-grade-3-task-set---producers-and-consumers.pdf

Sample DBQ Task Set


Copy of Steps to teaching a DBQ

This document is meant for teachers, but can help parents understand the teaching process that happens in class to help guide student understanding.


UNIT/TOPIC SLIDE PRESENTATIONS:

Poverty Point
Copy of Unit One Topic Two.pptx
Copy of Unit One Topic Three.pptx
Copy of Unit Two Topic One.pptx
Copy of 3rd Grade Social Studies Unit 3.pptx
Copy of 3rd Grade Social Studies Unit 4.pptx
Copy of 3rd Grade Social Studies Unit 5.pptx
Vocabulary Words