Grade Three

Who we are

Relationships are enhanced by learning about other people's perspectives and communicating our own.

  • Social interactions

  • Acknowledging others' perspective

  • Managing and resolving conflicts


Where we are in Place and Time


Communities are shaped by their environments

Form, Connection

Related Concepts- Impact, Influence, Interaction

What this unit is about? (physical, weather, environments...)

  • How geography affects how we live

  • Other factors that may affect the way we live

  • How modern communities shape their environment


Resources

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/

Books

The year my parents ruined my life E Freeman

Half a chance E Lord

The turtle of Oman : a novel Naomi Shihab Nye ;

The Children's Blizzard, 1888 by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson.


Big Universe

Pathways through...

A ______Adventure


Library Activities-

Research Clubs

Teaching Points- Text features, reading fluency, including map reading

Inquiry Cycle - skills necessary to conduct researchĂ·







How we express ourselves

How the world works

How we organize ourselves

Sharing the Planet

The survival of organisms relies on their interdependence within their environmental conditions.

  • How environmental changes affect living organisms

  • Organisms adapt - or not- to survive

  • Humans affect habitats and organisms

causation, change