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Course Description:
In grade three, students will explore early colonial life in the United States with a specific perspective on the impacts settlers had on South Carolina. Students will start by exploring geographical skills and physical landscapes of South Carolina. The formation of government systems within the state will be examined and students will discuss their responsibilities as citizens of South Carolina. The diversity and culture of Native American tribes will be examined and students will discuss how they interacted with the settlers. Students will also analyze the creation of the thirteen colonies and what life was like within each.
Suggested Mentor Texts
P is for Palmetto by Carol Crane
Little South Carolina by Carol Crane
Exploring the States: South Carolina by Kristin Schuetz
First South Carolinians by Kate Salley Palmer and Jim Palmer
South Carolina (This Land is Your Land) by Ann Louise Heinrichs
Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, and Joe Wilson
She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller by Traci Sorell and Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Gillian Flint
South Carolina Native Americans (South Carolina Experience) by Carole Marsh
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp
Encounter by Jane Yolen
The People Shall Continue by Simon J Ortiz
Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620 by Betsey Maestro
World Made New, The: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World (National Geographic Timelines) by Marc Aronson and John W. Glenn
Daily Life in a Covered Wagon by Paul Erickson
A Pioneer Sampler Daily Life of a Pioneer Family 1840
Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails by Verla Kay
Surviving Jamestown: The Adventures of Young Sam Collier By: Gail Langer Karwoski
Suggested Websites
Smithsonian Learning Lab
PenPals Schools
TeachingBooks.net
Time for Kids
Earth.google.com
MetKids
SC Department of Education Social Studies Instructional Resources
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