Social Studies: Communities

We watched the Brainpop Jr about Community Helpers. We made a grid of important people in the community and discussed What If We DIDN'T Have Them. Students responded on post-its in pairs.

Comparing and defining Rights and Responsibilities of a citizen.

We watched Kid Nation and charted what a community/government needs to run properly. Please note it should say "did not set any rules."

Social Studies Anchor Charts and Projects

Spending and Saving T-Chart

Henry Ford: main idea with supporting details

 I listed all of the TEKS required biographies for my 3rd graders and then added who they wanted to study (relevant) . I used Name Picker to randomly distribute the biographies. I gave my students white card stock and a circle for biographies. Aren't they so amazing?