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CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

PROGRESS GUIDE

Based on the Maryland State Curriculum

Social Studies

Third Grade

Communities

Prince George¡¯s County Public Schools

Copyright, July 30, 2011

Board of Education of Prince George¡¯s County, Maryland

PGIN 7690-1312

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BOARD OF EDUCATION

OF

PRINCE GEORGE¡¯S COUNTY, MARYLAND

Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., Chair

Donna Hathaway Beck, Vice Chair

Henry P. Armwood

Carolyn M. Boston

Edward Burroughs III

Patricia Eubanks

Peggy Higgins

Rosalind A. Johnson

Linda Thornton Thomas

Amber P. Waller

Faith Jackson, Student Board Member

William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools

Bonita Coleman-Potter, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent

A. Duane Arbogast, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer

Gladys Whitehead, Ph.D., Director, Curriculum and Instruction

Kara Miley-Libby, Ed.D., Coordinating Supervisor, Academic Programs

Sandra Rose, Social Studies Specialist K-12

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Prince George¡¯s County Public Schools wishes to thank the following professionals who

worked on the Third Grade Curriculum Framework Progress Guide for Social Studies under the

direction of the Social Studies Office:

Betsy Bratek

Christina Doepel

Jennifer Palmer

Sandra Rose

Stacey Brown

We would also like to thank the entire K-5 Curriculum Focus Group.

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Communities

Table of Contents

Introduction

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Pacing Guide

3

Identified Inclusions for Social Studies

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Maryland State Curriculum for Social Studies

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MSC Reading/Language Arts Standards and Indicators Addressed in Social Studies

18

Reading Strategies and Skills Planning

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Materials List

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Geography Introduction

Essential Vocabulary

Unit One: Our Community

Essential Vocabulary

Unit Two: Where are Communities?

Essential Vocabulary

Unit Three: Communities at Work

Essential Vocabulary

Unit Four: People in Communities

Essential Vocabulary

Unit Five: History of Communities

Essential Vocabulary

Unit Six: Governments

Essential Vocabulary

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Resources

Planning and Observation Guide for Social Studies

Geography Project: Map Your Neighborhood

Unit One Project: Cimmunity Artifacts Art Box

Unit Two Project: Community Environment Concentration Game Project

Unit Three Project: Budget Project

Unit Four Project: Cultures Celebrations Coffee Can Game Project

Unit Five Project: Society Superheroes Project

Unit Six Project: Letter Writing Project

Math Activities

Field Trip and Guest Speaker Suggestions

Virtual Field Trips and Web Resources

Evaluation Form

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Introduction

This Social Studies Curriculum Framework Progress Guide is aligned with the Social Studies Voluntary State

Curriculum (MSC) prepared by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). An explanation of the Maryland

State Curriculum and the five Social Studies standards is as follows:

The Maryland State Curriculum

The Maryland MSC defines what students should know and be able to do at each grade level, Pre-Kindergarten

through Grade Eight, in all four content areas. The MSC is the document that aligns the Maryland Content Standards

and the Maryland Assessment Program. Prince George¡¯s County¡¯s Social Studies curriculum documents are formatted

so that each begins with content standards or broad, measurable statements about what students should know and be

able to do. Indicator statements provide the next level of specificity and begin to narrow the focus for teachers. Finally,

the objectives provide teachers with very clear information about what specific content should be taught.

The Six Social Studies Standards

1.0 Political Science: Students will understand the historical development and current status of the fundamental

concepts and processes of authority, power, and influence, with particular emphasis on the democratic skills and

attitudes necessary to become responsible citizens.

2.0 People of the World and Nations: Students will understand the diversity and commonality, human

interdependence, and global cooperation of the people of Maryland, the United States and the World through both a

multicultural and historic perspective.

3.0 Geography: Students will use geographic concepts and processes to examine the role of culture, technology, and

the environment in the location and distribution of human activities and spatial connections throughout time.

4.0 Economics: Students will develop economic reasoning to understand the historical development and current status

of economic principles, institutions, and processes needed to be effective citizens, consumers, and workers

participating in local communities, the nation, and the world.

5.0 History: Students will examine significant ideas, beliefs, and themes; organize patterns and events; and analyze

how individuals and societies have changed over time in Maryland, the United States and around the world.

6.0 Social Studies Skills and Processes: Students shall use reading, writing, and thinking processes and skills to

gain knowledge and understanding of political, historical, and current events using chronological and spatial thinking,

economic reasoning, and historical interpretation, by framing and evaluating questions from primary and secondary

sources.

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