3rd grade Instructional Guide

Students learn about one or more other communities across the globe. Students use what they have learned in the first two strands about their own community as a basis for comparison and contrast. If possible, these communities should reflect the diverse heritage of class members and community members, including recent immigrants. Language Features: ●​ Nouns: culture, maps, geography, environmental changes, government ●​ Verbs: compare, contrast, locate, scaled relationships, research, inference, influence, develop, examine, identify SKILLS VOCABULARY (Can be supplemented by Wonders and be classroom-specific)

●​ compare ●​ contrast ●​ locate ●​ research ●​ inference ●​ influence ●​ develop ●​ examine ●​ identify

●​ community ●​ culture ●​ compare and contrast ●​ print map ●​ digital map ●​ earth ●​ continent ●​ country ●​ scaled relationship

●​ physical features ●​ natural resources ●​ geography ●​ adapt ●​ modify ●​ environment ●​ environmental changes ●​ government