Unit Plan

Grade: Three
S.S. Standard: Global Perspectives
Our Community!
Lauren Manzano-Hayes

SS Standard, Goal & ELA Concepts, Teaching Assessment

Objective Standard/Lit Vocabulary Materials
Strategy Terms, etc.
Day 1 3.SS.5.1.1 Explore connections that SL.2.5 Create Neighborhoods, Horton Hears a The students will
the local community has with other visual displays to Suburbs, Who by Dr. Seuss recount from
communities throughout the world. stories or recounts community, Little House in different
of experiences schools, types of the Suburbs by experiences in the
when appropriate homes Deanna Caswell stories by listing at
to clarify least two events.
Explain the They will
Think/Pair/Share different think=pair share
Written Oral neighborhoods and with a partner.
display styles of living.
Day 2 3.SS.5.1.1 Explore connections that W.2.7 Participate Neighborhoods, Computers The students will at
the local community has with other in shared research Suburbs, Posters least record three
communities throughout the world. and writing community, Glue facts for each type
projects schools, types of Pencils of community and
homes, food, crops, Coloring tools have illustrations
News Report culture they have found.
Show and Tell
Today the students
will be allowed
time on the
computers to
research the types
of communities in
the various parts of
the world. They
can print pictures
and record data as
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S.S. Standard: Global Perspectives
Our Community!
Lauren Manzano-Hayes
a news repot to the
class.
Day 3 3.SS.5.1.1 Explore connections that RL.2.5 Describe On the Town: A The students will
the local community has with other the overall After reading the Community sort out at least five
communities throughout the world. structure of story. book, the students Adventure, by cards of items that
will write what Judith Casely they saw and share
Readers Theatre happened in one with each other.
Presentation paragraph. They Journal
Think/Pair/Share will then use the
community cards Community
and sort out the Flashcards
things they saw
through out the
story and make
connections with
our community.
Day 4 3.SS.5.1.1 Explore connections that SL.2.6 Produce Cities, Towns Through The The students will
the local community has with other complete sentences Community Game record five ideas
communities throughout the world. on requested detail The students will board that came to mind
or clarification play the game, role to them in
the dice, and pick Journal complete sentences
up the card they on what they
land on and follow learned about the
directions. different
communities.
Day 5 3.SS.5.1.1 Explore connections that RL.2.6 Urban, Rural Poster Paper, The students will
the local community has with other Acknowledge Markers demonstrate their
communities throughout the world. differences in point Venn Diagram Continental Map knowledge by
of views of (Using Urban and Pictures of areas describing two
characters Rural areas) from different different rural and
countries. urban areas in their
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S.S. Standard: Global Perspectives
Our Community!
Lauren Manzano-Hayes
Comparing to Venn diagrams.
different areas on
continental map
and pictures around
the classroom
Day 6 3.SS.5.1.2 Examine the RL.2.7 Use Cultures, Hello World! The students
contributions from various cultures illustrations and Traditions Greetings in 42 identify the setting,
from other parts of the world to the text to understand Languages Around plot, and characters
development of the community and characters, setting, Students will first the Globe, by and share with a
how they make that community or plot. read the story to Manya Stojic peer reading from
unique. become more their papers.
familiar with American
different countries Cultures For
around the world. Children
Then identify the Videos, 1-800-
setting, characters, 867-0307,
and plot of the Newbridge
video.

Day 7 3.SS.5.1.2 Examine the RL.2.2 Recount Cultures, Hello Around the The students will
contributions from various cultures diverse cultures, Traditions World Worksheet demonstrate their
from other parts of the world to the determine their knowledge through
development of the community and central message. Students will be following through
how they make that community given different with at least three
unique. countries and their countries.
translation of hello.
They will write an
important fact they
have found about
that country from
their prior
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knowledge on the
worksheets.
Day 8 3.SS.5.1.2 Examine the W.2.3 Write Multiple Atlas The students will
contributions from various cultures narratives that Perspectives Maps write a paragraph
from other parts of the world to the recount a well- Paper recounting on an
development of the community and elaborated event Students will play experience they
how they make that community the game Off to have had traveling.
unique. See the World!
They will pretend
to be tourists going
around the
classroom and
using their atlas to
find information
based on the
helpful information
posted on the
walls.
Day 9 3.SS.5.1.2 Examine the SL.2.6 Produce Multiple Crayon box The students will
contributions from various cultures complete sentences Perspectives worksheet and answer the three
from other parts of the world to the on requested detail Explain that each questions. questions and each
development of the community and or clarification family is different student from the
how they make that community and has different Students questions group share with
unique. traditions. Have the sheet the teacher.
students compare
the differences of
the crayons and
answer the
questions. Then
they will draw a
picture of their
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family traditions.
Day 10 3.SS.5.1.2 Examine the W.2.1 Write Multiple All Families Are The students will
contributions from various cultures opinion pieces in Perspectives, Special by Norma share their opinions
from other parts of the world to the which they immigration Simon of the book and
development of the community and introduce the book how the book
how they make that community and give reasons After reading the My Opinion relates to
unique. book talk about Worksheets themselves.
what immigration
and tell the
students we will be
learning about
where each of us
came from.