Third Grade Curriculum:
Description of Course
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Scope and Sequence

• 3rd Grade 1st Quarter

• 3rd Grade 2nd Quarter

• 3rd Grade 3rd Quarter

• 3rd Grade 4th Quarter

• Extended Scope and Sequence (Side by Sides of Multiple Grade Levels)

Instructional Strategies:
Handbook for Grades K-3

Annotated Bibliographies for K-5
Children's Literature  - Aligned by Social Studies Strand

Other Curriculum Resources:
TEKS Biographies
TEKS Glossaries

Field Trip Resources:
Williamson Museum Packet

Links for Third Grade:
Native Americans Thinkquest
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - Our Nation
Ben's Guide to Government - People in Your Neighborhood
A World of Communication
Jane Addams
Clara Barton
Helen Keller
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sojourner Truth
Meet Amazing Americans
America's Story from America's Library
Library of Congress - International Communities
Kids and Communities
Interactive Flash Map of the US
50 States.Com
National Geographic - Xpeditions
Atlapedia.Com
Infoplease Atlas
World Atlas.Com (Some Advertisements)
Proteacher - Map Skills (Advertisement Heavy)
Map Skills - USGS

Reading, Writing and Map Activities from Nystrom:

Statue of Liberty
The Walton Boys
The Bicycle
The Man in the Map
She Wasn't Scared
The Fossil-finding Trip
Janie's Delightful Flight
Tornado

Downloadable Resources for Third Grade:

Vocabulary Picture Matching Game - 3rd Grade (Word Document)Vocabulary Matching Cards
Vocabulary Looping Cards