Grade 3: Lesson One: What's Unique About My Community?

Activity 1.1 Defining Types of Communities: Create a Community Mural
This activity defines the three most common types of communities — urban, suburban and rural — and compares daily life in each.

Activity 1.2 How Communities Change Over Time: Create a Timeline
Students explore why communities form, how they develop and change, and why transportation makes them work or not work.

Grade 3: Lesson Two: Finding My Way Around Town

Activity 2.1 Follow that Bus!
Students learn basic map skills to answer questions about distance, direction and orientation on a map.

Activity 2.2 Math on the GO!
Students use mathematics to solve word problems using transportation data.

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Grade 3 Curriculum cover: Communities On The Go!

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