How to learn Grade 3: Social studies
New Hampshire academic standards: Social studies, Grade 3
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1. World History
- The world contains many cultures, traditions: Understand that the world contains many cultures, traditions, and belief systems, and that learning about others' perspectives enriches our own understanding — developing genuine curiosity about and respect for cultural diversity
- Global Trade: Why countries trade with each other; imports and exports; how goods travel around the world; that different countries use different currencies
2. Geography
- Similarities & Differences: Notice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten, and celebrations observed — and understand that differences make communities interesting
3. Economics
- Taxes & Public Services: What taxes are and why people pay them; how taxes fund schools, hospitals, roads, and emergency services; that governments decide how to spend tax money
- What Money Is: What money is and why we use it; that money is exchanged for goods and services; brief history from barter to coins to digital payments
- How the Economy Works: What an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work
- Needs & Wants: The difference between things we need (food, shelter, clothing) and things we want (toys, treats); that we sometimes have to choose because money is limited
4. Civics and Governments
- Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship: Know and use the vocabulary of ethics and citizenship — bullying, cyberbullying, bystander, upstander, peer pressure, digital citizenship, rights, responsibility, and ethical — and understand the distinctions between these closely related terms