Grade 3
Grade 3 History/Social Studies
5 units and 25 learning lessons. This is the outline a Grade 3 student works through in History/Social Studies — the lessons themselves are taught inside OHM School, adapted to how each child is doing.
About this outline: the listed lessons are part of the available learning path. A lesson appearing here does not mean its standards mapping or assessment evidence has completed educator review. See the evidence and review methodology.
Unit 1 of 5
Geography of Our Region
5 lessons
Lessons
- 1Map Legends and Symbols
- 2Cardinal Directions
- 3Physical Features of Our Region
- 4How People Change the Land
- 5Learning from Graphs and Photos
Unit 2 of 5
Indigenous Cultures
5 lessons
Lessons
- 1Indigenous Peoples of the Region
- 2American Indian Nations of California
- 3Indigenous Traditions and Knowledge
- 4Government and Economy of Local Nations
- 5Indigenous Nations Today
Unit 3 of 5
Local and Regional History
5 lessons
Lessons
- 1How Our Community Began
- 2Explorers and Settlers
- 3Waves of Settlement
- 4Regional Landmarks and Their History
- 5Our Community Through Time
Unit 4 of 5
Rules, Laws, and Government
5 lessons
Lessons
- 1Why We Have Laws
- 2Local Government
- 3Three Branches of Government
- 4The Constitution and Our Rights
- 5American Heroes and Citizenship
Unit 5 of 5
Basic Economics
5 lessons
Lessons
- 1Needs vs. Wants
- 2Scarcity and Choices
- 3Producers, Specialization, and Skills
- 4Trade and Exchange
- 5The Economy of Our Region
How it is taught
The whole subject, in the order a child meets it.
- What is covered5 units and 25 lessons, every one of them in the book above: this is the whole of History/Social Studies in Grade 3, not a sample.
- Taught in orderA lesson unlocks when the one before it is mastered, and review is scheduled from what the child has actually shown rather than on a fixed timetable.
- Kept currentThese titles are read from the live curriculum, so what is in this book is what a Grade 3 student would work through today.
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