Category: Social Studies

SS Notebooking: Famous Americans

SS Notebooking: Famous Americans

I am finally getting around to posting pictures of our Famous Americans unit. Today definitely left me with a headache as I came to the realization that I had a few girlfriend/boyfriend couples in...

SS Notebooking: Explorers

SS Notebooking: Explorers

Below are some pictures from our Explorers unit. In Virginia the 4 explorers students have to know in third grade are Columbus, de Leon, Cartier, and Newport. Unit Title Page and Table of Contents...

SS Notebooking: Geography

SS Notebooking: Geography

I finally got around to posting the pics from our Geography unit! We did this unit end of September/beginning of October so notebooking was (and is) still new to me. I feel like I’ve...

I am LOVING S.S. notebooking!!!

I am LOVING S.S. notebooking!!!

 We have officially finished our first social studies unit of the year, civics. The student notebooks turned out wonderful. As we begin our first science unit, simple machines, I feel like I have...

The Important Book: Fun End of Year Review Activity & Freebie

The Important Book: Fun End of Year Review Activity & Freebie

Hello All! I’ve created a fun end of the year review activity to help students prepare for the SOL tests (SOL-standards of learning are the big tests students must take in Virginia). I plan...

Book Spotlight: Martin’s Big Words

Book Spotlight: Martin’s Big Words

I recently read Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport to my third graders and they LOVED it. Martin Luther King Jr. is a famous American that third graders in VA must learn about. After...