This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the social studies skills that grade 3 students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates and connections to the Achievement Levels outlined in the WNCP Social Studies Curriculum.
This resource has four instructional units:
- Unit 1: Connecting With Canadians
- Unit 2: Exploring the World
- Unit 3: Communities of the World
- Unit 4: Exploring an Ancient Society: The Vikings
Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular outcomes. Each lesson has:
- materials lists
- activity descriptions
- questioning techniques
- activity centre and extension ideas
- assessment suggestions
- activity sheets and visuals