We will be looking at many different types of maps this year.   Third Graders should know their continents and oceans.                                                                                                              Take the continent quiz ... click here.  Take the ocean quiz...click here.

Theme	Description
Theme 1	Learning About Communities
Chapter 1	Our Communities
Lesson 1	What Is a Community?
Lesson 2	Belonging to Many Communities
Lesson 3	Communities Have Rules and Laws
Lesson 4	Work in Communities
Lesson 5	The United States Community
Chapter 2	Geography and Communities
Lesson 1	Landforms and Water
Lesson 2	River Communities
Lesson 3	Mountain Communities
Lesson 4	Desert Communities
Lesson 5	Sharing the Plains
Theme 2	Different Kinds of Places
Chapter 3	Rural Communities
Lesson 1	Living in a Rural Area
Lesson 2	Raising Fruits and Vegetables
Lesson 3	Dairy Farming
Lesson 4	Life on a Sheep Ranch
Lesson 5	Fishing Around the World
Chapter 4	Urban Communities
Lesson 1	Day and Night in the City
Lesson 2	The Changing City
Lesson 3	Getting Around the City
Lesson 4	City Pride
Lesson 5	Mexico's Capital City
Chapter 5	Suburban Communites
Lesson 1	All About Suburbs
Lesson 2	Wheels and Roads
Lesson 3	Building a Suburb
Lesson 4	Sharing the Suburbs
Lesson 5	Suburbs of Sydney
Chapter 6	Movable Communities
Lesson 1	Moving With the Buffalo
Lesson 2	Life on the Trail
Lesson 3	Mobile Homes Today
Lesson 4	A Road Trip
Lesson 5	Herding in the Far North
Theme 3	Communities Yesterday and Today
Chapter 7	The Native Americans
Lesson 1	The First Americans
Lesson 2	Northwest Coast People
Lesson 3	Southwest People
Lesson 4	Growing Up on the Plains
Lesson 5	Keeping Traditions Alive
Chapter 8	The Pilgrims
Lesson 1	A Living History
Lesson 2	A Year at Plymouth
Lesson 3	Daily Life
Lesson 4	People of the Dawn
Lesson 5	A Trip on the Mayflower
Chapter 9	The Pioneers
Lesson 1	Southwest Settlements
Lesson 2	Settling the Plains
Lesson 3	School Days
Lesson 4	Stories of America
Lesson 5	A Railroad Across the Country
Theme 4	People and Citizenship
Chapter 10	Government at Work
Lesson 1	Learning About Government
Lesson 2	A Community Leader
Lesson 3	Join the Town Council
Lesson 4	Visiting a State Capital
Chapter 11	Our National Capital
Lesson 1	Our National Government
Lesson 2	A Capital City
Lesson 3	A Home with a History
Lesson 4	A Walk on the Mall
Chapter 12	Bringing Us Together
Lesson 1	One Nation From Many
Lesson 2	Helping One Another
Lesson 3	Computer Connections
Lesson 4	Our Country United