Third grade social studies projects

In third grade our first unit for social studies is a fun one.....geography. The kids get very excited and love to start exploring maps and globes. Take a peek at a few of my favorite classroom activities for geography. I start the year off by introducing interactive notebooks. I explain to my students that these are notebooks that will keep track of our ideas, discoveries and information to help us grow. These are unique in the fact that they are never truly complete, the students learn…

Social studies projects for the end of the year. Perfect for upper grade classrooms!!

I love social studies and how it mixes so well with everything that we are doing in ELA!! Right now, we are reading “The Lemonade War”! My kiddos love it and so do I! The best part is that it fits perfectly into our Economics standards! We use this novel study to go through the ... Read More about Market Day Economics Project

Looking for a fun end-of-unit project for your Economics unit? Look no further! My third graders loved designing their own food truck and me

Mi amiga tiene clase de historia lunes y miércoles a las ocho y veinte de la mañana

Third grade economics can be SO engaging and memorable for students. With these quick economics activities your students will learn so much!

Interactive Notebooks are a great way to engage students in class, use multiple learning styles and for students to take ownership in the learning process.

For this social studies and writing project, we explored nonfiction books to learn about U.S. States. The students loved this fun research idea!

Get to know the 50 states with an easy paper plate craft.

Do you want to do a project that interests your students, but don't have a lot of time to plan? Use these FREE pages from Enchanted Learning to research the 50 states!