Third Grade Resources

Grade Level Resources

Third Grade Timeline

Unit 1 - Exploring Communities

Communities - Brainpop, Jr.

Unit 2 - Exploration and Colonization

Unit 3 - Community Growth and Expansion

Unit 4 - Modern Communities: Near and Far

Scott Foresman Social Studies - Meet the People has lots of biographies.
Big Tex - The Texas State Fair
Jane Addams
America's Library: Hariett Tubman
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
St. Patrick's Day
Veterans Day
Come Celebrate
County and State Fair

Unit 5 - Economics and Government

Extra Resources

Think Quest: History of Communication	Doing Business in San Antonio Bill Miller Bar-B-Que HEB Taco Cabana Frontier Enterprises	Pioneers: The Gold Rush (PBS)
Big Picture: Native Americans Think Quest: Native Americans Native American Hot List		Pioneers: The Gold Rush (PBS)
City Government Services San Antonio Police Department San Antonio Fire Department Why do we pay taxes? APA Kids and Community	San Antonio Convention and Visitors' Bureau San Antonio Riverwalk Living in San Antonio	Communities Around the World Portal to Communities Around the World Japan Senegal

People Who Made a Difference
Jane Addams	U. S. History.net Webster University America's Library	Andrew Carnegie	Carnegie Library of Pittsburg
Roberto Clemente	Latino Sports Legends	Benjamin Franklin	U.S. Dreams The Franklin Institute Online
Clara Barton	Gale Resources: Clara Barton Profies in Caring	Bessie Coleman	Timeline bessiecoleman.com
Lady Bird Johnson	White House First Ladies	John Glenn	CNN Profile Astronautix
Maya Lin	Biography	Amelia Earhart	Timeline Excerpt of the First Women's Air Race America's Library
Sojourner Truth	Biography	John F. Kennedy	U.S. Dreams White House: Presidents American Presidents
Jackie Robinson	Baseball Hall of Fame America's Library	Eleanor Roosevelt	Biography Timeline
Helen Keller	The Life of Helen Keller	Carter Woodson	Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson
César Chávez	U.S. Dreams America's Library