Social Studies Homeschool Curriculum Skills List | Secular Third Grade

Social Studies concepts create the themes for the units within First Grade Complete.  The questions for discussion of the concepts incorporate new vocabulary words that become part of your child’s usable vocabulary and stimulate higher-level thinking skills.  The enrichment activities provided reinforce the skills being taught in a fun or challenging way.

• Know name, address, and phone number.
• Identify city, state, and country of residence.
• Understand that people are special and have feelings.
• Recognize and learn about the Western states.
• Recall state capitals.
• Learn about the history of the Olympics.
• Describe how Olympians demonstrate courage and perseverance.
• Learn about the Paralympic Games.
• Learn about the Olympic Winter and Summer Games.
• Design and make home Olympic medals.
• Learn about historical figures.
• Learn about United States history: the Cold War, the Civil War, the American Revolution.
• Learn about Civil War battles.
• Learn about contributions of important women during the Civil War.
• Understand the intent of the Gettysburg Address.
• Learn about the Underground Railroad.
• Learn about the Declaration of Independence.
• Understand the purpose and importance of the Constitution.
• Learn about the Bill of Rights.
• Understand the functions of the three branches of the United States government.
• Recognize important political leaders.
• Create a political platform.
• Make campaign advertising materials to reflect a political platform.
• Understand the functions of elections in the United States.
• Understand and apply how maps and globes are used to display regions of the world.
• Use maps and photos to identify and locate major landmarks or major physical features of the U.S.
• Learn about Yellowstone National Park.
• Identify an isthmus.
• Locate Argentina on a map of South America. 
• Research the design of Argentina’s flag.
• Learn about China and Europe.
• Apply basic economic principles.
• Understand how people make economic choices and stay within a budget.
• Differentiate between goods and services.
• Classify materials as natural resources, capital resources, or human resources.
• Recognize a mode of transportation.
• Understand how cultural contributions of various groups have shaped the history of the world.
• Compare and contrast pioneer lifestyle to today.
• Learn the characteristics of a rural community.
• Understand responsibilities within a family community.
• Compare and contrast communities.
• Understand how individuals within a community work together for the good of the community.
• Design a model of a community.
• Identify a community helper.
• Characterize qualities of good citizenship.
• Understand and demonstrate how to cooperate as a team.
• Recognize contributions of famous missionaries.
• Recognize and learn about other continents.
• Understand how the environment affects cultural groups.
• Place events in chronological order on a timeline.