One-Room Schoolhouse Then and Now
3rd grade communities past and present: sort a wagon, smartphone, and general store, read about a one-room schoolhouse, and compare your own town.
3rd Grade Communities Past and Present Worksheets
C3-aligned history: comparing life in specific historical time periods to life today.
3rd Grade Social Studies6 worksheets
Communities Past and Present worksheets to download
Communities Past and Present Exit Ticket
3rd grade communities past and present exit ticket: three slips asking how school differed long ago and what students would miss 100 years ago.
How a Community Grows and Changes Storyboard
3rd grade community change storyboard: plan a six-panel museum video from dirt roads and cabins to railroads, telegraph wires, highways, and today.
Past or Present Sorting Activity
3rd grade past or present sort: help a museum curator place 15 labels, from churning butter to e-books, into Long Ago, Today, and Both. Answer key included.
Communities Then and Now Reading Passage
3rd grade then and now reading passage set in Oak Creek in 1924: walking to school, crank phones, slates, and six questions with an answer key.
Life Long Ago and Today Venn Diagram
3rd grade long ago and today Venn diagram: sort nine lettered activities, from oil lamps to school buses, into Long Ago, Today, and Both. With answer key.
Curriculum objectives covered
D2.His.2.3-5
“Compare life in specific historical time periods to life today.”
D2.Geo.5.3-5
“Explain how the cultural and environmental characteristics of places change over time.”
D2.His.1.3-5
“Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments that happened at the same time.”
D2.His.14.3-5
“Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.”
D2.His.16.3-5
“Use evidence to develop a claim about the past.”
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Branches of Government
C3-aligned civics: describing the structure of government and how its powers are divided.
Economics
C3-aligned economics: identifying examples of the variety of resources used to produce goods and services.
World Geography
C3-aligned geography: using maps of the local community and the world to identify locations.