Standards Culture Give examples of how experiences may be interpreted differently by people from diverse cultural perspectives and frames of reference. Reading Street Main Selections in which Standards are addressed 3.1.2 3.1.5 3.2.2 3.4.5 3.5.1 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.3 3.6.5 History SS.03.HS.01 Understand calendar time sequences and chronological sequences within narratives. 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.4.5 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.6.1 Using narratives, develop simple time lines of events in the city of Portland. Understand the difference between sequence of events and cause and effect. Identify sources of information about the past. Practice identifying point of view. 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.4 3.6.5 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.4 3.6.5 Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 1

SS.05.HS.07 Understand how individuals changed or significantly influenced the course of local history. Describe the role of specific communities in the development of the region. SS.03.HS.02 Understand events from local history. Explain how the local community was established, and identify founders and early settlers. Give examples of people, events, and developments that brought important changes to the local community or region. Geography SS.03.GE.01 View and draw simple maps and pictures to locate, describe, and show movement among places. 3.4.2 3.5.2 Distinguish between physical and political features on maps and globes. Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 2

Identify the continents and oceans, the equator, Northern and Southern hemispheres. 3.5.2 SS.03.GE.02 Understand the purpose of maps, globes, and other geographic tools. Understand the concepts of scale, distance, relative location and spatial relationships. Introduce a simple grid to find locations. Locate on a map and globe the cardinal directions, poles, and equator. SS.03.GE.03 Identify major physical features and describe how they are represented on maps, globes, and other tools. Locate the United States, Oregon, and Portland. 3.4.2 3.5.2 Know similarities and differences among geographic locations, regions, and environments in different parts of the world. Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 3

SS.03.GE.04 Identify physical Characteristics of places and compare them. 3.2.1 3.2.3 3.4.2 3.4.5 3.5.5 Categorize characteristics of Portland in terms of whether they are physical (natural) or cultural (human). Extend and refine knowledge of the transportation used to move people, products, and ideas from place to place, their importance, and their advantages and disadvantages.. SS.03.GE.05 Understand how people s lives are affected by the physical environment. 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.3 3.5.5 3.2.6 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 3.4.3 3.5.3 3.5.5 Identify ways different communities have changed physically and demographically. Identify ways in which people have modified the physical environment Identity Identify and describe ways family, groups, and community influence 3.2.2 3.3.3 3.4.5 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.6.2 3.6.3 3.6.5 Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 4

the individual s daily life and personal choices. K-5 Social Studies Standards-Grade 3 Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 5

Governance SS.03.CG.01 Identify essential ideas and values expressed in national symbols, heroes, and patriotic songs of the United States. K-5 Social Studies Standards-Grade 3 3.1.1 3.2.2 3.4.1 3.4.3 3.4.4 3.5.1 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.3 Understand community responsibilities. Know what government representatives are. Understand why laws are made and who makes them in relationship to community. Know the branches of city government Students will work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals. 3.4.1 3.5.4 3.6.3 3.6.5 SS.03.CG.02 Identify rights that people have in their communities. SS.03.CG.03 Identify ways that people can participate in their communities and the responsibilities of participation. 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.4 3.4.1 3.4.4 3.4.5 3.51. 3.5.4 3.5.5 3.6.3 3.6.4 3.6.5 Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 6

Understand the responsibilities individuals have to participate in Portland/their community. Practice voting as a method of group decision-making. Identify public discussion and debate as a means for consensus and decision-making.. SS.03.CG.04 Distinguish local and world issues. Introduce the nature of conflict and resolution strategies. Discuss what can be learned from studying conflicts of the past. Introduce the concept of mediation (hearing all views to solve the problem as opposed to who has the best idea; not competitive; solution building) as a tool for peaceful conflict resolution. Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 7

Economics SS.03.EC.01 Understand that limited resources make economic choice necessary. 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.2.3 3.2.5 3.3.1 3.4.3 3.5.4 Give examples that illustrate the scarcity of resources. Explain how this scarcity requires people to make choices. 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.5 3.2.5 Understand that some goods are made locally, some elsewhere in the United States, and some are made abroad. Understand that making effective decisions involves considering the costs and the benefits associated with alternative choices. Understand what are basic needs (food, clothing, shelter, etc.) 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2.5 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2.5 Explain that buyers and sellers interact to determine the prices of goods and services in markets Understand the role that the city plays in providing goods and services. 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.4 Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 8

Identify goods and services that the United States sends to and receives from other countries Understand the function of money. Understand that different countries have different currencies. Distinguish between barter and the use of currency in exchanging goods. SS.03.EC.02 Identify ways of making money to buy a desired product and what it will cost in time and energy for each option. Identify different ways to save money. 3.1.2 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.4 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.4 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.4 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.5 3.2.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.5 Innovation Identify and describe examples in which science and technology have changed the lives of people. Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 9

Connections K-5 Social Studies Standards-Grade 3 Explore ways that language, art, music, belief systems, and other cultural elements may facilitate understanding or lead to misunderstanding amongst the people of Portland. Social Science Analysis SS.03.SA.01 Identify an issue or problem that can be studied. SS.03.SA.02 Gather information relating to an issue or problem. SS.03.SA.03 Identify and compare different ways of looking at an event, issue, or problem. SS.03.SA.04 Identify how people or other living things might be affected by an event, issue, or problem. SS.03.SA.05 Identify possible options or responses; then make a choice or express an opinion All stories All stories All Stories All Stories All Stories Numbering system: 3.1.2 means Grade 3. Unit one. Selection two. 10