Grade 3

Civics and Governance

Economics and Financial Literacy

Geography and Environmental Literacy

Understand how citizens participate in their communities.

Understand how location is a part of basic economic concepts.

Understanding community patterns using the themes of geography: (e.g., location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and regions).

Apply different rules for different locations throughout the school.

Apply knowledge of different rules for different staff members throughout the school.

Exemplify how students can contribute to the well-being of the classroom.

In a group, communicate to clarify own thinking on a topic.

Identify community landmarks to secure goods and services.

Communicate how supply and demand affects the choices an individual can make.

Identify where money can be kept safely.

Understand the value of saving money to help make later purchases.

Identify community landmarks (e.g., grocery, stores, restaurants, parks, fire station).

Describe the function of the community landmarks.

Identify physical features (mountains, hills, rivers, lakes, roads, etc.).

Locate places within the school environment (pictoral/symbol representation).