Idaho Social Studies 3.SS.5.1

Social Studies3rd GradeGlobal Perspectives

The Standard

Explore connections that the local community has with other communities throughout the world.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students find ways people in their town connect with people in other parts of the world. They explain a specific link, such as a food shipment or a call between relatives.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can identify the people and places connected by a product label or a short story. They can explain what moves between those places and point to evidence for the connection.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think an item sold in town was made there. They may also think goods are the only connection, overlooking family calls, stories, and shared traditions.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: A bag of rice grown in Thailand is sold at a store in our town. Who is connected, and what connects them?

Lesson moves

Give groups three packages with country-of-origin labels; have them mark each origin on a map and draw a line to your town.
Ask: A family in our town calls relatives in another country each week. What connects the two communities?
Give pairs cards showing a grower, a shipper, a local store, and a shopper; have them arrange the path of a shipment.
Show a menu from a local restaurant that names another country; ask what you would need to learn to confirm a connection.

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