Indiana Social Studies 3.H.3

Social Studies3rd GradeHistory

The Standard

Describe the role of the local community and other communities in the development of the state’s regions.

2026 Indiana Academic Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students locate their community and other communities in the state. They explain how people shaped each region through choices such as building roads, starting businesses, or sharing traditions. They use a map, photo, or short history to support their examples.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can name something people did in their own community and in a community in another region. They can explain what changed in each place and point to evidence for each example.
Common Misconceptions: Students may list rivers or mountains as if people created them. They may describe a town without explaining what residents did, or assume every region developed in the same way.
How to Assess It: Give students a state map and two short town histories, one local and one from another region. Ask, “What did people in each town do, and how did it change its region?”

Lesson moves

Give pairs a state map and two town-history cards; have them mark each town and attach notes about what residents built or started.
Show photos of two towns in different regions and ask, “What signs show how people changed each place?”
Make matching cards with actions and results, such as building a bridge and gaining a route to nearby markets; have pairs explain each match.
Trace a road between your town and another region on a state map; discuss how travel helps people in both places trade.

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