Social+Studies

Our focus for Social Studies is Connecting With the World. We will be studying life in India, Ukraine, Peru, and Tunisia. We will learn about how geographic, social, and cultural factors affect life in communities in India, Ukraine, Peru, and Tunisia.

[|Grade 3 Social Studies Information Page] Click here to find information about each of the four countries we study in Grade Three.

Peru Peru Links: [|Peru Page] Click here to find information about Peru. [|Peru Friends] [|2Learn Resources for Peru] [|Tiki the Penguin Visits Peru] Join Tiki the Penguin as he tours Peru. [|National Geographic Kids Peru Page] Click here to visit National Geographic's Peru Page. [|Time For Kids: Peru] Time For Kids takes you on a virtual voyage of Peru. [|Rainforest] Rainforest information for kids. [|Sundial Video] Click here to see how to set up a homemade sundial.

Ukraine Ukraine LInks: [|Ukraine Page] [|Ukraine Profile] [|Ukraine Friends]

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India India Links: [|Some India Links] Click here for some links to sites about India. [|Learn Alberta India image collection]

Some other samples of Rangoli. Video demonstrating a very simple Rangoli design. media type="youtube" key="QmwcyoT_Z_Q?fs=1" height="186" width="297" media type="youtube" key="dgfBz_7U08g?fs=1" height="273" width="269" align="right"

Henna Slideshow [|Henna Slideshow]

Tunisia

[|Tunisia Page] Click here for information about Tunisia. [|Tunisia Profile] [|Tunisian Friends] Click here to find out about the lives of children living in four different areas in Tunisia. [|Tunisia Images]

Mapping Links: Go to the following links to play map games. Happy Mapping! [|Name the Continents] [|Find the Continents] [|Adventure Island Map Game]

A short video about the Seven Continents: media type="youtube" key="pP0YyyzY4Yg?fs=1" height="130" width="227"