Monday, July 24, 2017

Third Grade Social Studies

Social Studies
Story of the World Volume I Chapters 27-42
The First Americans by Kathryn Ernst (We only covered the sections on pre-Columbian history.)
Hatshepsut: His Majesty, Herself by Catherine Andronik
Buddha by Demi
Cleopatra by Diane Stanley
Meet Jesus: The Life and Lessons of a Beloved Teacher by Lynn Tuttle Gunney
We also checked out a couple of books on Julius Caesar from the library and read excerpts from those.
Cartoon:  “Joseph”
Animated film on Confucius
-Living History at DeSoto National Park Feb. 19,  2016

Using Charlotte Mason’s Elementary Geogrpahy, Seneca learned about the axis, the equator, latitude, longitude, the Greenwich clock, and maps.
She also worked on the names of the seven continents.

She reviewed the uses of a compass.

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