Countries of North America
The new Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for third grade Social Studies mean that our third graders now learn about the countries that make up the continent of North America. We learn about the land, water, climate, products, and natural resources of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We also learn about the landmarks, culture, government, and money of those countries.
I created a set of materials for each country, including an 8- to 10-page reading "textbook" packet with in
formation about the region, guided reading questions, a study guide, a 30 question quiz, and a scrapbook activity. Below, you can find a description of the activities for teaching the Southeast region. Along with some other activities, I've included free downloads of all of the materials for the Southeast region, except the quiz. The Southeast Region quiz, and the entire sets of materials for the other four regions are available on Teachers Pay Teachers.
While these materials were written to correspond to Florida's Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for 3rd grade Social Studies when I couldn't find anything else appropriate for my students, these materials are also perfect for 4th, 5th, or 6th graders studying the five regions of the United States.
