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 about Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The entire sets of materials for the three countries 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.
North America
Mapping the Americas -- From National Geographic. Teachers—take your students on a journey across the Americas, from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, with Geography Action! Mapping the Americas. Map builders will learn about the cultures, climates, landmarks, and critical issues found in the diverse countries of the Americas.
North America Study Guide -- North America Study Guide, Easy Version -- Worksheet to practice labeling the countries of North America. "Easy" version does not include separate countries of Caribbean.
Canada
Canada Part 1 -- Canada Part 2 -- Powerpoint slideshow to go along with Canada "textbook." If you view the speaker's notes, you will see the text from the Canada.pdf that goes along with each slide. Part 1 is Land, Water, Climate, Products and Natural Resources. Part 2 is Landmarks, Culture, government, and money.
Time for Kids Canada -- Explore the culture, people, landmarks and geography of places around the world through photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, folktales, language and activities.
Mexico
Mexico Part 1 -- Mexico Part 2 -- Powerpoint slideshow to go along with Mexico "textbook." If you view the speaker's notes, you will see the text from the Mexico.pdf that goes along with each slide. Part 1 is Land, Water, Climate, Products and Natural Resources. Part 2 is Landmarks, Culture, government, and money.
Time for Kids Mexico -- Explore the culture, people, landmarks and geography of places around the world through photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, folktales, language and activities.
Caribbean
Time for Kids Puerto Rico -- Explore the culture, people, landmarks and geography of places around the world through photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, folktales, language and activities.
United States
Time for Kids Hawaii -- Time for Kids Alaska -- Explore the culture, people, landmarks and geography of places around the world through photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, folktales, language and activities.
