3rd Grade Social Studies Worksheets
Communities, maps and regions, government, economics, timelines and cultures. · C3 Framework D2.Geo / D2.Civ / D2.Eco / D2.His
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D2.Geo.2.3-5Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities
Types of communities
D2.Geo.1.3-5Using a Map Scale
Map scale
D2.Geo.1.3-5Map Grids and Coordinates
Map grids
D2.Geo.2.3-5Landforms and Bodies of Water
Landforms
D2.Geo.2.3-5Regions of the United States
US regions
D2.Civ.1.3-5Local Government
Government
D2.Civ.3.3-5Three Branches of Government
Branches of government
D2.Civ.10.3-5Rights and Responsibilities
Citizenship
D2.Eco.1.3-5Goods and Services
Economics
D2.Eco.2.3-5Producers, Consumers and Resources
Resources
D2.Eco.1.3-5Needs, Wants and Making Choices
Choices
D2.Eco.1.3-5Earning, Saving and Spending
Money and budgets
D2.His.2.3-5My Community Timeline
Timelines
D2.Civ.2.3-5American Symbols
National symbols
D2.Geo.6.3-5Traditions Around the World
Cultures
D2.Geo.1.3-5Cardinal and Intermediate Directions
Map directions
D2.Geo.1.3-5Using a Map Key
Map symbols
D2.Eco.1.3-5Supply and Demand
Supply and demand
D2.Civ.8.3-5Voting and Elections
Voting
D2.Geo.7.3-5Why Do People Move?
Migration
D2.Eco.1.3-5Taxes Pay for Community Services
Taxes
D2.His.2.3-5Then and Now: My Community
Change over time
About these 3rd grade social studies worksheets
These 3rd grade social studies worksheets follow the C3 Framework: urban, suburban and rural communities, map scale, map grids, landforms and bodies of water, the five regions of the United States, local government, the three branches of government, rights and responsibilities, goods and services, natural, human and capital resources, opportunity cost, budgeting, a community timeline, American symbols and traditions around the world.
They combine geography, civics, economics and history the way 3rd grade social studies does, with maps, sorting charts and short real-life problems.
What these 22 worksheets cover
- Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities (D2.Geo.2.3-5)
- Using a Map Scale (D2.Geo.1.3-5)
- Map Grids and Coordinates (D2.Geo.1.3-5)
- Landforms and Bodies of Water (D2.Geo.2.3-5)
- Regions of the United States (D2.Geo.2.3-5)
- Local Government (D2.Civ.1.3-5)
- Three Branches of Government (D2.Civ.3.3-5)
- Rights and Responsibilities (D2.Civ.10.3-5)
- Goods and Services (D2.Eco.1.3-5)
- Producers, Consumers and Resources (D2.Eco.2.3-5)
- Needs, Wants and Making Choices (D2.Eco.1.3-5)
- Earning, Saving and Spending (D2.Eco.1.3-5)
- My Community Timeline (D2.His.2.3-5)
- American Symbols (D2.Civ.2.3-5)
- Traditions Around the World (D2.Geo.6.3-5)
- Cardinal and Intermediate Directions (D2.Geo.1.3-5)
- Using a Map Key (D2.Geo.1.3-5)
- Supply and Demand (D2.Eco.1.3-5)
- Voting and Elections (D2.Civ.8.3-5)
- Why Do People Move? (D2.Geo.7.3-5)
- Taxes Pay for Community Services
- Then and Now: My Community
All worksheet sets
How to get the most out of them
- 1
Use a real map of your town alongside the map scale and grid sheets. Finding your own street makes the skills matter.
- 2
Talk about a real choice your family made for the opportunity cost sheet — every choice gives something up.
- 3
For the timeline, add three events from your own family history on the back.
3rd Grade Social Studies Worksheets — questions parents ask
- What do 3rd graders learn in social studies?
- Most U.S. 3rd grade programs study communities — how they are organised, governed and connected — along with map skills, basic economics, citizenship and local history.
- How do these sheets connect to the C3 Framework?
- Each sheet is tagged with a C3 dimension: geography (D2.Geo), civics (D2.Civ), economics (D2.Eco) or history (D2.His).
