Social Studies 3: Module 12(RETIRED) - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 The Role of Choice pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils
cardboard (optional)
paint and paintbrush (optional)
foam rods (round) or Lincoln Logs (optional)
toothpicks or sticks of similar size (optional)
scissors (optional)
glue, caulk, clay, or mud (optional)
2 Jobs in the Community pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils
3 Review: Specialization and Interdependence pen or pencil
crayons or colored pencils
5 large buttons (optional)
heavy thread (optional)
feathers (optional)
spools, 2 (3/16 inch x 7/8 inch), 4 (1 inch x 5/8 inch), 4 (1/2 inch x 5/8 inch), 1 (3/4 inch x 7/8 inch) (optional)
paint and paintbrush
glue gun (optional)

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 The Role of Choice
  1. Review the frontier and relate what happens when people have to make economic choices.
  2. Build a model of a frontier cabin.
2 Jobs in the Community
  1. Observe the concepts of specialization and interdependence and economic choice.
  2. Illustrate and record observations in Lesson Notes.
3 Review: Specialization and Interdependence
  1. Describe specialization and interdependence within the Hopi communities.
  2. Illustrate specialization and interdependence within the Hopi communities.
  3. Make a spool doll similar to the Hopi Kachina dolls.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
frontier
settlers
cabin
economics
occupations
interdependence
Hopi people

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 The Role of Choice 1 Economic Choices Assignment
2 Jobs in the Community 1 Jobs in the Community Assignment
3 Review: Specialization and Interdependence 1 The Hopi Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
The Role of Choice
  1. What are some things to consider when you have to make choices?
Jobs in the Community
  1. What types of specialized jobs are in your community?
Review: Specialization and Interdependence
  1. What is specialization?
  2. What is interdependence?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Jobs in the Community Economy in and Between Communities
  1. What is a job?
  2. What types of jobs are at your school?
  3. What are other community jobs?
  4. What are some jobs that have been around for a long time?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing