Welcome to our 3rd Grade Social studies list that we’ve compiled. Use it to check with your curriculum or to make your own. Feel free to use our printable.
Geography
Read a letter-number grid
Use a letter-number grid
Read a map: cardinal directions
Identify oceans and continents
Select oceans and continents
Name oceans and continents
Major U.S. cities
Identify urban, suburban, and rural areas
Compare urban, suburban, and rural areas
States
Identify states of the West
Select states of the West
Name states of the West
Identify states of the Midwest
Select states of the Midwest
Name states of the Midwest
Identify states of the Southeast
Select states of the Southeast
Name states of the Southeast
Identify states of the Northeast
Select states of the Northeast
Name states of the Northeast
Identify the 50 states
Select the 50 states
Name the 50 states
State capitals
Identify state capitals of the West
Name state capitals of the West
Identify state capitals of the Midwest
Name state capitals of the Midwest
Identify state capitals of the Southeast
Name state capitals of the Southeast
Identify state capitals of the Northeast
Name state capitals of the Northeast
Identify the 50 state capitals
Name the 50 state capitals
Historical figures
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
Davy Crockett
John Deere
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Tubman
Sitting Bull
Thomas Edison
Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington Carver
Amelia Earhart
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Jackie Robinson
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Neil Armstrong
Government
Purpose of government
Local government
State government
Federal government
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Checks and balances
Presidential elections
American symbols, landmarks, and monuments
Identify American symbols
Identify American landmarks and monuments
The American flag
The White House
The Washington Monument
The Lincoln Memorial
The Statue of Liberty
The Empire State Building
The Golden Gate Bridge
Mount Rushmore
Cultural celebrations
Día de los Muertos
Thanksgiving
Hanukkah
Rosh Hashanah
Kwanzaa
Christmas
Easter
Lunar New Year
Ramadan
Holi
Basic economic principles
What is economics?
Natural resources
Goods and services
Producers and consumers
Supply and demand
Understand quantity supplied and quantity demanded
Understand overall supply and demand
Create and use supply and demand curves
Identify shortage and surplus
Identify shortage and surplus with graphs
Identify shortage and surplus with data
Social studies skills
Identify facts and opinions
