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Louisiana Bayou Bridges Grade 3
Focus:
Grade 3 of the Louisiana Bayou Bridges Curriculum Series introduces students to the study of primary sources as they explore episodes in U.S. history, from its founding to the digital age. Students will explore the nation’s geography, government, and symbols. They will read excerpts from founding documents and presidential speeches. They will learn how the country has changed since its founding, through westward expansion, industrialization, urbanization, and reform movements such as abolitionism, women’s suffrage, and the civil rights movement. They will “meet” reformers such as Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Theodore Roosevelt, as well as inventors Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, George Washington Carver, Alexander Graham Bell, and the Wright Brothers and explorers Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea.
Instruction Time: 45–55 minutes per class period
Each unit includes the following:
TEACHER GUIDE: Each Teacher Guide explains the program components and provides suggested pacing, detailed lesson plans, activity page masters, and chapter and unit assessments.
STUDENT READER: Each Student Reader is engagingly written and richly illustrated with maps and color images. Each volume includes primary sources, vocabulary call-outs, and a glossary.
ONLINE RESOURCES: The Online Resources for each unit provides links to background information for teachers, timeline card slide decks, resources to support guided reading, and additional activities, including artifact studies, primary source examinations, and virtual field trips.