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History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 3

Communities in Illinois

Third graders locate Illinois in the United States and North America, name its neighbors and the rivers and lake along its borders, compare its northern, central and southern regions, and use population data to compare urban, suburban and rural Illinois communities and explain how land and water shape where and how people live.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 75 minutes
  • Illinois communities check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, pin a map, pick map regions, match pairs, type a number and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Locate Illinois in the United States and North America and describe its borders, neighboring states, rivers and Lake Michigan.
  • Compare the northern, central and southern regions of Illinois and explain how land and water shape communities there.
  • Use population data to compare urban, suburban and rural communities in Illinois.

Lessons

  1. Where is Illinois? 5 steps4 practiceabout 25 min
  2. Three regions of Illinois 4 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  3. Comparing Illinois communities with data 5 steps3 practiceabout 25 min
  4. Illinois communities check 9 questions at the end

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