Sharon+Nelson

Subject: Social Studies
 * Unit Title**: I Love New York
 * Grade**: 3
 * Time Frame**: 4 weeks
 * Author:** Sharon Nelson


 * Unit Description:** This unit will help students to learn about New York State and begin to appreciate the region that they live in.

What does it mean to be a settler? Why did the area that is now New York State seem so appealing to the earliest settlers? What does it mean to be from New York State? Why do states break themselves into smaller divisions and why might that sometimes be controversial? What was the purpose of breaking the state up into counties, towns, cities, villages, and hamlets? What kinds of important places are in New York State?
 * Essential Questions**

New York State has valuable natural resources. New York is part of what is considered to be a region of the US that is called the Northeast. New York State has a specific boundary, and it is bordered by other states. New York State is divided into specific sections. There is a world famous city in New York
 * Major Understandings**