Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. The first theme is Location, used in the sense that every place in the world has an exact location. The second theme is Place, somewhere that can be described by its sights, sounds, and smells and by the things that happen there.
Region is an area that has many different places in it, all of which are the same in some way.
Movement is the theme that deals with how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the world and how movement affects people. Finally, People and Places relates to how people and the environment interact. This volume, designed for grade 3, uses the themes to explore different kinds of communities. Students are asked to draw what they think the main street of a seaside, desert, and mountain community might look like, including the stores, the businesses, and the clothing that people might wear. Another focus is the harbor in San Diego, California, its importance to Spanish soldiers 200 years ago, and its importance today.