History of Communication

Today for Social Studies, we are studying the history of communication. I found that I could not really find a lesson plan I liked on this topic, for a 3rd grader. Until I found a free themed unit, at School Express. They used to have a rule, that you had to sign up for their newsletter, to download their themed units, which is free by the way, but that seems to not be the case anymore. You can go to their website, and download any of their free themed units. I love this communication history one, and am glad I looked there. Here is a short video on the History of Communication, as well.



Lesson Plans for 3/26/09:

Health: Pool safety
Wrting: Write a story about pool safety
Math: Problem solving, multiplication, division
Language Arts: Compound words, plural nouns
Spelling: Lesson 25- put your spelling words in alphabetical order
Vocabulary: Lesson 25- write each vocabulary word, and the meaning 2x each
Spanish: review

The History Of Communication

One of the things my son will be learning, in 3rd grade, is the history of communication. I spent countless hours, trying to find material for a 3rd grader, to cover this topic. It was not included in the 3rd grade history book I purchased. Anyway after spending alot of time searching, I was finally able to find several options. If this is part of your curriculum this year, check them out, and use them at your will. They are all free.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_of_communication.htm this is a timeline graph from the beginning to modern day communication.

http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=homeschooling&cdn=education&tm=2&gps=142_66_1362_583&f=00&tt=13&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.pbs.org/blackpress/educate_event/lesson1.html This one is a lesson plan for the effectiveness of both positive and negative communication.

http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=192831 From Biography.com a biography on Alexander Graham Bell, that is geared towards young learners. You can print the article, and make questions, for your homeschooler to take.

Please feel free to use any of these free options, for your history of communication topic. If you have any you would like to share, please feel free to do so.