FARMING

Grade 3 Social Studies

Life in Olden days

Ch 4 - Farming and Civilization

Learning Intentions:
Students look into the life of people over the ages and understand the progress
made to facilitate their life.

Learning Objective- To identify and justify the
difference in farming practices over the ages

• Success criteria: I can
Identify the method of farming used in the olden days
Justify why people started leading a settled life
Create a timeline to show the progress made over the era

Day 1

PLA-
Socrative: will mail the quiz by the
end of the day





Task 1

Used only for educational purpose. Not reproducible.
SOURCE : SST TEXTBOOK , GRADE 3 PART 1 , MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Life
before
10 ,000 BC



Learn more about Agriculture during
stone age.

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=rboewQNMpdU

Used only for educational purpose. Not reproducible.
SOURCE : SST TEXTBOOK , GRADE 3 PART 1 , MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION

Task 2

Used only for educational purpose. Not reproducible.
SOURCE : SST TEXTBOOK , GRADE 3 PART 1 , MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Day 2

Learning Objective- To identify and justify the difference in
farming practices over the ages

Success criteria: I can
Identify the method of farming used in the olden days
Justify why people started leading a settled life
Create a timeline to show the progress made over the era

Used only for educational purpose. Not reproducible.
SOURCE : SST TEXTBOOK , GRADE 3 PART 1 , MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Answer Key

• 1. The early period shown on the timeline was called
Stone Age because most of the tools were made out of
stone during this period.
• 2. These plants were the first to be grown as they were
consumed by the people. Wheat is a type of wild grass
and the seed stayed attached longer to the stem.
• 3. Different animals were domesticated in different
parts of the world because they were more commonly
found their and the needs were different.

Used only for educational purpose. Not reproducible.
SOURCE : SST TEXTBOOK , GRADE 3 PART 1 , MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Extended - https://www.youtube.com/
Home task watch?v=v7QrvJua2uE

Learn more about Farming in the
past and present

Watch the video. Compare the farming
trends in the olden days and present day
using a T-chart.

Add to it !

• The first statement is given. Each child may add to it or provide an
explanation as to why it is.

I found food and water in the
nearest cave , but I could not take it
to my cave…

Used only for educational purpose. Not reproducible.
SOURCE : SST TEXTBOOK , GRADE 3 PART 1 , MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Used only for educational purpose. Not reproducible.
SOURCE : SST TEXTBOOK , GRADE 3 PART 1 , MINISTRY OF EDUCATION