Created in collaboration with 3rd grade teachers, the My Baltimore Book Teacher’s Guide features essential questions, enduring understandings, alignment to MSDE Social Studies Standards and Common Core State Standards, sample activities, and discussion questions for each unit.
All Baltimore City Public School 3rd grade teachers can download the Teacher’s Guide for free.
Field Trips
Baltimore City Archives: Historic Baltimore photos
Brain Pop Jr. Communities: Brain Pop Jr. videos on community topics like transportation, housing, and community helpers
Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Maps, videos, and bay glossary
Chesapeake Bay Program: Videos, timeline, facts, and downloadable coloring books about the Chesapeake Bay
Design For Change: Free web portal with resources and activities for engaging young people in social change projects
Edutopia: Resources for project-based learning
It’s About Us- Census in Schools: Census lesson plans
PORT: A Transportation System: Lesson plans and online activities about the Port of Baltimore
Teaching Tolerance: Anti-bias lesson plans about civil rights and social problems
Baltimore Green Map: Download free green maps of the Jones Falls Trail and Druid Hill Park
Baltimore Heritage: Tours, educational history programs, and resources
Baltimore Office of Sustainability: Information about Baltimore’s sustainability efforts and grants for student-led sustainability projects
Blue Water Baltimore: Resources for rain barrel, rain garden, and storm drain stenciling projects
CharmTV: Short videos about Baltimore neighborhoods
Explore Baltimore Heritage: Interactive map of historic Baltimore locations with photos and stories
Mr. Trash Wheel: Live camera of Mr. Trash Wheel