Essential Question
How does your community affect the way you live?
Types of Communities
key question: What are the different types of communities?
I. Urban
A. City, Crowded
II. Suburban
A. Parks, Neighborhood
III. Rural
A. Fields, Small Towns
IV. Activity: Students will watch a video on a Glogster about communities.
A. Homework: Complete worksheet. http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/communities/urban-suburban-rural_W.pdf
Types of Buildings in Communities
key question: What are the different buildings that make up communities?
I. Urban
A. Skyscrapers
II. Suburban
A. Single family homes
III. Rural
A. Farm
IV. Activity: Students will complete a game to learn about the differences between communities
http://www.professorgarfield.org/KBKids/video/kbs3341.swf
A. Homework: Students will create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the three types of communities.
Types of transportation in communities
key question: What types of transportation are available in each community?
I. Urban
A. Bus
B. Subway
C. car
II. Suburban
III. Rural
A. Tracker
B. Horse
IV. Activity: Students will watch a video on transportation.
http://youtu.be/3385CRk8DxM
A. Homework: Students will write 3 sentences about thet community they live in and the type of transportation they use most.
Volunteers in Different Communities
key question: Who are the volunteers in each community?
I. Urban
A. Tree Planter
II. Suburban
A. Paper Carrier
B. Firefighter
III. Rural
A. Park Ranger
IV. Activity: Students will watch a video on community helpers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCJtvneLhe8
A. Homework: After watching the video, students will write a paragraph stating what they have learned from the video.
Workers in Different Communities
key question: Which type of workers can you find in each community?
I. Urban
A. Police Officer
Teacher
Doctor
Firefighter
Mail Carrier
Veterinarian
II. Suburban
III. Rural
A. Farmer
IV. Activity: Students will watch a video on community helpers
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/communities/communityhelpers/preview.weml
A. Homework: After watching the video students will create a graphic organizer on one of the community helpers from the video.
Culminating assignment/assessment
Students will be divided into groups to take pictures of the different parts of their community. They will present what they have found using the Smart Notebook.
How does your community affect the way you live?
Types of Communities
key question: What are the different types of communities?
I. Urban
A. City, Crowded
II. Suburban
A. Parks, Neighborhood
III. Rural
A. Fields, Small Towns
IV. Activity: Students will watch a video on a Glogster about communities.
A. Homework: Complete worksheet. http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/communities/urban-suburban-rural_W.pdf
Types of Buildings in Communities
key question: What are the different buildings that make up communities?
I. Urban
A. Skyscrapers
II. Suburban
A. Single family homes
III. Rural
A. Farm
IV. Activity: Students will complete a game to learn about the differences between communities
http://www.professorgarfield.org/KBKids/video/kbs3341.swf
A. Homework: Students will create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the three types of communities.
Types of transportation in communities
key question: What types of transportation are available in each community?
I. Urban
A. Bus
B. Subway
C. car
II. Suburban
III. Rural
A. Tracker
B. Horse
IV. Activity: Students will watch a video on transportation.
http://youtu.be/3385CRk8DxM
A. Homework: Students will write 3 sentences about thet community they live in and the type of transportation they use most.
Volunteers in Different Communities
key question: Who are the volunteers in each community?
I. Urban
A. Tree Planter
II. Suburban
A. Paper Carrier
B. Firefighter
III. Rural
A. Park Ranger
IV. Activity: Students will watch a video on community helpers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCJtvneLhe8
A. Homework: After watching the video, students will write a paragraph stating what they have learned from the video.
Workers in Different Communities
key question: Which type of workers can you find in each community?
I. Urban
A. Police Officer
Teacher
Doctor
Firefighter
Mail Carrier
Veterinarian
II. Suburban
III. Rural
A. Farmer
IV. Activity: Students will watch a video on community helpers
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/communities/communityhelpers/preview.weml
A. Homework: After watching the video students will create a graphic organizer on one of the community helpers from the video.
Culminating assignment/assessment
Students will be divided into groups to take pictures of the different parts of their community. They will present what they have found using the Smart Notebook.