#7 Using the Teachers Edition A.

Summary of the Lesson Plan: This lesson is intended to teach students about different types of communities. Students will learn about rural, urban, and suburban communities by reading descriptions in the Houghton Mifflin Teachers Edition and completing a writing activity suggested on page 18. B. Target Population: Grade Level: 3 Skill Level: on level Grouping: whole group, individual C. Materials: Houghton Mifflin Teachers Edition: Communities (pg. 16-19) Chapter 1 Core lesson 2 Lined paper Pencils, Pens Plain white paper Crayons, colored pencils, and markers White board Individual white boards for each student Dry erase markers Tape Print out pictures, 1 for each community My Story worksheets D. Objectives: o NV State Social Studies Standards o G6.3.4 List ways people view their own communities, i.e., physical geographical differences, land use, population density.

Student-Friendly Standards G6.3.4 Students will be able to list differences in the 3 types of communities by writing a story and drawing a picture to represent the change that occurs when moving from one type of community to another.

E. Procedure: 1. Review that a community is where people love, work, and play. 2. Write rural, urban, and suburban on the white board far from one another. Ask students to write on their white board if they think they live in a rural, suburban, or urban community. Students will raise their board to the teacher when complete. Tally the number under each word 3. Using page 18 in the Houghton Mifflin Teachers Edition: Communities, refer to the Kinds of Communities box and write the definition of each community under the word on the board.

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4. Add a picture under the word as it corresponds to the community. Students will examine the pictures and will explain the differences they see. Write down key words next to each picture. 5. Using the same Kinds of Communities box, write the population number that would normally be seen in that community. 6. Ask students to take out their student edition and turn to page 17. As a class, read pages 17-19 sections An Urban Community, Suburb and Rural Communities, and A Rural Community. Ask students to think about the descriptions as we read and if it sounds like where we live. 7. When complete, ask students to write on their white boards as they did in step 2 and record it on the board. Students should all agree on an answer. If not, reteach using page 17 of the Teachers Edition. 8. Students will complete a short story using the My Story worksheet independently. 9. CLOSURE: Ask students, What major difference in your life would you experience if you lived in a rural community? and have them discuss it with their shoulder partner. F. Assessment: What will you use to measure student understanding? The answers given on the individual white boards and the answers recorded on the My Story worksheet. Explain how you will know students understand the concepts from the lesson. 1. Using the individual white boards instead of raising hands will help me understand if the students understand the content. Students are inclined to raise their hands if more of their peers are raising their hands even if they dont know the answer. Based on the answers given during the second tally, I can tell if the students can see the difference between the communities. Individual work completed with the story will allow me to see how well the students understand the terminology because they will have to use it correctly in their descriptions. 1.

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My Story
Imagine you are living in an urban community. Write down things you would do and see on a normal day. ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ One day, you and your family move to a suburban community. Write down some differences you notice between your rural and suburban home. __________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Its summer vacation and you take a trip to visit your cousin. Your cousin lives in a rural community. Write down some differences between the rural community and your suburban home._______________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Write down a few things that you and your cousin can do in a rural community. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Which community do you enjoy living in the most and why? _____________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

On a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture of your favorite community!

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Rural Community

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Urban Community

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Suburban Community

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