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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching the Five Themes of Geography Through Picture Books

For Teachers K - 4th
Read the story Make Way for Ducklings and introduce little ones to the five themes of geography. Reread the story, while displaying transparencies to reinforce the five themes. In groups, learners view pictures and identify the themes on...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Between the Rivers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders compare and contrast historical American cultures.  In this American history lesson, 2nd graders participate in reading, writing, oral, and hands on activities. Students discuss the similarities and differences...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Third Grade Social Studies Quiz

For Students 3rd
In this social studies worksheet, 3rd graders complete multiple choice questions about communities, maps, distances, and more. Students complete 11 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling List 10: Sight Words, "cher" Pattern, and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, cher pattern, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson 9-Our Local Community

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm and create a list of important features/characteristics that they would want to include in a community setting. They include physical features, economic activities, kinds of housing, etc. This lesson is a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Utopia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore suburbia, whose long history of development is grounded in utopian notions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing to Focus Reading and to Imagine Researching

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students examine several elements that would cue them into a newspaper article about community change without reading the main copy text. They discuss the details and write notes about the article. They first skim and then thoroughly...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Texture Towns

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars explore different kinds of communities as well as identifying and discussing the attributes of their own neighborhood. They make choices about what kinds of shapes best create the look of the type of community they wish to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography: Mapping Neighborhoods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their neighborhoods and draw maps reflecting land use. In addition, they make predictions about their community's future. Students also consider the impact of business and industry on their communities and predict ...
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Professional Doc
Scholastic

Scholastic: Separate but Equal? An Experiment Mixes Urban and Suburban Students

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Life is very different for students in urban and rural communities. Find out how these differences impact their everyday lives and experiences in the classroom.
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Handout
National Geographic

National Geographic: Encyclopedic Entry: Urban

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the definition of an urban community and how it differs from a rural area.
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Urban, Suburban, and Rural

For Teachers 2nd
A comprehensive learning module on types of communities that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks, maps, and images, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include characteristics of...
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Handout
The World Bank

World Bank: Agriculture & Rural Development

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Graph, map and compare more than 1,000 time series indicators from the World Development Indicators and more than 5,000 indicators from other collections such as Gender Statistics, African Development Indicators, and Education Statistics.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Where Do You Live?

For Teachers 2nd
Compare rural, suburban, and urban communities.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Comparing Communities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a comparison of the three types of communities, urban, rural, and suburb. It contains streamline video, and many interactive activities.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Communities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines the various types of communities and ties into the book The Little House by Virginia Burton. It features pictures from Google Earth and questions for Activotes.
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Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography, Humans, and Environment

For Teachers K - 1st
A learning module on how humans change and shape their local environment. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include...
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Interactive
Other

Multicultural History Society: Seeing Our Surroundings (Sos)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a secondary project that was undertaken at a Toronto High school. Students interviewed people in their neighbourhood to explore the meaning of community. They also learned about what it means to be Canadian.

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