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Rural Vs. Urban
Submitted by: Michael Feher & Greg Winiewicz
Nevada State College Spring 2013
Instructor: Karen Powell
EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School
Social Science
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Rural Vs. Urban
Social Studies Lesson Plan
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Summary of the Lesson Plan:This is a second grade social studies
lesson designed to teach students about rural and urban cities.
This
lesson uses the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook
Neighborhoods (p. 24-25).
Target Population:
Second Grade Students at all learning levels. Whole group
reading and individual assessment.
Materials:
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies textbook Neighborhoods. Paper,
poster boards, colored pencils, markers, crayons, pencils.
Objectives:
G7.2.3 Define and compare rural and urban communities. G7.2.3 I
can tell the difference between a rural and urban community.
Procedure:
1. Read together as a class pgs 24-25. Ask the students what is
the difference between rural and urban? Use the smart board and
show some pictures of places and have the students label them
rural or urban.
Have the students write 5 sentences to answer this question and
to also draw a picture.Would you rather live in a rural community
or an urban community and why?
2. Split the class into four different groups and assign each
group either rural or urban. The students will then brainstorm
ideas that would relate to which community they live in
They would include things like: what their hobbies may be, what
their school would be like
what their transportation is like, etc.
Each group would be given a poster board where the will write
their answers and drawpictures of their assigned communities. They
will be given ipads for quick research and wil
have 25 minutes to complete this poster assignment.
3. Each group will then explain their poster in front of the
class and the class will decide if their list isaccurate for which
community they live in. Note: each group member must say something
during
the presentation.
The teacher will then cover any topics to the list the students
may have missed. The teacher will ask the class their thoughts on
the pros and cons to living in each different
community and he will write the answers on the board.
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The teacher will poll the class to see where a majority of the
students would rather live:urban or rural area.
4. Closure: Students will write a quick summary of what they
learned. The students will share thisinformation with the
class.
Assessment:
The teacher will collect the five sentence paragraph and the
poster and use these to assess student
comprehension. He will also observe the students (individually
and while in groups) to make sure they
understand the characteristics of urban and rural
communities.
Reflection:
Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest for
you to teach?I think the easiest part of the lesson will be using
the smart board to show them pictures of
rural and urban areas pictures make things easier to
understand.
Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?I think the
most difficult part will be making sure that all students
contribute to the group
project. Often, shy and less confident kids allow others to take
over.
How will you follow up or extend this lesson?I would follow up
this lesson by using the terms rural and urban in other lessons
during the
rest of the week.
What can you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?For
students who dont grasp the concept I would review and if they
didnt grasp it still I would
pull those few students aside and explain into more detail.
Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to
change?Perhaps, if the groups are not going well, I may need to
pull a student from a few groups and
create another group. This would be necessary if I notice that a
few students are not
participating. I can put them together in a newly formed
group.
When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most
difficult part?The most difficult part was thinking about how much
time each part will take.
