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Summary of the Lesson Plan:This is a second grade social studies
lesson designed to have students compare characteristics of
cities
and suburbs.
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. City
Sounds, by: Jean Marzollo Come to Town by: Anne Rockwell
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. Teacher will read, City Sounds, by: Jean Marzollo and Come to
Town by: Anne Rockwell.2. Have students look at the pictures on
page 44-47.
Ask the students what they see that they know and what they
would like to know. Ask students what happens when the areas that
people live in change and what causes
change.
Ask the students about their own houses. Are the houses close
together or far apart?3. Teacher will read page 44-45. Teacher will
ask about what you see in urban areas.
The students discuss with the teachers the following
questions:In what ways can one part of the city be different than
another part of the city?
Describe the photos on page 45, In what ways are they
different?
4. Teacher will read 46-47 to the students. Teacher will then
ask the following questions:
Do people who work in the city always live in the city? What are
some ways that the people in the suburbs depend on people in the
city?
5. Students will complete study guide, Unit resources-page 10.6.
Have the students compare Las Vegas to Henderson on a piece of
construction paper. Draw
pictures to represent the features of both.
In what ways are Henderson and Las Vegas alike? In what ways are
Las Vegas and Henderson different?
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7. Closure: Students will share their pictures of Las Vegas and
Henderson. Students will then beasked to explain the differences
between cities and suburbs.
Assessment:
Teacher will assess the study guide and pictures of Las Vegas
comparing Henderson.
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 textbook to compare the city to the
suburbs.
Which part will be most challenging for you to teach?I think the
most difficult part will be having the students compare Las Vegas
and Henderson.
Especially when we see the contrast of the homes and the Las
Vegas Strip being all a part of
Las Vegas.
How will you follow up or extend this lesson?I would follow up
this lesson by having the students make a model of a city or a
suburb.
What can you do for students who dont grasp the concepts?For
students who dont grasp the concept I will review the material in a
small group and work
closely with them when they are doing their independent
work.
Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to
change?I might not include the part on Las Vegas. I might make that
a separate lesson.
When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most
difficult part?The most difficult part was connecting it to the
other lessons in the unit and not becoming
redundant.
