SIOP+Lesson+Plan+3

** Language objectives ** : Students will be able to discuss and interpret pictures of urban and rural communities and define key vocabulary. ** Link to background ** : Show pictures of rural and urban communities. Identify which community they are from by standing by the appropriate picture. Do a picture walk and then read together and discuss //Country Mouse, City Mouse//. ** Key vocabulary ** : community, urban, rural, farm, city **Materials**: pictures of urban and rural communities, paper, crayons
 * Communities – Grade 1 **
 * Content objectives ** : Students will be able to recognize the similarities and differences of urban and rural communities.

** Learning activity: ** 1. Define rural and urban. 2. Discuss what might be found in an urban and a rural setting. 3. What is an example of an urban and rural setting? 4. Show students more pictures from both types of setting and ask them to decide if the picture portrays an urban or a rural setting. 5. Draw pictures to show urban and rural settings. 6. Discuss the pros and cons of living in an urban or rural setting. 7. I n small groups, design an ideal urban or rural setting. 8. In the small groups write at least a two sentence description of each community.
 * Review/Assessment ** – Spot check, ongoing, checklist

Adapted from http://www.tulsaschools.org/employees/tr/SIOP/1st%20communities.doc.