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Urban Communities

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Urban communities are the focus of a series of lessons created to meet specific needs using differentiated instruction. A pre-assessment designates scholars into three groups based on their ability level. Small groups take part in whole-class discussions and activities alongside leveled learning contracts. Pupils choose three activities from their contract to show what they know about urban communities. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
urban environments, major cities, cities, urban development, urban planning, communities, types of communities, citizenship, skyscrapers, landscapes, compare and contrast, venn diagrams, responding to literature, responding to reading, laws, Maps, population
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Invite family volunteers to aid small groups during learning contract periods 
  • Gather a collection of books that highlight urban communities—display and allow learners to browse them for another anchor activity   
  • Perform a gallery walk—after contracts are complete, direct pupils to choose one finished product to display at their desk, have class members walk around to view their peers' work 
Classroom Considerations
  • Locate the hook's video clip prior to beginning the lesson 
  • The two-part pre-assessment groups participants by ability level 
  • The lesson was designed as part of a bigger unit—some aspects may need more direction and discussion
  • Some pages contain past due dates 
Pros
  • Provides a list of activities—anchor activities—pupils can work on when they complete other tasks early
  • Worksheets are color-coded 
Cons
  • Worksheets are not formatted well—words are small and objects are off-center