Activity #5a: Communities
Last time we began looking at 3 types of communities: rural (country), suburban (suburb), and urban (city). Let’s take another look at some of the ways these communities are similar and are different.
Watch the video.
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Activity #5b: Rural Communities
We previously focused on rural communities. Take out your Rural Communities Reading Passage and let’s check your answers to the questions.
#1 What are rural communities often called? Answer: The country.
#2 Why do people in rural communities usually drive to where they are going? Answer: Places are too far to walk.
#3 What kinds of roads can be in rural areas? Answer: Paved or gravel.
#4 What is farming? Answer: Growing crops.
#5 What is ranching? Answer: Raising animals.
#6 Why do you think ranchers need land? Answer: Animals need land for grazing.
#7 Why do you think farmers need land? Answer: Crops require land.
#8 What are some crops that farmers can grow? Answer: Corn, milo, soybeans, cotton. You may have thought of some other crops as well.
#9 What are some advantages to living in the country? Answer: There are many possible answers. You decide what you think is the best part.
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Activity #5c: Urban Communities
Now let’s take a closer look at urban communities.
As you can see, urban communities are different from rural communities in many ways.
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Activities for you to do:
#1 Reading & Questions: Read the passage about urban communities and answer the questions.
#2 Draw an urban community: Draw a picture of an urban community with buildings, restaurants, stores and more.
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