Urban & Rural Communities

In Social Studies we are examining many aspects of communities, including mapping and landmarks. This past few weeks we've been comparing urban and rural areas!

After lots of discussion, brainstorming and research, the children were tasked with creating either an urban or a rural community ... all out of plasticene!

We first planned our designs on paper. The criteria for this project was to include at least 3 features of their chosen community, either rural or urban. 

In this rural design, we see lots of trees, a barn, and farm animals!

In this urban design, we see buildings, paved road, and a vehicle.

Then the students got busy creating their plasticene communities! This project provided many opportunities to problem solve and help one another out. This was challenging at first, but also creative and fun! 

We presented our final scenes at Connection Time to a buddy! 

Please watch for the plasticene project, planner, and yellow assessment in your child's kanga!