Suburban Urban Rural Communities, Project-Based Learning, Types of Communities

Elementary students are introduced to the three types of communities by friendly letters from pen-pals in each type of community! From there, students deepen their understanding of communities by studying their pen-pals letters, reviewing important vocabulary, completing extension printables, creating their own communities, and even writing their own pen-pal letters!

Download the preview for details! Updated March 2019

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What resources did I include in this product for you?

⬟ Letters from each pen pal/community

⬟ Fill-in-the-blank letters from each pen pal/community to learn important vocabulary

⬟ Posters for each community

⬟ Picture cards for each community (pictures of each community's characteristics)

⬟ Graphic organizers for each community

⬟ Friendly letter paper for students to write their own friendly letter about their own community

⬟ Printables that extend your students' learning {example: Draw and label a suburban community.}

⬟ A formal assessment

⬟ Different suggestions for use for all materials

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What have other customers loved about this product?

"Absolutely loved this product. My students loved the letters from the kids because they could actually relate to what the letters said." (Thank you, Heather K.!)

"Love this lesson! It is a great way to connect Writing and Social Studies! The graphic are cute and the pen pal letters are such a fun way to learn about communities." (Thank you, Jennifer Careatti!)

"This is a wonderful supplement to our SS curriculum. It made teaching this unit much more fun. My students grasped the concepts and vocabulary much better also than in previous years." (Thank you, Melinda W.!)

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