Allow 10 minutes for the children to work in their groups. If the students have trouble listing characteristics, they could answer the questions listed above. Once the students have completed their lists, each group should share the picture and the list that they created, one group at a time. Some communities may be known for raising crops or livestock, for mining, for lumbering, or for fishing. Some communities are huge business areas and communities located in beautiful places often become tourist resorts.
Amish communities are very different from most other communities in the world.
As students give you ideas as to the difference between their community and others that they have visited or have knowledge about, write the idea down on a Post-it Note. Use a marker to write with so the students can read what ideas have already been given. Once an idea has been given, write it down and post it under the corresponding circle. If time allows, read aloud an article about Amish communities. Discuss how these communities are different from most other communities.