Let's Take a Journey: New York City, U.S.A. - Life in a Big City
From Miacademy Learning Channel · 2025
Summary
In this Miacademy 'Let's Take a Journey' episode, learners visit New York City, New York to see what life is like in a big city. New York City is a huge, crowded city with tall skyscrapers, busy streets, and an underground subway that helps people get around. A friendly look at how the kind of place people live — a city, a suburb, a small town, or the countryside — shapes their everyday lives, great for a 2nd-grade communities lesson.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Use these after watching to talk through the social studies idea in the video.
- What kind of community is New York City, New York — a big city, a suburb, a small town, or the countryside? How can you tell?
- What do people in New York City, New York do for work, for fun, or to get around?
- How is New York City, New York different from the community where you live? How is it the same?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: community, city, suburb, town, rural.
Try it: Decide whether your own community is most like a city, a suburb, a small town, or the countryside. Write one reason, and draw one thing you would see there.