Knowledge/Skill Building
🗺️ Community Asset & Venue Mapping
Develop my craft
P.D.Co.10
A.D.Co.11
Big Ideas
Real-World Challenge
Learning Partners and Clients
Submission Required
In small groups, students analyze a printed local map and online listings to identify active, closed, and repurposed music or arts spaces in Sheffield and surrounding towns. They annotate possible reasons for changes using visible evidence (location, size, type of programming) and generate questions to ask community members.
Plan day
Day 1
Duration
25 min
Grouping
Small Group
Steps
5 steps
Lesson plan
5 steps · 25 min| # | What teachers do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the activity and context setting. Discuss the decline of music venues in Sheffield and the importance of mapping. (5 min) |
| 2 | Distribute maps and assign small groups. Explain tasks for using both printed maps and online resources. (5 min) |
| 3 | Groups start identifying active, closed, and repurposed venues on their maps. Encourage note-taking on visible evidence like location and size. (15 min) |
| 4 | Facilitate a group discussion on potential reasons for these changes, guiding students to relate to historical and cultural contexts. (10 min) |
| 5 | Wrap up by creating a list of questions for community members to further investigate venue changes and challenges. (10 min) |
Preparation (3 items)
- Organize and provide printed maps of Sheffield and online resources access for each group.
- Prepare a presentation on the decline of music venues and its cultural impact to set context.
- Coordinate with Berkshire Music School to summarize key historical and cultural influences on local venues to share with students.
Student-facing instructions
You will work in small groups to explore local maps, both printed and online, to identify music and arts venues in your area. Your task is to mark active, closed, or repurposed venues and discuss possible reasons for these changes, considering historical and cultural contexts. Reflect on these changes in the community and prepare questions to ask local community members for further insight.