Citizenship

A GOOD CITIZEN

Student Objectives:

Students will be able to:

  • Understand the responsibilities of a good citizens

  • Understand the impact a good citizens make in their communities

  • Understand how you can be a good citizen in your community

Pre-test

  1. Do we have to be a good citizen at school?

Yes No

  1. A good citizen does not have to be respectful ?

Yes No

  1. Being a good citizen means you have to follow rules?

Yes No

  1. A good citizen helps in his/her community?

Yes No

Teachers Directions:

Ask students the following question: What is a good Citizen?

(Have student respond in the Chat box or raise their hand)

Give students the opportunity to respond, What are characteristics of a good Citizen?

(Have students respond in the Chat box or raise their hand)

Give students the definition of Citizenship and Citizen:

Citizen: Good citizens are people who are engaged, in big or small ways, in considering the needs of others in their community

Citizenship: citizenship is being a person who is involved in trying to make the community, nation, or world a better place.

Show the video to your student: Being a Good Citizen

Being a Good Citizen

Reflection Questions

  1. What are some responsibilities citizens have?

a. To vote in an election

b. To pay taxes

c. Both a and b

  1. A good Citizen obeys the law?

True False

  1. A good citizen will do which one of the following:

a. Throw trash in the road way

b. Break the law

c. Help other people in the community.


Some Examples of Good Citizens

(Go over examples with students)

Look at the pictures: Who is acting like a good Citizen?

Picture 1 or Picture 2

Picture 1 or Picture 2

Picture 1 or Picture 2

In School: Bad Citizen vs Good Citizens

Pre-test

  1. Do we have to be a good citizen at school?

Yes No

  1. A good citizen does not have to be respectful ?

Yes No

  1. Being a good citizen means you have to follow rules?

Yes No

  1. A good citizen helps in his/her community?

Yes No