In this lesson, students will read and analyze an Alphabet Book for Young Citizens to reinforce their understandings of the distinctions between a right, a responsibility, and a provilege. They will then use the pages in their books to create a Citizen's Bulletin Board, an exhibit on citizenship, and civic improvisations that provide students with opportunities to deepen and apply their understandings. Students will begin exercising their rights and responsibilities with a better understanding of how such actions help secure their liberties and freedom.

This book is to be used with the lesson "The ABCs of Citizenship." In this lesson, students will read and analyze the Alphabet Book for Young Citizens to reinforce their understandings of the distinctions between a right, a responsibility, and a privilege. They will then use the pages in their books to create a Citizen's Bulletin Board, an exhibit on citizenship, and civic improvisations that provide students with opportunities to deepen and apply their understandings. Students will begin exercising their rights and responsibilities with a better understanding of how such actions help secure their liberties and freedom.

In this lesson, students will identify and list characteristics of responsible citizens using Clara Barton as an example. In small groups, students will share ways they can demonstrate responsible citizenship in their neighborhood, school, state, nation, and world.

Students will learn more about a first responder or group of first responders in their community. They will then design and create a certificate to honor that individual or group.

In this lesson, students will learn that they are citizens of a classroom and a school. They will learn that people in the past can serve as models of how to live as a good citizen.

This resource contains activities to help students build their basic civic knowledge and understand their role as active citizens. The activities are located on page 3 of the pdf.

In this activity, students explore how people contribute positively in their community. Students will draw one thing that they can do to help their community on a puzzle piece that will be fit with other pieces to create a large class puzzle.

Students create a poster to enter into a poster contest that educates others about issues surrounding bullying.

In this lesson, students revisit the traits of a good citizen using historical figures as examples (Thurgood Marshall, Abigail Adams, and Sojourner Truth). Students also examine choices they make that can lead to good citizenship in the classroom and in the community.

Students will learn about the different items which are used by firefighters and the role they play in the community.

Students revisit the traits of a good citizen using historical figures as examples (Thurgood Marshall, Abigail Adams, and Sojourner Truth). Students also examine choices they make that can lead to good citizenship in the classroom and in the community.

This inquiry engages students in exploring the meaning and purpose and function of government through the compelling question "Is the president the most important person in government?" Assuming that most students know who the president is, this inquiry is designed to help students explore the different levels of governmental leadership and the idea that other authority figures exist in addition to the president. In learning about the levels of government and the issues each deals with, students should consider their own ideas for desired change within their communities (e.g. more recreational space, better roads, more variety in school lunches) and develop a commitment to civic participation.

A student team of engineers, design a way to transport water from Point A to Point B without wasting or spilling any water.

This resource contains activities to help students build their basic civic knowledge and understand their role as active citizens. The activities are located on page 3 of the pdf.

Students will take a trip to a community meeting and think about the experience with suggested questions. This is designed to work with the League of Women's Voters but can adapted to work with other community groups.

In order to become informed participants in a democracy, students must learn about the women and men who make decisions concerning their lives, their country, and the world. The President of the United States is one such leader. As a nation, we place no greater responsibility on any one individual than we do on the president. Through these lessons, students learn about the roles and responsibilities of the president and their own roles as citizens of a democracy.

The original resource written by  Haniah Lerner is for use during independent work time or literacy stations. The students listen to stories about elections, then choose one text to write the main idea, two key details, and define new wordsThis Remix is an activity to complete before the independent resource. It focuses on the book "Lillian's Right to Vote."   The students will gain an understanding of the concept voting, focusing on the difference between of a right or a privilege.

Students will create a piece of mail and then visit a post office in the neighborhood. This is connected with the Smithsonian Museum and the story of a young girl writing President Lincoln.

This teacher's guide describes service learning as a form of project based learning in which academic goals are accomplished through community service. The guide covers the role of the teachers and the components of a successful service learning project and provides project examples and recommended resources.

After a long three day weekend, STEM Lake is flooded with trash! With your team, engineer a device that can collect the trash from STEM Lake with Sphero.